Advice from the experts: Get Ready Q&As

• Sheltering in place: What you need to know about staying put during an emergency
  Q&A with Darryl J. Madden
  Tips on what to do when authorities tell you to stay at home, work, school or other locations.
  
  
• How to protect your pets in a disaster
  Q&A with Scotlund Haisley
  Learn what you need to do to keep your pets safe during a disaster, including how to prepare.
  
  
• Surviving a disaster: How can we control our fears?
  Q&A with Amanda Ripley
  Learn why so many of us freeze up during an emergency, and what we can do to overcome our fears during a crisis situation.
  
  
• Animal diseases: How much of a concern are they to our health?
  Q&A with Lonnie King, DVM
  Learn about diseases that pass from animals to humans, and what you can do to protect yourself.
  
  
• How to create a healthy emergency stockpile:
  Q&A with Capt. Laura A. McNally, MPH, RD, FADA
  Learn how to stock up on food and water in a healthy way, including low-sodium and special needs advice.
  
  
• Preventing pandemic flu and infectious diseases in children:
  Q&A with Jonathan Kotch, MD, MPH, FAAP
  APHA member Jonathan Kotch offers advice on keeping kids safe from flu and other diseases, from child care settings to college campuses