Healthcare Ready is committed to building resilient communities that can withstand and recover from the negative impacts of disasters and disease outbreaks. Today these hazardous events are on the rise, which is why it’s critical that we take steps to protect and enhance the health and well-being of all before the next crisis strikes.
In 2005, the world watched Hurricane Katrina devastated communities, caused disproportionate harm, and revealed deep structural and systemic inequities throughout the region that still exist. This includes our partnerships with the healthcare and emergency management sectors, and efforts that encourage partner stakeholders to apply an equity lens in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Preparedness encompasses the efforts we make prior to disaster. Healthcare Ready offers several tools and resources to patients to support personal preparedness, and the ability to adapt to unexpected events with limited impacts to health.
Disaster Tip Sheets
Healthcare Ready has prepared PDFs for easy downloading with everything you need to know about several different health emergencies and natural disasters. Each sheet is equipped with local healthcare facility names and phone numbers, helpful hotline numbers and other information specific to each emergency. The emergency tip sheets available include:
Additional Resources
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Homepage – Get the most up to date information on storm and weather forecasts.
- The World Health Organization’s MPOWER guidelines provide the foundation for countries to implement and manage tobacco control.
- PhRMA’s Medical Assistance Tool is a search engine designed to help patients, caregivers and health care providers learn more about the resources available through the various biopharmaceutical industry programs.
- FEMA’s Emergency Prescription Drug Program helps people in a federally-identified disaster area who do not have health insurance get the prescription drugs, vaccinations, medical supplies, and equipment that they need.
