Advice from the experts: Get Ready Q&As

Preparedness tips and information
  • Preparing for disasters: Information for people with disabilities
    Q&A with Danielle Bailey
    Tips that people with disabilities can use to protect themselves and their families.

  • Workplace preparedness: Protecting your employees — and your bottom line — during emergencies
    Q&A with Bob Boyd
    Learn how to keep your employees safe during emergencies.

  • Preparation is key to keeping older adults safe, healthy during emergencies
    Q&A with Jim Judge
    Learn how seniors can be safe before and during a disaster.

  • Food drives: How your local community can address hunger — and be better prepared for emergencies
    Q&A with Molly McGlinchy
    Learn why food drives are important and how yours can be a success.

  • 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.

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What to do during a disaster

  • 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.

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Fighting infectious diseases

  • Proper hand-washing keeps day care kids healthier, helps prevent germs from spreading
    Q&A with Bobette Thompson
    Read about the importance of hand-washing in day cares.

  • 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.

  • 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.