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Emergency Preparedness

FAST FACTS > Facts on Emergency Preparedness
People tend to think, "This won't happen to me" when it comes to disasters. 95% of people in the United States believe just that. In fact, 60% of the population has been affected by some type of community-wide emergency. *

American Academy of Pediatrics.
Family Readiness Kit: Preparing to Handle Disasters. 2003.
www.aap.org/family/frk/frkit.htm

American Red Cross.
Family Disaster Supply Kit.
www.nyredcross.org/page.php/prmID/207

Emergency Preparedness at School

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools.
Resources for School Emergency Response Plans and School Safety.
http://www.healthinschools.org/Educators-and-Families/ Parents/Act-Now/School-Wide-Emergencies.aspx

*Fact Box Reference

American Academy of Pediatrics. Family Preparedness Kit. 2003.
Accessed online at http://www.aap.org/family/frk/frkit.htm.