{"id":2660,"date":"2011-08-25T09:35:53","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T09:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/from_hurricanes_to_earthquakes_be_prepared_for_anything\/"},"modified":"2021-06-30T10:04:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T10:04:25","slug":"from_hurricanes_to_earthquakes_be_prepared_for_anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/from_hurricanes_to_earthquakes_be_prepared_for_anything\/","title":{"rendered":"From hurricanes to earthquakes: be prepared for anything &#8211; National Consumers League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- content_before_flip_start --><strong>B<a href=\"https:\/\/savvyconsumer.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/johnson.jpg\"><\/a>y Mimi Johnson, NCL Director of Health Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nearly the entire eastern seaboard felt the quake on Tuesday, and nearly the entire eastern seaboard will feel the effects of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/capital-weather-gang\/post\/hurricane-irene-major-category-3-storm-closing-in-on-east-coast\/2011\/08\/24\/gIQAB4MObJ_blog.html\">Hurricane Irene later this week<\/a>.\u00a0 This is a great time to get your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bt.cdc.gov\/preparedness\/plan\/\">emergency plan<\/a> in place, assemble <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bt.cdc.gov\/preparedness\/kit\/disasters\/\">an emergency kit<\/a>, and stay informed.<\/p>\n<p>Every home and business should have a disaster kit in place. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following items be placed in an emergency kit in your home, office, car, and\/or school:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water\u2014one gallon per person, per day (3\u00ad day supply for evacuation, 2 \u00adweek supply for home)<\/li>\n<li>Food\u2014non\u00adperishable, easy-\u00adto-\u00adprepare items (again, 3\u00ad day supply for evacuation, 2\u00ad week supply for home)<\/li>\n<li>Flashlight<\/li>\n<li>Battery-powered or hand-\u00adcrank radio (NOAA Weather Radio, if possible)<\/li>\n<li>Extra batteries<\/li>\n<li>First aid kit<\/li>\n<li>Medications (7\u00ad day supply) and medical items<\/li>\n<li>Multi\u00adpurpose tool<\/li>\n<li>Sanitation and personal hygiene items<\/li>\n<li>Copies of personal documents (medication list and pertinent medical information, proof of address, deed\/lease to home, passports, birth certificates, insurance policies)<\/li>\n<li>Cell phone with chargers<\/li>\n<li>Family and emergency contact information<\/li>\n<li>Extra cash<\/li>\n<li>Emergency blanket<\/li>\n<li>Map(s) of the area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consider the needs of all family members and when gathering supplies for your kit. Suggested items to help meet additional needs include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Medical supplies (hearing aids with extra batteries, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, cane)<\/li>\n<li>Baby supplies (bottles, formula, baby food, diapers)<\/li>\n<li>Games and activities for children<\/li>\n<li>Pet supplies (collar, leash, ID, food, carrier, bowl)<\/li>\n<li>Two\u00ad-way radios<\/li>\n<li>Extra set of car keys and house keys<\/li>\n<li>Manual can opener<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional supplies to keep at home or in your kit based on the types of disasters common to your area:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whistle<\/li>\n<li>N95 or surgical masks<\/li>\n<li>Matches<\/li>\n<li>Rain gear<\/li>\n<li>Towels<\/li>\n<li>Work gloves<\/li>\n<li>Tools\/supplies for securing your home<\/li>\n<li>Extra clothing, hat and sturdy shoes<\/li>\n<li>Plastic sheeting<\/li>\n<li>Duct tape<\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Household liquid bleach<\/li>\n<li>Entertainment items<\/li>\n<li>Blankets or sleeping bags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is especially important to keep your kit current, and if you have a chronic condition, PLEASE keep a supply of meds in the kit.\u00a0 Dealing with a disaster and unknowns can be stressful and chaotic, which makes it all the more important to maintain your health and keep a clear head.\u00a0 The CDC has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bt.cdc.gov\/disasters\/chronic.asp\">great resources for specific chronic conditions<\/a> and what kits should look like for different conditions.\u00a0For more information on managing your chronic condition, visit www.scriptyourfuture.org<\/p>\n<p>While the likelihood of another moderate earthquake hitting the East Coast anytime soon is slim, it was a good reminder that natural disasters and emergencies can strike at any time, and often without any warning.\u00a0 If you would like to learn more about how to best to prepare for possible disasters in your community, contact your local public health department for more information.<!-- content_before_flip_end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mimi Johnson, NCL Director of Health Policy Nearly the entire eastern seaboard felt the quake on Tuesday, and nearly the entire eastern seaboard will feel the effects of Hurricane [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2660"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20234,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660\/revisions\/20234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}