1. Protect your property and belongings.
1. Protect your property and belongings.
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2. Learn about how to safely manage your utilities.
2. Learn about how to safely manage your utilities.
Everyone should be aware of the utilities in their home and workplace. Learn the basics about utilities and how to properly and safely turn off utilities in the event of an emergency.
Everyone should be aware of the utilities in their home and workplace. Learn the basics about utilities and how to properly and safely turn off utilities in the event of an emergency.
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Learn how to detect a natural gas leak and how to turn off your gas during an emergency.
Water
Water
Learn about how to locate and turn off water to prevent flooding and damage to your home.
Propane
Propane
Do you use propane? Learn how to shut off propane at the tank to protect your health and home.
Fire Suppression
Fire Suppression
Learn about fire extinguishers and how to safely put out small fires.
3. Take steps to protect your health.
3. Take steps to protect your health.
The majority of disaster deaths occur during impact, yet historically efforts have focused on response. Disaster Risk Reduction for health addresses the causal factors of disasters to prevent or mitigate illness or injury from ever occurring.
When disaster strikes, it can seriously disrupt the functioning of a community and people will depend on help from the outside. But a lot can be done to prevent and reduce the effects of disasters as well as to strengthen the response of communities at risk.
Communities with well-developed health systems and a well-trained, well-equipped health workforce are much better prepared for disasters. When a community is well-prepared, many lives can be saved in the first hours after an emergency before external help arrives. The people in the community know local risks and their own needs best.
4. Protect the emotional well-being of those who are recovering from disasters.
4. Protect the emotional well-being of those who are recovering from disasters.
Take a free training today. Learn to provide aid to people in an emergency by employing the Johns Hopkins RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition.
Psychological First Aid
Psychological First Aid
We are all well aware about the physical first-aid. However, not many people are aware of a similar concept called Psychological First-Aid which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events.
Anyone who is trained in Psychological First Aid can provide it and help the affected person function and cope better.
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offers a free online training.
Take a free training today! The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offers free, online Self-Care training.
Self Care
Self Care
Disasters and emergencies can have ongoing impacts on mental health.
Self-Care training is designed for those in the helping professions to help better understand and reduce the impacts of stress, and to promote the importance of taking care of oneself. The training will examine the different types of stress, and provide techniques and methods for reducing one's own personal stress to better assist those in need.
Find out even more by visiting the special topics page to learn more about preparing with families, individuals with disabilities and others with functional or access needs, and more!
Find out even more by visiting the special topics page to learn more about preparing with families, individuals with disabilities and others with functional or access needs, and more!
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