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Overviews

• Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - Links to PDF
  Also available in: Spanish
• Get a Kit (Dept. of Homeland Security)
• Make a Plan (Dept. of Homeland Security)
• Picking up the Pieces After a Disaster (American Red Cross)
• Prepare a Family Disaster Plan Now (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Ready America (Dept. of Homeland Security)
  Also available in: Spanish

Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Issues

• Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• DisasterHelp (Office of Management and Budget)
• Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Emergency Preparedness: What Consumers Need to Know to Prepare for an Emergency (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
• Family Preparedness Wallet Card (National Child Traumatic Stress Network) - Links to PDF
• FAQs about Building Evacuation (National Fire Protection Association)
• Food Safety in a Power Outagehttp://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_564_,00.html (American Red Cross)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Health Recommendations for Relief Workers Responding to Disasters(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Healthy Shelter Living Easy-to-Read(American College of Physicians Foundation) - Links to PDF
• How Do I Get Food and Water? (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Individuals with Special Needs (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Information for Pet Owners (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Injuries and Mass Casualty Events (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Insulin Storage and Switching between Products in an Emergency (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Keep Food and Water Safe After a Natural Disaster or Power Outage (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Recover & Rebuild (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Resources for Planning How to Protect Your Pets in an Emergency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Safe Water in a Disaster Easy-to-Read(Healthy Roads Media) - Requires Flash Player
• What You Need to Know When the Power Goes Out Unexpectedly (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Also available in: Spanish

Children

• American Academy of Pediatrics Offers Advice on Communicating with Children About Disasters
• Facing Fear: Helping Young People Deal With Terrorism and Other Tragic Events (Red Cross)
• FEMA for Kids (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Ready Kids: Be Prepared in Every Situation (Dept. of Homeland Security)
• Young Americans Prepare: Becoming Disaster Ready

Organizations

• American Red Cross: Disaster Services
  Also available in: Spanish
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Also available in: Spanish
• Dept. of Homeland Security
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  Also available in: Spanish

Specific Conditions

• Be Informed for Older Americans (Dept. of Homeland Security)
• Preparing for People with Disabilities (Dept of Homeland Security), Link to PDF
• Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs (American Red Cross), Link to PDF
• Blackouts: Safety Information for Short-Term Power Outages or Rolling Blackouts (American Red Cross) Also available in: Spanish
• Chemical Emergencies Overview (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Frequently Asked Questions about a Radiation Emergency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Power Outages (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected (American Red Cross)
  Also available in: Spanish