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Encourage Personal Preparedness for Staff and Volunteers

Having a personal and/or family emergency plan and a supply kit are critical steps to take now so that you and your family (including any dependent people or pets you care for) know what to do in a disaster. This is also crucial to keeping your long term care facility functional in times of disaster. Employees with solid personal emergency plans are much more likely to show up to work in a disaster than those who do not.
  • www.72hours.org – is San Francisco's personal and family preparedness website. It is extremely user-friendly, and it will guide you through all the components of a good personal plan in simple bite-sized steps. It is well organized and visually appealing-one of our favorites!

  • www.emergencypreparednessweek.ca – is an excellent Canadian website that walks you through simple forms so that you end up with a plan at the end! Also click on "prepare your emergency kit" to learn how to build your own kit or where to purchase one.

  • www.birdflumanual.com – will help you prepare at home for pandemic influenza. There are several guides available on this site; in particular, you may be interested in "Good Home Treatment of Influenza." Dr. Woodson, the author of these excellent planning manuals, is a reviewer for CAHF's Pandemic Influenza Workbook.

  • www.prepare.org – is a website produced by the American Red Cross that provides information and planning help specifically for vulnerable populations. Large print format is available, and there is information for seniors, people with disabilities, children and pet owners.

  • Keep It With You Personal Medical Information (PDF file)

  • Simple Information For People with Pets (PDF file)
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