When you are left without power for a long time, what’s one of the best ways to stay informed of local conditions?
Red Cross worker Winnie Romeril noticed recently that a lot of Haitians on the street were carrying our Red Cross eton emergency crank radios. These radios, which were being handed out by a [...]
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Happy National Influenza Vaccination Week! Don’t worry, the action items for this week are easier to do than it is to say!
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… so important we want you to know how.
CPR.
It’s never too early to be prepared. Check out all these babies saving their dolls’ lives!
Are you trained? Our chapters offer courses to learn how to give infant and child CPR and much more.
>> Real life kids saving kids story
Baby CPR from Kate [...]
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While browsing my Popular Science Magazine listserv around NYE*, I was blown away by 2009’s incredible offerings of science, technology and more. So, for Red Cross blog readers near and far, I now give you my prepare-aphernalia wish list for the Red Cross!
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The 10 blog posts you all visited the most this year.
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We here at the Red Cross National Headquarters in DC have been seeing lots of snow this weekend thanks to the Winter Wallop Storm! Although many of us have been staying warm indoors, local Red Cross chapters have been busy operating shelters to help people who have lost power or are stranded by the storm. [...]
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We love CPR LOLcats, LOLdogs, and LOLsquirrels here at headquarters. Have you seen any we’ve missed?
>> Get Trained
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Here’s a small collection of mainstream news stories about the Red Cross appearing today:
Warming Centers Open
Central Illinois Proud – With freezing temperatures and bitterly cold wind chills, the American Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter has compiled a list of warming centers available
Red Cross Keeping an Eye on Flood Victims
WTVC – [...]
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We’ve noticed an uptick in the number of local newspapers reporting home fires this week, so I checked to see if our local Red Cross Twitter feeds are also seeing fires:
redcrossdenver: 2day Red Cross responded to Lakewood single family fire displaced 2 adults. Red Cross provided clothing, lodging, a tote, and comfort kit.
stlredcross: Overnight [...]
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We try to keep up with news that affects our mission on the web. Here, we share some of the links we’ve found particularly helpful or interesting.
How the H1N1 vaccine is made on Kottke.org
[the more we know, the better we can prepare]
Flutracker map on Rhiza
[easy to read and frequently updated map of H1N1's spread]
The world’s [...]
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