Celebrate Get Ready Day on Tuesday, Sept 16!

Mark your calendars: Get Ready Day 2008 will be celebrated Tuesday, Sept. 16, and it's time to celebrate! Help Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all hazards they may face, including pandemic flu and other emerging infectious diseases. APHA's Get Ready campaign can help you plan your Get Ready Day activities. Here are some ideas on what you can do:

  • Hold an after-school community preparedness fair and invite students, parents and families.
  • Sponsor a preparedness talk at your local senior center or hold a town hall.
  • Set up a booth on campus, or pass out materials at your health department.
  • Insert preparedness planning materials into your church bulletin, or post information on a bulletin board.
  • Work with a local grocery store to promote preparedness and stockpiling to shoppers through displays or fliers.
  • No time to hold an event? Then how about adding our logos to your Web site and linking to the Get Ready campaign?

    Now that we've given you some ideas, it's your turn! Use the links below for free materials for your event!

Get Ready Day is timed to coincide with National Preparedness Month, which urges all Americans to "Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed and Get Involved." APHA held the first-ever Get Ready Day in Washington, D.C., in September 2007 at an elementary school.

Free Get Ready fact sheets to share
Visit our fact sheet page for information you can copy and share on infectious diseases, stockpiling, creating an emergency preparedness kit and more. Some of the fact sheets even allow you to add your own logo!

Get Ready materials for kids
Visit the Get Ready Kids Fun Site for games and other materials aimed specifically at kids, including games, a kids guide to pandemic flu and a family checklist. The Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks campaign offers games for kids as well as preparedness questions for children to ask their parents. (PDFs)

Fact sheets from National Public Health Week
National Public Health Week 2007 focused on preparedness and public health threats. Free fact sheets are available on mothers and children, local food banks, hourly wage workers, schools and people with chronic health care needs.

Online quiz: Are you prepared?
Take our preparedness assesment quiz: How prepared are you?


For questions about any of these materials, call us at (202) 777-2742 or e-mail us. We'd love to hear about your Get Ready activities!