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Tag: Preparedness
Are You Ready for an Emergency Away From Home?
We had just sat down for dinner at a restaurant with my in-laws when I smelled something funny. I started to look around in a panic, because that’s the kind of person I …
How to Help Avoid Catching the Flu at Work and School
Fall is my favorite time of year. The leaves are changing color, apples are ripe for picking, and the smell of hot chocolate is in the air. But as a …
Before You (Pokemon) Go: 5 Pieces of Advice From an Avid User
By now, almost everyone has heard about the new Pokemon Go app. Using a mapping system, the app creates an augmented reality where you can collect Pokemon (little creatures) wherever …
Are You Ready for Your Summer Camping Adventure?
It’s that time of year again – camping season! Can you picture it? Pitching the tent, jumping in the lake, and most importantly, setting up the bonfire for nighttime s’mores and …
Surviving Disaster for the Second Time
Written by Stefanie Arcangelo, American Red Cross for Texas Gulf Coast Blog At 1:45 a.m. on March 10, 2016, Stacey Kellum and her family were watching the creek, fed by …
How Our Preparedness Kit Taught Me to Re-Define Disaster
By Leigh-Anne Dennison, American Red Cross Communicator After moving into our own first house, I brought to a happy corner of our finished basement my ready-made backpack preparedness kit and a …
Are You Prepared to Fend off Disaster Bullies?
Nobody likes a bully. They come in and seem to do whatever it takes to disrupt your life and make things difficult. In that respect, bullies and a disasters have …
The Surviving Survival Kit
My 7th grade academic year included, courtesy of a forward-thinking social studies teacher, a month-long unit on emergency preparedness. We researched different kinds of disasters, gave presentations on how to …
A College Preparation How-To, By a Red Cross Intern
I recently had the realization that this fall, I’ll be a junior at James Madison University. And with that realization was an onset of panic. Going into my third year …