Preparing

With the concern of the H1N1 Influenza virus, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has provided these resources for all people to find current information:


Emergency Preparedness Resources

Note: The following links are not to official Church publications, but are provided as additional resource material.

http://www.ready.gov/

http://www.fema.gov/

http://www.redcross.org/

www.osha.org

Safety and health checklist for organizations engaged in disaster response.

Here is a small excerpt from the Red Cross' web page about preparing in our homes:

Planning at Home


* Store a two-week supply of food. Select foods that do not require refrigeration, preparation or cooking. Ensure that formula for infants and any child’s or older person’s special nutritional needs are a part of your planning. Plan for your pets as well.

* Store a two-week supply of water, 1 gallon of water per person per day, in clean plastic containers. Avoid using containers that will decompose or break, such as milk cartons or glass bottles.

*Store a supply of nonprescription drugs, such as pain relievers, cough and cold medicines, stomach remedies and anti-diarrheal medication, as well as vitamins and fluids with electrolytes (such as sports drinks).

* Store health and cleaning supplies, such as bleach, tissues, a thermometer, disposable gloves, soap and alcohol-based hand sanitizers.

*Ask your health care provider and health insurance company if you can get an extra supply of your regular prescription drugs and medical supplies, such as glucose monitoring supplies.

*Talk with family members and loved ones about how they would be cared for if they got sick.

I highlighted bleach because it has been on my mind lately. This week at Albertson's in my area, 1 gallon of bleach is on sale for $1.69. If you buy $15 of Clorox products you get a $5 coupon off your next purchase, good for anything in the store. I'll share more that I'm thinking of and working on soon.

* sorry the formatting is WACKY. Blogger just wouldn't let me fix it. I really need to learn HTML.