September is National Preparedness Month.
The Center for Preparedness Education, housed in the Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health, is hosting a Preparedness Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. between the Sorrell Center and the College of Pharmacy (rain location, Durham Outpatient Center atrium).
Safety quiz
Each week during National Safety Month, the Safety Office will present a short safety quiz. Participants in the quiz will be entered into a drawing for a UNMC-themed prize. To take the safety quiz, click here.
The campus community is encouraged to come out and learn about current community planning efforts, get personal and family preparedness tips, and meet some of the dedicated people whose mission is to prepare or respond in time of need.
Take a few moments of the day and learn about potential hazards in our area, the preparation efforts on a state and local level, and how you can increase your preparedness footprint.
Share your stories
In addition to the fair, the center is engaging people on social media to share their stories, learn valuable skills and obtain additional resources to help you, your family and your workplace become more resilient. Each day will bring new information, resources and fun activities.
- Follow us on Twitter @preped and use the hashtags #preped and #natlprep
- Join our Facebook group — we will post pictures, links to important information and contests.
- Join our LinkedIn group — Want to learn from others? Here you can ask questions, share knowledge and network with others.
On June 16, Nebraska and the small village of Pilger made international headlines when the village was struck by two side-by-side tornadoes, leveling much of the community. The tornado took the lives of two people, injured numerous others and decimated crops and livestock.
Other notable events included the May tornado that hit Beaver Crossing and severe hailstorms that pummeled the region in June — inflicting damage to homes, property and businesses.
Everyone on campus should know the safety measures that are necessary here — and the safety measures we should take as part of our day-to-day work activities, in the office as well as the lab.
For example, simple tasks such as writing down important phone numbers, or creating an emergency kit to carry in your car make your family much more resilient in the face of an emergency. As this article was being prepared, there was a call for emergency evacuation of portions of Missouri Valley, Iowa due to a levy breach of the Boyer River, the result of heavy rainfall.
Would you be able to “grab and go” with your family, knowing that you may lose most of the contents of your household? What do you take? Who do you take? Do you take your pets?
Come to the Preparedness Fair to explore these and other questions and be “prepared” for a series of fun and informative events as the campus marks National Preparedness Month in September.