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CDC Ebola Training in Anniston
Making the decision to volunteer in an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in West Africa shows a lot of courage and takes support from friends, loved ones, and other healthcare workers. It also requires the...
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Mapping for Ebola: A Collaborative Effort
One of the difficulties faced by teams responding to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is identifying individuals and communities residing in remote areas. Existing maps of these regions either...
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11 Winter Weather Tips : As Told by Adorable Dogs
Don’t be stuck in the dog house by not preparing for winter weather. Whether it is avoiding frostbite or heating your home safely, make sure you know how to prepare for and handle winter weather. 1....
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On the Track: How Games Can Help Make Us Disaster Ready
By Jenny Gottstein Last August, I embarked on a cross-country train trip to explore how games might be used for disaster preparedness. In each city I met with first responders, Red Cross chapters,...
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CDC’s CHEMPACK Program—The Stockpile that may protect you from a chemical attack
It’s a terrifying but plausible scenario. You’re in an enclosed crowded place—perhaps a subway or a mall—and a terrorist organization releases lethal quantities of a nerve agent such as sarin into the...
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Introducing CDC’s New Director of Public Health Preparedness and Response
Meet Rear Admiral Stephen C. Redd, MD, the new director of CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Dr. Redd is a Rear Admiral and Assistant to the Surgeon General in the United States...
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Keeping your Emergency Kit Nutritious
When gathering food for an emergency kit, we often think about items that do not require cooking or refrigeration and have a long storage life. Yet, we often forget to check the nutritional value of...
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The Great Thaw: looking back on Boston’s record-breaking winter
Four winter storms, more than 108 inches of snow, and one record-breaking season later, Boston is ready for spring! Despite the promise of warmer temperatures, the slowly melting snow is a reminder of...
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Take the Pledge to Improve your Community’s Preparedness
Are you and your family prepared to face a disaster? What about your neighborhood? Do you know your neighbors’ emergency plan or how you can help each other during an emergency? April kicks-off...
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¡Socorro! Auxílio! Communicating with Vulnerable and Limited English...
This month, CDC’s Vital Signs focuses on Hispanic Health. One in six people living in the United States are Hispanic, making Hispanics the largest racial/ethnic minority population in the U.S....
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Celebrating the Fourth of July: Be Healthy, Be Prepared
While it may not be the typical patriotic image we envision, helping yourself, your family, and your community be more prepared to respond to disasters could be one of the most patriotic things you do...
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Getting there Safely—Avoid Driving Disasters
From weekend getaways to cross-country road trips, people spend countless hours driving each year. Despite the confidence you may feel behind the wheel, there are some situations where driving is not a...
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Back to School–Be Prepared!
As school supplies are packed in backpacks, school bus schedules are double-checked, and the finishing touches are put on your kids first day of school outfit, make sure your emergency plans are in...
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Emergency Response 10 Years After Katrina
In 2005, in the face of one of the largest natural disasters in U.S. history, Dr. Dan Sosin was called upon as a member of the United States Public Health Service to deploy to Louisiana and provide...
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Frozen Without a Plan: A Mom, 3 Kids, and the Atlanta Ice Storm
It was 4 p.m. on a Tuesday in January, and Kelly had been on the road for four hours. She was only a few miles from work, but many miles from home. Her rearview mirror showed a backseat full of...
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Medicine Dispensing Exercise Held at Virginia Costco
When you think “community,” what comes to mind? Maybe you immediately think of neighbors and friends who live nearby, or perhaps local businesses, churches, civic organizations and others. What about...
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A Healthy Community is a Prepared Community
What does a prepared community look like? As communities look at how to prepare for the next emergency, they usually focus on stockpiling emergency supplies, having clear alert networks and ways to...
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The Healthy Traveler’s Mindset — Mitigating Risk and Embracing Adventure
By: Cullen Welch “All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger, but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop...
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Connecting Neighbors through Social Media
By: Sarah Leary Online communication and social networks are changing the way that people communicate. Today, people are able to relay messages to those around them and those across the world nearly...
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CDC’s Emergency Management Specialists
Meet Mark Hall, an emergency management specialist in CDC’s Division of Emergency Operations in the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. As part of the Plans, Training, Exercise, and...
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