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Home Safety

Home Safety Month is a perfect time to prepare yourself and your family for an emergency. Planning ahead can keep you and your family safe if a flood, fire, flu pandemic, terrorist attack, or other public health emergency strikes.

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Take these steps to prepare for an emergency

•    Do a walk-through of your home. Check your smoke alarms, child safety locks, and first aid supplies.

•    Get an emergency supply kit.


                http://www.ready.gov/america/_downloads/checklist.pdf

•    Make a family emergency plan.

•    Stay informed.

Put it into Practice

1. Have a mock emergency in order to see what items you would really need in order to survive a disaster in your home

2. Make a scavenger hunt for children in order to see what items you have, or you may need, in your home (i.e. carbon monoxide detector, smoke detectors, stored canned goods and bottled water, fire extinguisher etc.)

3. Contact the American Red Cross or the Center for Disease Control and ask what else YOU could be doing to make your home a safer place

Materials

Protect your child from injury
http://healthfinder.gov/prevention/ViewTopic.aspx?topicId=61

Prepare for an Emergency
http://healthfinder.gov/prevention/ViewTopic.aspx?topicId=54

Protect your family from lead poisoning
http://healthfinder.gov/prevention/ViewTopic.aspx?topicId=63

Emergency supply checklist
http://www.ready.gov/america/_downloads/checklist.pdf

Articles

Bring Safety Home
http://www.nsc.org/safety_home/Pages/safety_at_hom.aspx

Local Resources

Prepare your home and family with the American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=72c51a53f1c37110VgnVCM1000003481a10aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • EVENTS >
      • Events Near You!
      • Fall Conference >
        • MNA Conference 2013
        • MNA Conference 2014
      • Spring Conferences >
        • ANA Mass Convention 2013
        • MaSNA Career Forum 2014
        • MaSNA Career Forum 2015
      • NSNA Annual Convention >
        • Past Events >
          • Open Meeting October 2016
          • Masna 2015 Career Forum- Boston College
          • Yankee Candle Fundraiser 2014
          • ANA Massachusetts Networking Social 2014
          • MaSNA BOD walks to defeat ALS 2014
          • ANA Massachusetts Fall Conference
          • MNA October Convention 2014
          • MASNA 2014 Career Forum
        • Nashville, TN 2014
        • Phoenix, AZ 2015
        • Dallas, Texas 2017
        • Nashville, TN 2018
    • Purpose of MASNA
    • Board of Directors
    • Bylaws
  • SNA State Chapters
    • Boston Region
    • Central Region
    • Northeast Region
    • Southeast/Cape Region
    • Western Region
  • Outreach Toolkits
    • Heart Health
    • American Diabetes Month
    • Breast Cancer Awareness
    • Immunization Awareness
    • Home Safety
    • Mental Health
    • Diaster Preparedness
  • RESOURCES
    • Scholarships
    • Professional Organizations
    • MaSNA's Career Center >
      • Job Resource
      • Educational Opportunities
      • Summer Opportunities for Nursing Students
    • Trending Healthcare Topics
  • Get Involved
    • NSNA Membership
    • Start School Chapter
    • Join Board of Directors
    • Open meetings/events
    • Fair Share Project
  • VENDORS
  • Newsletter/Blog