National Preparedness Month 2017: The Power of Preparedness: You Have the Power to Be Prepared [overview]

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response.
• Description:
  Week 1: Ready
  
  Build a kit. Make a plan. Be Informed.
  
  48% of people do not have an emergency kit for their home.
  
  Week 2: Steady
  
  Review plans. Update kits.
  
  44% of people thought a natural disaster would likely occur.
  
  Week 3: Show
  
  Inspire others to prepare.
  
  Less than half reported talking about preparedness with their family and friends in the past 2 years.
  
  Week 4: Go!
  
  Take immediate action to save lives.
  
  People who volunteered during a disaster were 80% more likely to have an emergency kit and a plan than those who did not.
  
  National Preparedness Month 2017
  
  www.cdc.gov/phpr/npm
  
  Source:Fema
  
  CDC_NPM_2017_vert_final.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Anniversaries And Special Events Civil Defense Disaster Planning
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Name as Subject:
  National Preparedness Month
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  1 infographic
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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