Preparedness Guides

For Additional Resources on Recovering from Hurricanes, Floods and other Natural Disasters, visit our: Emergency Preparedness and Response Page

 

Here is a list of preparedness guides and website resources for your community, your business, your family or personal use. If you have any questions on Family/ personal emergency preparedness please contact the health department at (908) 231-7155 or healthdept@co.somerset.nj.us.

 

Key Sites  (These websites provide overarching guidance for several targeted populations and communities)

 

Public Health Emergency - Public Health and Medical Emergency Support for a Nation Prepared, United States Department of Health and Human Services

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Ready Campaign, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emergency Preparedness and Response

 

American Red Cross Disaster Services

 

PREPARE.ORG, American Red Cross

 

CDC's 'Ounce of Prevention Campaign'

 

NJ Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness for Families, Individuals, Households and Pets"

 

EquipH - Online Preparedness Resource from National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

 

 

Disabled/ Senior Preparedness

 

American Sign Language (ASL) Videos on Emergency Preparedness (September 2010)

 

Preparedness Guidelines for People with Chronic Diseases (CDC)

 

Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities (Disability 9-1-1)

 

National Organization on Disability, Emergency Preparedness Initiative- Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners, and Responders: Revised Edition

 

Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD)

 

ADA Guide for Local Governments

 

"Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs", American Red Cross

 

"Public Health Workbook to Define, Locate and Reach Special, Vulnerable, and At-Risk Populations in an Emergency (Draft)"  CDC, 2006

 

 

Family Readiness

 

Children and Disasters, HHS

 

Family Readiness Kit, AAP

 

Family Disaster Planning, American Red Cross

 

EFFAK- Emergency Financial First Aid Kit" , FEMA

 

 

Business Preparedness

 

"Preparing Your Business for the Unthinkable", American Red Cross

 

Business Continuity Plans and Resources, Continuity Central

 

"Open for Business: A Disaster Planning Toolkit for the Small and Mid-Sized Business Owner", Institute for Business and Home Safety

 

Protecting Your Business, FEMA 

 

 

Animal Preparedness

 

Pets and Disaster Safety Checklist, American Red Cross

 

Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS), United Animal Nations and ASPCA

 

How to Keep Your Pets Safe from Disaster, HSUS

 

 

Other Websites

 

Are You Prepared?  San Francisco, Office of Emergency Services

 

"Standing Together: An Emergency Planning Guide for America's Communities", JCAHO, 2005

 

"Continuity of Government issues that should be addressed by local agencies", King County, Seattle, WA

 

 

Please also refer to the Somerset County Medical Reserve Corps website

 

For NJ DHSS Planning and Preparedness Guides for families in English and Spanish, Please return to our homepage for the manual, "Ready Together NJ"

 

For information on planning and preparedness for Pandemic Influenza, please refer to www.pandemicflu.gov