In order to respond to an emergency or disaster in a community, every individual, family, caregiver, and aging services network professional must have a well-developed personal preparedness and response plan. These resources and links can assist you in developing plans suited to your individual needs, across a wide variety of disaster and emergency situations, as well as provide information about possible sources of assistance following a disaster. Resources for The Aging Services Network and Other Professionals All segments of the national Aging Services Network have important roles and responsibilities in emergency preparedness and response activities. The information in this section is intended to provide tools and resources that will assist you in developing and establishing priorities, best practices and actions in preparing for, and responding to, an emergency or disaster.
Preparing for an Emergency or Disaster
The following resources can assist individuals, families and their caregivers in preparing and planning for an emergency or disaster.
- Tips for Preventing Illness during Hot Weather
- Just in Case: Emergency Readiness for Older Adults and Caregivers.
This fact sheet provides step-by-step information on how older adults should prepare for a disaster/emergency. It includes helpful checklists, contact lists, and a medication list that can be filled in. It is also available in Spanish.
- Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
This guide is FEMA’s most comprehensive source of step-by-step information on individual, family, and community preparedness.
- Ready American - Older Americans
Advice for older adults in preparing for emergencies including link to the Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines for meeting special needs.
- Family Emergency Planning
- 30 Tips for Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control.
This website contains consumer information pertaining to all kinds of natural, public health and man-made disasters.
- Emergency Preparedness for Seniors and People with Disabilities, American Red Cross.
- Health Related Resources
This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website includes extensive health related information for consumers and families, including information on heat, cold, mental health, and mold.
- Heat Stress and the Elderly
Persons aged 65 and older are more prone to heat stress than younger individuals. This link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more information.
- Emergency Planning Checklists for people with medical needs:
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