{"id":19196,"date":"2026-08-24T15:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/?p=19196"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:53:19","slug":"september-preview-national-preparedness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2026\/08\/24\/september-preview-national-preparedness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"September Preview: National Preparedness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September is National Preparedness Month and a great time to get resources and plans in place to prepare, respond and recover in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Emergencies can be thought of in three phases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plan<\/strong>: What are you doing to be ready in case of an emergency?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Respond<\/strong>: If an emergency happens, how are you reacting?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recover<\/strong>: Once the emergency has passed, what are you doing to get back on your feet?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Plan<\/h2>\n<p>Do you know the most common emergencies where you are and what to do?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/disasterpreparationandrecovery.html\">Disaster Preparedness and Recovery (MedlinePlus)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/winterweatheremergencies.html\">Winter Weather Emergencies (MedlinePlus)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/winter-weather\">Winter Weather (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/heatillness.html\">Heat Illness (MedlinePlus)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/heat\">Extreme Heat (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/floods.html\">Floods (MedlinePlus)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/floods\">Flooding (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/home-fires\">Home Fires (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/power-outages\">Power Outages (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Respond<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have what you need ready to go if you need to evacuate or shelter in place?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/kit\">Build a kit (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/evacuation\">Evacuation (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/shelter\">Shelter (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you know how to communicate during an emergency? Do you know where to get information?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/alerts\">Emergency alerts (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/plan-form\">Fillable family communication form (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recover<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have the documents, phone numbers, and resources you need to help in the recovery process?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/recovering-disaster\">Recovering from Disaster (ready.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-managers\/practitioners\/recovery-resources\">Recovery Resources (FEMA)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emergencies and disasters can take a tool on people\u2019s mental health. Do you know the signs? Do you have the resources to help?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/copingwithdisasters.html\">Coping with Disasters (MedlinePlus)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/find-help\/helplines\/disaster-distress-helpline\">Disaster Distress Helpline (SAMHSA)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Help Your Community<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/get-involved\">Get involved to help in an emergency<\/a> with trusted resources and organizations.<\/li>\n<li>Share resources in languages other than English with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/ready-your-language\">Ready in Your Language (ready.gov)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Get kids involved in the process with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/kids\">Ready Kids (ready.gov)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources from NNLM<\/h2>\n<p>Join Regions 1 and 2 for a slate of classes highlighting a variety of resources for National Preparedness Month. Check out the linked classes for full descriptions, objectives, and information about available CEs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>September 3, 2pm-3pm ET: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/training\/class\/informal-weather-education-outreach-1\">Informal Weather Education Outreach<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September 18, 1:30pm-2:30pm ET: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/training\/class\/severe-weather-engagement-new-resource-healing-library\">Severe Weather Engagement: A New Resource from The Healing Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September 22, 2pm-3pm ET: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/training\/class\/heat-health-and-disasters-role-libraries\">Heat, Health, and Disasters: The Role of Libraries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September 23, 11am-noon ET: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/training\/class\/ready-now-framework-disaster-response-libraries\">Ready NOW: A Framework for Disaster Response in Libraries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September 24, 2pm-3pm ET: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/training\/class\/what-thermometer-misses-heat-risk-perception-and-trusted-intermediaries\">What the Thermometer Misses: Heat Risk Perception and Trusted Intermediaries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find additional resources on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/resources\/public-health-resources\/emergency-and-disaster-resources\">NNLM Emergency and Disaster Resources Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Find books, discussion guides and resources to help stimulate conversation in your community from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/resources\/reading-club\/topic\/325\">NNLM Reading Club\u2019s Disaster and Emergency Resource<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September is National Preparedness Month and a great time to get resources and plans in place to prepare, respond and recover in case of an emergency. 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