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Parents and Kids Prepare for Emergencies Together
School is out, and summer is a time for hanging out with family and friends, taking vacations and going away to camp. It is also the season for disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires....
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Using the Law to Prepare for Global Health Emergencies
Countries need to be prepared to handle emergencies. Having the right laws in place is an important part of the preparation. When laws are not clearly defined, responders can have a hard time figuring...
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Safe Travels for Zika and Other Dangerous Samples
As Zika virus spreads across the globe, scientists in the United States are finding ways to fight it. Currently, there are no vaccines to prevent Zika or medicines for treatment. To create better...
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Ready or Not: Communicating During an Emergency in the Country of Georgia
Sometimes, emergencies don’t wait for you to be ready. In 2015, the country of Georgia invited CDC to conduct a training on the principles of Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC). But before...
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Small Changes, Big Dividends: A Global Look at Preparedness
Dr. Stephen Redd, Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response There’s a big difference between seeing something in a picture and experiencing it in 360-degree reality, saturated with...
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The Power of Preparedness
Dr. Stephen Redd, Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response If there were one thing I’d wish for, it would be the ability to predict when and where the next infectious disease...
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When Preparation Meets Opportunity: Cameroon Gets a Jump on Outbreak Response
When Dr. Aristide Abah stepped off the plane that brought him from Atlanta back to his home in Cameroon, there was no time to waste. An outbreak of H5N1 flu threatened the country, and it was up to...
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West Nile to Zika: How One Virus Helped New York City Prepare for Another
No one told the Aedes mosquito that New York is the city that never sleeps. The type of mosquito that can spread Zika virus (Zika) is most active during the day and hides at night when our city’s...
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Fred the Preparedness Dog—Tails from Kansas
It all started when Fred jumped into the bathtub. It was one of those warm, Kansas summer days, back in 2013. Fred the German Shepherd had just joined our family, and my wife eagerly captured all his...
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Recognizing the Vital Work of Our Nation’s Public Servants
Photo credit: Aaron Clamage/clamagephoto.com In April 2015, an Ohio doctor made an urgent call to CDC concerning a possible life-threatening botulism outbreak that posed a risk to as many as 50 people...
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How to Be Smart (About Preparedness)
Emergencies are everywhere: from floods to flu, tornadoes to terrorists… How do you prepare for all of it? Trying to prepare for every possibility can seem impossible. But you can be smart about...
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Ready Now!
Nickole Cheron, Disability Coordinator for the city of Portland, Oregon A rare winter storm in 2008 buried Portland, Oregon under more than a foot of snow, leaving the city gridlocked. Like many...
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A Safe Community Starts With You
Youth from the South Los Angeles area engage in a Community Emergency Response Team exercise. In partnership with the DHS Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships, the Los Angeles Fire...
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After Matthew: The Hidden Dangers of Hurricanes
The thrashing winds have died down. Relentless rain has ceased. The clouds have cleared and the sun is shining. But this is no time to let your guard down. Last week, Hurricane Matthew pounded its way...
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How We Decide What to Say in Emergencies
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium struck 46 states from 2008-2009. Communicators had to work quickly to get the right messages out. Christine Prue, MSPH, Ph.D., Associate Director for Behavioral...
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Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared!
Jack-o’-lanterns glow on the front porch. Children wait anxiously in their costumes, ready to go house-to-house collecting buckets of treats. For kids (and, yes, adults too), Halloween can be a time...
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Practical Tips on Safely Cleaning Mold After a Flood
Returning to your home after a flood is a big part of getting your life back to normal. But you may be facing a new challenge: mold. What can you do to get rid of it? How do you get the mold out of...
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This is Your Brain on Emergencies
There’s a fire in your building. Your plane is about to crash. A woman beside you on the street suddenly collapses. What do you do? Well, that depends. Every one of us is at risk for these kinds of...
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This Is a Test: Georgia Practices for Bioterrorist Threats
It is November 2015, and Georgia’s emergency personnel are preparing to respond to an outbreak of plague. Don’t worry, it’s not the real plague. This is only a test. No one is actually sick or in any...
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5 Holiday Tips for a Home Safe Home
As the season of togetherness rolls in, regular routines roll out. You do things you don’t normally do: decorating, cooking, hosting guests (and their germs), or playing a pick-up game of football in...
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