Emergency Preparedness

This personal preparedness program is designed to help individuals become personally prepared for any emergency by developing a family emergency plan, and emergency kit and a family communications plan.  This program can be used by any individual or implemented by any agency or business that would like to improve their employees' level of personal preparedness.  Click on the links below for more information and all program materials.

Personal Preparedness Program Tools:

• 20 Weeks to Preparedness Calendar (page 1)
• 20 Weeks to Preparedness Calendar (page 2)
• American Public Health Association
  National Opinion Survey to Determine Levels
  of Preparedness for a Public Health Crisis
• American Red Cross

Program Tools for Businesses:

• 20 Weeks to Preparedness Program Guidance Document
  Start Here!
• 20 Weeks of Preparedness Presentation: 
  PDF Version      
  PowerPoint Version
• 20 Weeks of Preparedness Program Plan
• 20 Weeks of Preparedness Presentation Information
• 20 Weeks of Preparedness Email Communication

Weekly Shopping Lists:

• Week 1
• Week 2
• Week 3
• Week 4
• Week 5
• Week 6
• Week 7
• Week 8
• Week 9
• Week 10
• Week 11
• Week 12
• Week 13
• Week 14
• Week 15
• Week 16
• Week 17
• Week 18
• Week 19
• Week 20

Other Sites of Interest:
Floods:  http://www.flood2008.iowa.gov/
Tornados:  http://www.disastercenter.com/iowa/tornado.html
Pandemic Flu:  http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
Severe Weather:  http://www.weather.gov/om/severeweather/
Power Outages:  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/poweroutage/
Protect Iowa Health:  http://www.protectiowahealth.org
Ready!  Prepare, Plan & Stay Informed:  http://www.ready.gov
Center for Disease Control:  http://cdc.gov
Connecting Family & Freinds in Times of Crisis:  http://www.contactlovedones.org

Contacts:
Deb Steffen, Community Health Manager
712-546-3335
debra.steffen@floydvalleyhospital.org

Tammy Hatting, Patient Relations Manager
712-546-3397
tammy.hatting@floydvalleyhospital.org