General Preparedness Tips for Staff, Patients and Families

Hospice and palliative care providers seeking emergency preparedness training including infection prevention for staff, patients and family caregivers can utilize the links below.

The New York State Department of Health offers free downloadable tools and resources for families and individuals to help prepare for emergencies and disasters. Below is a sample of the resources available. These are valuable, practical resources for staff, patients and families

• Are You Aware and Prepared? - Emergency Preparedness and Response - New York State Department of Health
  
  
• FREE and LOW-COST IDEAS to Keep Your Family READY for Emergencies (Brochure) (PDF)

• Health Emergency Card (PDF)

• Check this! (PDF)

• Create your low cost Emergency Plan (PDF)

• Family Readiness Kit - Preparing to Handle Disasters - American Academy of Pediatrics

• Help Your Family in an Emergency or Disease Outbreak (brochure)

• Home Healthy Home Refrigerator Guide

• First Aid Kit

New York City provides resources tailored to the greater New York City region.

NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. Explore the link to find out more about NYCEM.

Notify NYC is New York City’s official emergency notification system. You can receive emergency notifications by creating an account.

Advance Warning System - NYC distributes emergency preparedness alerts for organizations serving people with disabilities. Your organization can register here.

Additional Emergency Preparedness Resources:

• Home | FEMA.gov
• Plan Ahead for Disasters | Ready.gov
• Power Outages | Ready.gov
• Build A Kit | Ready.gov
• Ready Kids | Ready.gov