Check out our latest publication on HealthMarkets.com, released in time for National Preparedness Month in September, "What To Do When Natural Disasters Strike."
September is National Preparedness Month, and if there’s anything the 2000s have taught us, it’s that we should expect the unexpected. From unprecedented weather and industrial pollution disasters to domestic terrorism, there’s certainly no better time to equip your family and community with the know-how to survive, render aid, and help prevent the next emergency situation. In light of 9/11—and for the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season—the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) established National Preparedness Month in 2004. The awareness month was set for September to encourage and enable citizens to be useful, trained responders in the event of natural and man-made disasters. Each year, FEMA’s Ready campaign joins forces with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Citizen Corps, and other government agencies and private organizations tasked with emergency planning and management to help prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from disaster. The Ready campaign can be implemented in three basic parts: plan, learn, and practice. Read the full article here.
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