APHA Get Ready Report Podcasts

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 15: “Sheltering in place during an emergency"microphone
Released: Aug. 3, 2010. Running time: 10:02

Description: Darryl J. Madden, director of the federal Ready Campaign, provides tips on what to do when authorities tell you to stay at home, work, school or other locations during an emergency.

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Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 14: “Preparedness across the nation: Kansas Public Health Association helps residents get ready”
Released: April 30, 2010. Running time: 12:56

Description: Elaine Schwartz, executive director of the Kansas Public Health Association, discusses her association’s involvement in the Get Ready campaign.

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Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 13: “How to protect your pets during a disaster"
Released: Feb. 26, 2010. Running time: 12:06

Description: Scotlund Haisley, senior director of emergency services for the Humane Society of the United States, provides essential information about preparing pets for an emergency.

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Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 12: “Surviving a disaster: Controlling our fears, part 2"
Released: Sept. 11, 2009. Running time: 6:35

Description: In part 2 of this Get Ready podcast, Time Magazine writer Amanda Ripley, author of The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes — and Why discusses how people behave during disasters and what we can do to increase our odds of surviving. Part 1 of this interview is also available as a podcast

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Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 11: “Surviving a disaster: Controlling our fears, part 1"
Released: Sept. 11, 2009. Running time: 8:55

Description: In part 1 of this Get Ready podcast, Time Magazine writer Amanda Ripley, author of The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes — and Why discusses how people behave during disasters and what we can do to increase our odds of surviving. Part 2 of this interview is also available as a podcast.

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Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 10: “Zoonotic diseases, part 2"
Released: July 10, 2009. Running time: 9:51

Description: Lonnie King, DVM, director of the National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides an overview of zoonotic diseases and discusses ways to prevent contamination. Part 1 of this interview is also available as a podcast and a transcript.

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Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 9: “Preparedness across the nation: Idaho Public Health Association helps residents get ready”
Released: July 1, 2009. Running time: 14:03

Description: Mary Ann Reuter, executive director of the Idaho Public Health Association, demonstrates how a small volunteer-driven affiliate association can make a difference in getting the word out about preparedness in a low-cost community-oriented way.

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Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 8: “Zoonotic diseases, part 1"
Released: Friday, May 22, 2009. Running time: 9:39

Description: Lonnie King, DVM, director of the National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides an overview of zoonotic diseases and discusses ways to prevent contamination. Part 2 of this interview is also available as a podcast and a transcript.

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Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 7: “Get Ready campaign expands to all-hazards focus"
Released: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009. Running time: 11:05

Description: APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), discusses the Get Ready campaign's transformation to a campaign that educates Americans on all hazards and disasters.

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 6: “Healthy stockpiling tips"
Released: Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. Running time: 17:46

Description: Recommendations as to what should be in a healthy emergency stockpile.

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 5: “Preparedness across the nation: Massachusetts Public Health Association addresses pandemic flu”
Released: Wednesday, July 24, 2007. Running time: 4:13

Description: Geoff Wilkinson, executive director of the Massachusetts Public Health Association, discusses the organization’s work on pandemic preparedness.

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 4: “For pandemic flu prevention, the best advice may be ‘rub-a-dub-dub.’”
Released: Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Running time: 3:48

Description: Handwashing is a quick and easy way to fight the flu.

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 3: “Seasonal flu”
Released: Friday, Jan. 12, 2007. Running time: 19:30

Description: This episode provides details about the risk factors concerning seasonal flu. APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin MD, FACP, FACEP (E), explores the specifics of seasonal flu and prevention methods and provides recommendations on how to avoid the flu.

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 2: “Get Ready, part 2”
Released: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2006. Running time: 16:19

Description: APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin MD, FACP, FACEP (E), discusses the specific resources provided by APHA and state and regional public health associations that are affiliated with APHA. He also explains why APHA should be the organization Americans choose to learn about pandemic flu.

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 1: “Get Ready, part 1”
Released: Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. Running time: 10:32


Description: This episode is an interview featuring APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin MD, FACP, FACEP (E), concerning APHA's role in preparing America for pandemic flu through the Association's Get Ready campaign.

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