Get Ready - Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks
Daylight saving time BEGINS
Sunday, March 14, 2010. Is your emergency
preparedness stockpile up to date?
(Courtesy of the
American Public Health Association)
When
it’s time to change your clocks because of
daylight saving time,
remember to check your preparedness kit to make
sure your emergency
stockpile isn’t missing any items and that the
food hasn’t expired.
APHA’s Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your
Stocks campaign is
reminding people to refresh their emergency
supplies before a disaster
occurs.
If you haven’t created a stockpile yet, now is the time to create one! (And as always, don’t forget to check the batteries in your smoke alarms.)
This
information is good year-round: You don't have
to wait for the clock
change to update your stockpile. So think about
having these materials
at your next health fair or community meeting!
For more information
and links to materials, visit
the American Public Health Association's Get
Ready for Flu website.
Countdown to Get Ready: Set Your
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Information on Earthquake in
Haiti:
In response to the earthquake in
Haiti, FIRN is conducting Temporary Protected
Status (TSP) clinics to help Haitians who were
in the U.S. at the time of the earthquake to
apply for TPS so that they can remain safely
here and legally work. FIRN also offers other immigration services, a HELP BOOK in French, information & referral services, English tutoring, and a temporary pool of volunteer French and Haitian Creole interpreters. Please see the FIRN web site at www.firnonline.org for more information.
Pandemic Preparedness
Howard County's Community Emergency Response Network is closely monitoring the situation regarding swine flu (H1N1) and the serious risks to individuals and communities that an extended H1N1 episode may pose.
Pending the evolution of this threat, the Howard County community is mobilizing to prepare for all contingencies.
The Howard County Health Department
has preparedness information and frequently
asked questions about the swine flu on their
website as well as a hotline to call:
410-313-6503.
The state has also set up a hotline: 1-877-MDFLU4U (633-5848) that will operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Questions can be emailed to swineflu@dhmh.state.md.us
This
section of the CERN website provides
highly-detailed information
related to pandemic preparedness. It also
includes references to national sites
containing more facts about pandemic
influenza.
Additional Resources Regarding Swine Flu
The right-hand column of this page has links to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) RSS feeds with the latest information on the swine flu situation. Additionally, this widget provides a direct link to the Department of Homeland Security website.
The Maryland Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene has a comprehensive
website that includes the latest
information on suspected cases in Maryland.