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Family Preparedness Infographic Transcript

Planning what to do before a disaster strikes is the best protection for you and your family. Prepare for Everywhere.

Section 1: Family Preparedness

  • Healthy Families: Families that practice good health habits are more likely to maintain many during a disaster and disaster recovery.
  • First Aid & CPR: Take a training class so you know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and how to perform emergency aid to save a life.
  • Vaccinations: Make sure everyone has the shots and vaccines they need.
  • Hand Washing:
    • Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds.
    • When water is not available, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
    • Wash hands before preparing or eating food and after going to the restroom.

Section 2: Have a Plan

  • Statistic: Only 39% of Americans have developed an emergency plan and discussed it with their family.
  • Action Steps:
    • Know which disasters are common in your area and how to prepare your home and family.
    • Learn community warning signals, and how to react to different alerts.
    • Know when you should shelter in place and where the safest place in your home is during different emergencies.
    • Find escape routes in your home and evacuation routes in your community. Practice using these routes with your family.
  • Emergency Contact Card: In case of an emergency, carry an emergency contact card so that responders know how to get in touch with your loved ones. Keep an emergency contact card in your wallet, purse, or children's backpack.
    • Card Fields include: Name, DOB, Home Phone, Emergency Contact, Out-of-town Contact, Phone Number, Special needs, medical conditions, allergies & other important information.

Section 3: Gather Emergency Supplies

  • Statistic: 48% of Americans do not have emergency supplies for a disaster.
  • Your emergency kit should include: Extra batteries, Flashlight, Extra cell phone charger, First aid kit, and Important documents.

Section 4: Emergency Supply of Food

Store enough food to feed everyone in your home for 2 weeks... and don't forget a can opener!

Choose foods that:

  • You eat regularly
  • Need no refrigeration
  • Require no preparation
  • Require no cooking

Section 5: Emergency Supply of Water

Have at least a 3-day water supply for each person in your home.

Rule: 3 day supply = 1 gallon per person per day (including pets).

  • Visual breakdown includes allocations for: Male, Female, Older Adult, Child, and Pets.

Section 6: Your Family is Unique. Your Emergency Kit Should Be Too.

Gather items in your emergency kit specific to your family's needs:

  • Medication
  • Asthma inhaler
  • Eye glasses
  • Important documents
  • Baby formula and diapers
  • Toys or games for children

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For more information visit: emergency.cdc.gov/npm