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Month: January 2015

Home Fire

Super Bowl XLIX: Four Kitchen Safety Tips for Sunday’s Game Plan

by Sarah Layton January 31, 2015February 3, 2015

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 …

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Sleeves Up!

by Erin Ferris January 29, 2015January 29, 2015

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 …

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Health & Safety, International

“The city that refused to die”

by Jenelle Eli January 29, 2015September 8, 2016

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 …

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Disaster, International

Fighting Ebola and Its Stigma in Liberia

by Jenelle Eli January 29, 2015January 29, 2015

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 …

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Home Fire

Lifesaving Smoke Alarm Installations: An MLK Day Canvassing Story

by Beth Pullias January 27, 2015January 29, 2015

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 …

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International

It’s a Small World: Measles Anywhere is Measles Everywhere

by Niki Clark January 23, 2015February 9, 2015

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 …

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Disaster

Hitting the Pavement: Smoke Alarm Installations Across the Country

by Sarah Layton January 22, 2015January 22, 2015

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 …

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Health & Safety

Seven Tips for Preventing the Flu

by Beth Pullias January 13, 2015January 13, 2015

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 …

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Disaster, International

Haiti Earthquake: 5 Years On

by Jenelle Eli January 9, 2015January 9, 2015

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 …

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…and a Happy, Healthy New Year- Ebola Prevention Wishes for 2015

by Jana Sweeny January 8, 2015January 9, 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 …

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