Emergency Preparedness and Response
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Aware Prepare - Natural Disasters. Accidents. Epidemics. Terrorism.
Whether an emergency is caused by disease outbreak, wildfire, severe weather, earthquake or terrorist act, would you know what to do to help protect yourself and your family?
- Are you AWARE and PREPARED? Take this quiz and find out! (PDF, 66KB, 2pg.)
- Are you AWARE and PREPARED? Find out if you're ready for an emergency…
- Emergency Tips
- Help Your Family In an Emergency or Disease Outbreak (Brochure) (PDF, 474KB, 2pg.)
This pamphlet contains very basic emergency information. Requests for applications/forms in an alternate format can be made by sending an e-mail note to ehpc@health.state.ny.us.- Esté preparado para ayudar a su familia en caso de emergencia o del brote de una enfermedad (PDF, 450KB, 2pg.)
This pamphlet contains very basic emergency information. Requests for applications/forms in an alternate format can be made by sending an e-mail note to ehpc@health.state.ny.us.
- Esté preparado para ayudar a su familia en caso de emergencia o del brote de una enfermedad (PDF, 450KB, 2pg.)
- Help Your Family In an Emergency or Disease Outbreak (Poster) (PDF, 1.5MB, 1pg.)
- Home Healthy Home Refrigerator Guide (PDF, 533KB, 1pg.)
- National Next of Kin Registry
- Plan to be Prepared - In an emergency, know where to go, what to do, who to call.
About Health Emergency Preparedness
Biological
- Anthrax
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
- Bioterrorism Rapid Response Card (Card size PDF, 44kb)
- Botulism
- Other Biological Agents (Centers for Disease Control)
- Pandemic Influenza (Flu)
- Plague
- Protocols for Mail Handling
- Smallpox
Chemical
Fact Sheets (General Information)
- The Facts About Ammonia
- The Facts About Chlorine
- The Facts About Cyanides
- The Facts About Nerve Agents
- The Facts About Ricin
Fact Sheets (Technical Information)
- The Facts About Ammonia
- The Facts About Chlorine
- The Facts About Cyanides
- The Facts About Nerve Agents
Related Links
- Chemical Agents (Centers for Disease Control)
Radiological
- Dirty Bombs
- Potassium Iodide (KI)
- Radiation Emergencies (Centers for Disease Control)
- Radiological Terrorism Rapid Response (Card size PDF, 30kb)
Weather
- Carbon Monoxide
- Cold Weather Advice
- Flood Preparedness
- Hot Weather Advice
- Hurricane Preparedness
- Lightning Safety Tips
- Weather Emergencies - Health & Safety Advice
- Spanish - ¡No quede a oscuras! - Consejos en caso de inundación, tormenta y cortes de energía (PDF, 878KB, 16pg.)
If you are not a resident of New York and need further information contact the public health department in your state.