{"id":18765,"date":"2025-09-15T14:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/?p=18765"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:12:02","slug":"resources-you-can-use-preparedness-month-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2025\/09\/15\/resources-you-can-use-preparedness-month-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources You Can Use: Preparedness Month 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18766 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/npm-2025_social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"National Preparedness Month Infographic. Preparedness Starts at Home with the ready.gov logo at the bottom\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/npm-2025_social-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/npm-2025_social-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/npm-2025_social-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/npm-2025_social-1536x807.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/npm-2025_social-2048x1076.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/september\">September is National Preparedness Month<\/a>. Past emergency preparedness blog posts have looked at <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/tag\/emergency-preparedness-epp\/\">preparedness from many different angles<\/a> including preparing for specific weather events, low\/no cost preparedness, pet preparedness, and more.<\/p>\n<p>This September, we\u2019re focusing on what comes after a disaster or emergency. Once the immediate danger has passed, do you have what you need to recover? What resources and services are available to help?<\/p>\n<p>Preparing before a disaster or emergency helps people, families and communities stay safer during an event. In the immediate aftermath of a disaster or emergency, getting back to normal is the goal. Prepare now to recover after.<\/p>\n<h2>Stay Healthy After an Emergency<\/h2>\n<p>After an emergency, people need to be careful with food and water safety, as well as debris that can pose health risks during cleanup.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/floods\/safety\/floodwater-after-a-disaster-or-emergency-safety.html\">Safety Guidelines: Floodwater<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/natural-disasters\/communication-resources\/make-water-safe-factsheet.html\">Make Water Safe Factsheet<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/food-safety\/foods\/keep-food-safe-after-emergency.html\">Keep Food Safe After a Disaster or Emergency<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/disaster\/tips-handling-food-following-disaster\">Tips for Handling Food Following a Disaster<\/a> (FDA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/natural-disasters\/safety\/index.html\">Guidelines for Cleaning Safely After a Disaster<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/natural-disasters\/safety\/what-you-can-do-to-protect-your-respiratory-health-during-disaster-cleanup.html\">What You Can Do to Protect Your Respiratory Health During Disaster Cleanup<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Moving Forward<\/h2>\n<p>Find resources that help plan for recovery and services that provide financial, shelter and reunification support.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/recovering-disaster\">Recovering from Disaster<\/a> (ready.gov)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/\">Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a> (DHS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disasterassistance.gov\/\">Disaster Assistance<\/a> (DHS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/get-help\/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services\/contact-and-locate-loved-ones.html\">Reunification Services<\/a> (Red Cross)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/financial-preparedness\">Financial Preparedness<\/a> (ready.gov)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/kit\">Include important documents in your kit<\/a> (ready.gov)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Support Mental Health<\/h2>\n<p>Living through a disaster or emergency can be a traumatic experience. Learn more about how emergencies can affect mental health and resources for coping.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/copingwithdisasters.html\">Coping with Disasters<\/a> (MedlinePlus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/natural-disasters\/communication-resources\/coping-with-a-disaster-or-traumatic-event-factsheet.html\">Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event Factsheet<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/find-help\/helplines\/disaster-distress-helpline\">Disaster Distress Helpline<\/a> (SAHMSA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Preparedness Resources from NNLM<\/h2>\n<p>Check out these resources from NNLM to help start or continue the conversation on preparedness with your community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find helpful links for all stages of preparedness with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/guides\/emergency-and-disaster-resources\">NNLM Emergencies and Disaster Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/training\/class-catalog\/disaster-preparedness-forum-2025\">NNLM Disaster Forum 2025<\/a> continues until 9\/25.<\/li>\n<li>Resources and books from NNLM Reading Club\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/reading-club\/topic\/325\">Disasters and Emergencies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; September is National Preparedness Month. Past emergency preparedness blog posts have looked at preparedness from many different angles including preparing for specific weather events, low\/no cost preparedness, pet preparedness, and more. This September, we\u2019re focusing on what comes after a disaster or emergency. Once the immediate danger has passed, do you have what you&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2025\/09\/15\/resources-you-can-use-preparedness-month-2025\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1173,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[242],"tags":[84,394],"class_list":["post-18765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-emergency-preparedness-epp","tag-resources"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1173"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18765"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18768,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18765\/revisions\/18768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}