While the COVID-19 outbreak is straining healthcare systems across the globe, it also is serving as an important reminder to re-focus on the critical work of emergency preparedness. Whether it’s a ...

As the entry point for a hospital’s response to many types of crisis scenarios, emergency departments must develop disaster preparedness plans that go beyond natural disasters and utility failures to ...

Life can change in a matter of moments. As my mother always says: “An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin may also have been known to utter the phrase once or ...

Planning is an important avenue to community emergency preparedness. The practice of emergency response planning is best thought of as a process - a continuing sequence of analyses, plan development, ...

September is National Preparedness Month and a perfect time to revisit your own preparedness and post-disaster plans. What if, out of the blue, you were confined to your home because the outside air ...

Brothers Amier and Nazier play at a Red Cross shelter in Washington, N.C. (Photo by Daniel Cima/American Red Cross) National Preparedness Month comes around every year to nudge us to prepare ourselves ...

Historically, emergency preparedness programs in long term care (“LTC”) facilities have been less prioritized with facilities understandably focusing on patient care and operations. But with the ...

WOOD COUNTY, Ohio — Emergency management officials in northwest Ohio are encouraging families to update their disaster preparedness plans, keeping COVID-19 in mind. National Preparedness Month (NPM) ...

34% of employers didn't have an emergency preparedness plan before the pandemic, a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management reported. Businesses should be ready for any emergency ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WBMD) — The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is calling on people to review and strengthen their disaster ...

Natural disasters are often unexpected and can cause considerable damage to properties. Recent wildfires have highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness both personally and professionally.