Whether you’re a huge football fan, or are really just in it for the commercials, everyone has one shared Super Bowl experience: the food. Our calorie-fueled celebrations apparently fall second …
Month: January 2015
Sleeves Up!
As a regular blood donor for nearly 20 years and a previous employee of American Red Cross Blood Services, I understand the amount of time and energy that go into organizing …
“The city that refused to die”
When the Sixaola river dam collapsed in Guabito, Panama, the community was wrecked by severe flooding. But through hard work and perseverance, the town survived and thrived, prompting a local …
Fighting Ebola and Its Stigma in Liberia
This post was written by Jono Anzalone, an American Red Cross division disaster executive who is on a month-long deployment to Liberia with the International Committee for the Red Cross …
Lifesaving Smoke Alarm Installations: An MLK Day Canvassing Story
Jenny Baragary is a senior officer with Development Opportunities at National Headquarters in Washington D.C. My cooking has set off a smoke alarm in more than a few instances. While …
It’s a Small World: Measles Anywhere is Measles Everywhere
It’s almost become a cliché in the headlines. But in many ways, it’s true. It is a small world. While news of the measles outbreak at California’s Disneyland and information about …
Hitting the Pavement: Smoke Alarm Installations Across the Country
Nothing helps rally Red Cross chapters and communities across the country like a prodigious goal. And in October, that’s what the Red Cross laid out: Over the next five years, we …
Seven Tips for Preventing the Flu
Marie Etienne, DNP, ARNP, PLNC is the chair of the International Nursing Committee of the American Red Cross. She is a specialist in family and pediatric nursing and is a …
Haiti Earthquake: 5 Years On
Five years after a massive earthquake struck Haiti, many still feel the effects of the disaster: family members lost, injuries sustained, and the patchwork of their hometown forever changed. But Haitians haven’t …
…and a Happy, Healthy New Year- Ebola Prevention Wishes for 2015
Catherine Kane is a senior communications officer for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Based in Geneva, she was recently deployed to Sierra Leone to support …