You Are the Help They Need. Learn How You Can Stop the Bleed
No matter how quickly professional emergency responders arrive on the scene, bystanders are always the first ones there. A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes. Knowing how to quickly stop the blood loss could make the difference between life and death. Learning this skill is pretty simple. You just need to know how to apply firm, steady pressure; apply a tourniquet properly; and compress again. To find out more, check out Stop the Bleed.
From the ASPR Blog: Dum Spiro Spero – While I Breathe, I Hope
Seemingly never ending storms brought historic flooding to South Carolina over the past few weeks, making the Palmetto state the latest one impacted by flooding this year. How quickly and completely communities across the country recover could depend, at least in part, on how inclusive they are in recovery decision-making. Find out why cultural competency matters in disaster recovery and how your community can use these ideas to better meet the whole community's needs. Learn More >>
Did you Shake Out?
Everybody, everywhere should know what to do in an earlthquake. On October 15, 2015, over 19.9 million people joined the Great Shakeout drill so they could practice the skills they learned and find ways to improve their preparedness plan. Schools, businesses, organizations and families all joined in. Did you miss the drill? Take about a minute to get smart on earthquake preparedness by watching When the Earth Shakes. Want to learn more? Find out about actions you can take todaythat can keep you safe and healthy when an earthquake strikes.
Get Prepared with Ready Wrigley during National Safe School Week
Did you know that National Safe Schools Week starts on October 18? Start a conversation with your students or kids on emergency preparedness with Ready Wrigley. Join this adorable pup as he teaches kids about preparing for floods, extreme winter weather, earthquakes and more. Ready Wrigley also has emergency checklists that can help make emergency planning a family activity and get everybody on the same page. Learn More >>
Join us! Webinar on Strategic Development for Building Operational Healthcare Coalitions
Join ASPR TRACIE on November 17 for a webinar on Strategic Development for Building Operational Healthcare Coalitions (HCC). Join HCC leaders from across the country as they describe their experiences and how they incorporated best practices when formalizing operational capabilities in the strategic development of their coalitions. Learn more >>
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