Previous pandemics have lasted 1-2 years, occuring in waves each lasting several months. The US Government is recommending that people have at least 3 months of food, water and necessary household supplies on hand in the event of a pandemic. Prepare for as long as you can afford. Stay healthy by eating a balanced diet, drink at least 6 glasses of water per day, get at least 15 minutes of exercise each day, sleep at least 7 hours per night. Prepare a will and an Advance Directive (Living Will). You may want to speak with a financial advisor about the risks from an economic depression.
Retain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, and at the same time have the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.
-Stockdale Paradox from Good to Great by Jim Collins.
Personal Pandemic Preparedness internet access required *
An excellent list of things to consider.
FluWiki
http://www.fluwikie.com/pmwiki.php?n=Consequences.PersonalPreparedness
How To Prepare for a Pandemic and other extended disasters 110 pages
William Stewart
http://www.pandemic-plans.com/docs/HowToPrepareForAPandemic.pdf password=fluwikie
Disaster Supplies Kit 4 pages *
After a disaster, local officials and relief workers will be on the scene, but they cannot reach everyone immediately. You could get help in hours, or it may take days. Would your family be prepared to cope with the emergency until help arrives?
Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/fdsk.pdf 4 pages
Preparedness
Brochure 16
pages *
We must have the tools and plans in place to make it on our own, at least for a
period of time, no matter where we are when disaster strikes. Just like having a
working smoke detector, preparing for the unexpected makes sense. Get ready now.
US Dept Homeland Security
http://www.ready.gov/america/_downloads/Ready_Brochure_Screen_EN_20040129.pdf
Are YOU ready for disaster? AlphaGeek's five part survival guide
internet access required
If you put off your planning until things start happening, it's far too
late to make much of a difference.
Everyone needs to... Assess their risks.
Plan to survive.
Make emergency preparations.
FluWikie preparedness page internet access required
Preparing
for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs
20
pages
For the millions of Americans who have physical, medical, sensory or cognitive disabilities,
emergencies such as fires, floods and acts of terrorism present a real challenge.
The same challenge also applies to the elderly and other special needs populations.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
and Red Cross
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/pfd_all.pdf
Disaster
Preparedness Coloring Book 26
pages
Disasters can strike quickly and without warning. While a disaster is frightening
for adults, it can be traumatic for children if they don?t know what to do.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and
Red Cross
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/color.pdf
Are
You Ready? An In Depth Guide To Citizen Preparedness 204 pages
The guide has been designed to help the citizens of this nation learn how to protect
themselves and their families against all types of hazards. It can be used as a
reference source or as a step-by-step manual. The focus of the content is on how
to develop, practice, and maintain emergency plans that reflect what must be done
before, during, and after a disaster to protect people and their property. Also
included is information on how to assemble a disaster supplies kit that contains
the food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity for individuals and
their families to survive following a disaster in the event they must rely on their
own resources.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/areyouready/areyouready_full.pdf
http://www.fema.gov/spanish/pdf/areyouready/areyouready_full_sp.pdf spanish
209 pages
Practical Information on Crisis Planning For Schools and Communities
146 pages
The midst of a crisis is not the time to start figuring out who ought to do what.
At that moment, everyone involved? from top to bottom?should know the drill and
know each other.
Mitigation/Prevention addresses what schools and districts can do to reduce or eliminate risk to life and property.
Preparedness focuses on the process of planning for the worst-case scenario.
Response is devoted to the steps to take during a crisis.
Recovery deals with how to restore the learning and teaching environment after a
crisis.
US
Dept of Education
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/crisisplanning.pdf
Millenium Ark Emergency Preparedness Information internet access required
Holly
Deyo
A very complete collection of information.
Preparing for an Emergency: Home Heating in an Emergency
At some time you may face a heating emergency ? when your home heating system is inoperative for hours or days.
At that critical time you must decide how to meet the emergency, either with an alternative source of heat or by seeking shelter elsewhere.
University of Missouri Extension
http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/hesguide/housing/gh5117.htm
Doctors Without Borders
Refugee Camp Exhibit internet connection required
An estimated 33 million people have been forced to flee their homes and
seek refuge due to war or violence. This interactive educational website describes
what to expect. It describes the struggle to find food, water, shelter, waste disposal,
coping skills, human rights. Click on the Learn More icons to find useful information.
Doctors Without Borders
HomeSecurityInformation.com internet connection required
CrimeDoctor.com
internet connection required
Recommended books for emergency preparedness include...
The Big Book of Self-Reliant Living by Walter Szykitka
Dare To Prepare by Holly Deyo
Patriots: How To Survive The Coming Collapse by James Wesley Rawles
When Technology Fails, A Manual for Self-Reliance and Planetary Survival
by
Matthew
Stein