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| Emergency Preparedness |
| Read this factsheet to learn more about Anthrax. |
| This site offers a wide variety of preparedness information ranging from bioterrorism to natural disasters to disease outbreaks. |
| Taking action now can save lives, prevent injury, and minimize property damage in the moments of a crisis. If you do not have a crisis plan in place, it is time to develop one.View this US Department of Education website to learn more about preparing a Crisis plan. |
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Individuals, with or without disabilities, can
decrease the impact of a disaster by taking steps to prepare BEFORE an event occurs. View this document for more information on being prepared before a disaster occurs. |
| The Federal Emergency Managment Agency(FEMA)site offers a variety of online training programs for MRC volunteers to take, such as the ICS 700 and 100 courses. Self-paced online courses are listed under the Independent Study tab. |
| The amount of time you have to leave will depend on the hazard. If the event is a weather condition, such as a hurricane that can be monitored, you might have a day or two to get ready. However, many disasters allow no time for people to gather even the most basic necessities, which is why planning ahead is essential. |
| This FEMA website provides information on managing your food supply during an emergency. |
| This FEMA website provides information on managing your water supply during an emergency. |
| This Federal Emergency Managment Agency (FEMA) site teaches children ways they can prepare for disasters and also has resources for parents and teachers. |
| FEMA's website links to a variety of earthquake resources including factsheets on ways to protect lives and property, toolkits for preparedness plans, and outreach and education materials. |
| FEMA's website provides information on extreme heat, including tips for dealing with extreme heat and heat-induced illnesses. |
| FEMA's website provides flood information including maps, glossary of flood terms, and tips for before, during, and after a flood. |
| FEMA's website provides information on thunderstorms and lightening, including tips for before, during and after a storm and ways to protect yourself during these events. |
| FEMA's website offers information and resources to protect yourself from winter storms and extreme cold. |
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Shelter-in-place means selecting a small, interior room, with no or few windows,
and taking refuge there. If you are told to shelter-in-place, this resource provides you with information on how to do that safely. |
| This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) booklet assists you in preparing for access to food, water, and electricity during an emergency. By taking some time now to store emergency food and water supplies, you can provide for your entire family. |
| Read this document to learn more about how to help young children to cope with trauma. |
| If you have large animals such as horses, cattle, sheep, goats, or pigs on your property, be sure to prepare before a disaster.This FEMA website provides information on managing your water supply during an emergency. |
| National School Safety and Security Services is a leading national expert resource on school crisis plans and school emergency planning training and consulting. |
| This CDC website has information on many types of natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes, and severe winter weather, and it provides tips on how to stay safe during those disasters. |
| This site offers access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information, and it is managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. |
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This guide outlines commonsense measures
older Americans can take to start preparing for emergencies before they happen |
| Preparing for your pets makes sense. Get ready now. Read this brochure to learn more about how you can prepared your pets for an emergency! |
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Where Will You or Your Family Be When a
Disaster Strikes? You could be anywhere – at work, at school or in the car. How will you find each other? Will you know if your children are safe? Read this document to learn more about being prepared for a disaster. |
| Read this document to learn more about prepareing for disaster for people with disabilities and other special needs. |
| Created by the Ohio Department of Homeland Security, the website teaches kids about steps they can take at their home to prepare. A section for parents and teachers is also included. |
| This website offers a variety of information to help citizens prepare, plan, and stay informed. It is broken into three major categories: Ready America, Ready Business, and Ready Kids. |
| This website provides information on Red Cross disaster services and also has a great deal of publications on the topic of emergency preparedness. |
| Experts believe a worldwide outbreak, or pandemic, of influenza will happen. There are things you can do now to prepare. Take time to understand the needs of your household; and take action to help lessen the impact of an influenza pandemic on you and your family. Read this factsheet to learn more. |
| This podcast explains how vaccination, everyday preventive actions, and the correct use of antiviral drugs can help you fight both seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu. |
| Use this factsheet to guide you through talking to kids about pandemic flu. The factsheet answers questions including, what is the bird flu? and how to safe healthy all the time? |
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The Department of Homeland Security has three primary missions: 1. Prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, 2. reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and 3. minimize the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters.
Read this resource for press releases from the director of Homeland Security and for more information about topics including security, terrorism, preparedness, response and recovery. |
| Environmental Health |
| This factsheet, created by the Lorain County General Health District, provides instruction on cleaning a flooded basement. |
| Food Safety |
| A FDA website that provides complete information on food safety and nutrition for consumers. |
| This link provides information gathered from press releases and other public notices about certain recalls of Food and Drug Administration(FDA) regulated products. |
| Handwashing |
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The CDC has ready-to-use buttons available for you to add to your school, business or organizations web site to promote handwashing and get up to date information on H1N1 (swine flu). Click here to choose your button!
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| Great ways to tie handwashing into science, math and other core subject areas! Promoting handwashing keeps your kids healthy and ready to learn! Print these free lesson plans and get started in your school today! |
| The best way to prevent disease and infection is free! This factsheet will teach you how to properly wash your hands. |
| Washing your hands for as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice prevents the spread of disease. |
| Influenza |
| Read this resource to learn information about the avian flu including key facts, the current status and the contraction of the avian flu. |
| Read this factsheet to learn more about the flu, including what is the flu and who should get vaccinated. |
| Read this factsheet to learn more about the H1N1 Flu. |
| This online storybook contains narratives from survivors, families, and friends who lived through the 1918 and 1957 pandemics. Additionally, stories from the 1968 pandemic will be added to this resource as they become available. The Pandemic Influenza Storybook is not a closed book; CDC will continue to accept stories and add them to the book at quarterly intervals. |
| How Does Seasonal Flu Differ from Pandemic Flu? Read this factsheet to learn more. |
| Planning for pandemic influenza is critical. To assist you in your efforts, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed the following checklist. |
| Experts believe a worldwide outbreak, or pandemic, of influenza will happen someday. The exact timing is not known, but it is certain our everyday lives will drastically change during a pandemic. These changes may include temporary closing of schools or cancellation of events, disruption of normal services such as utilities and some shortages. There are things you can do now to prepare. |
| Traffic Safety |
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In 2009, Ohio experienced 298,657 crashes. And of these crashes 74,191 resulted in either injury or death. Often times in a crash it is important that an emergency contact or next of kin can be located due to death or injury that may have occurred. In 2008, Ohio became on of the first states to make a next of kin registration process available.
Any holder of a valid Ohio driver license, commercial driver license, temporary permit or state of Ohio Identification card has the option of providing the name and information of a contact person they wish to be notified in the event the individual is involved in a crash or emergency and is otherwise unable to communicate with the contact person. For additional information on Next of Kin Registration, click here. To add Next of Kin information to you license or identification card, click here. This is one easy step you and your loved ones will be glad you took. |
| Volunteer Opportunities and Trainings |
| This site provides information on the Lorain County Medical Reserve Corp volunteer program as well as a secure portion with announcements, training opportunities, newsletters and conversation forums for registered volunteers. |
| This matrix lists the core competencies that all MRC volunteers should follow, as well as links to online trainings to fulfill those competencies. |
| This site enables you to find training opportunities and track your learning online with personal transcripts. All volunteers should create an MRC-TRAIN account. |
| Sponsored by the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, this site serves as the national MRC information link. |
| FEMA offers online independent study courses for those wanting to gain further knowledge in the Incident Command System that is followed by responders during an emergency. The IS-100 and IS-700 courses are highly recommended for those who would volunteer. |
| The Northeast Ohio Regional Health Alert web site was developed to enhance the Northeast Ohio partners' ability to solicit volunteers to assist in emergency events, maintain a directory of individuals willing to be trained and keep active, including the above mentioned professionals, and to provide another means of notification of important information through the on-line registration and maintenance of personal vital data. |
| This site gives information on training and preparedness measures for the state of Ohio. It also has a place to sign up to received "Ohio Prepared", an electronic newsletter for public health professionals. |
| The Ohio MRC site provides information on training, upcoming events, and resources available to MRC members. There is also a link to register as a new volunteer. |
| This site offers registered users opportunities to participate in on-site and web-based trainings throughout the state of Ohio. Any volunteer registered with the many Citizen Corps programs will benefit from this resource. |
| ServeOhio provides information about national and community service programs, updates on legislation of interest to the field of volunteerism, education, best practices on screening volunteers, homeland security updates, and more. |
Lorain County General Health District - 9880 South Murray Ridge - Road Elyria, OH 44035 - PH 440-322-6367 - FAX 440-322-0911
