News Release
For Immediate Release Contact: Sara T. Pappa, Public Information Officer
March 7, 2008 937-374-5662/866-858-3588
Check Your Emergency Preparedness Kits When You Set Your Clocks
The “Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks” campaign aims to build on the message of preparedness that already exists with using daylight saving time as a reminder to check the batteries in our smoke detectors.
“Since we already use daylight saving as an opportunity to ensure that our families are prepared for an emergency, it’s a great time for us also to make sure that we have a fully stocked emergency kit and that none of the perishable items have expired,” said Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), executive director of APHA. “When we spring forward this year, we want every American to make sure their family has a preparedness kit to fall back on in the event of an emergency.”
In the downloadable toolkit, families can find out why preparing for a public health emergency is important, what to include in an emergency preparedness kit, how to get kids involved, and much more. The campaign reminds people to refresh their emergency supplies before a disease outbreak or disaster occurs. It also serves as a reminder that, if you haven’t created a stockpile yet, now is the time to create one!
To download materials and learn more about the campaign, visit the Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks web site at www.getreadyforflu.org/clocksstocks/.
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