Children have a number of unique characteristics that make them different from adults, and these differences may not be well understood by public health or emergency management professionals, or even clinicians. Dr. Steven Krug, Chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council, discusses why children are not "little adults" in our second Preparedness Month blog post.

Make plans in advance to secure your home. Protect your windows by installing hurricane shutters or board up windows with plywood.

Keeping children safe in emergency situations starts at home. Whatever the emergency, protect your family with these 3 simple steps. Know what you need, what to do, and how to communicate in an emergency.

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Email Updates for August 25, 2014

The 4th African Network for Influenza Surveillance and Epidemiology (ANISE) Meeting will be held in Cape Town, South Africa on December 5-6, 2014.

On the ground in Nigeria, CDC staffer Lisa talks about the hurdles of setting up an emergency operations center for the Ebola outbreak in a city nervous and scared about the spread of the disease.

Emergency Preparedness and Response main page is now available in Spanish. This centralized resource offers highlights, tips, and links to Spanish content.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization, and other domestic and international partners in an international response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This document summarizes key messages about the outbreak and the response. It will be updated as new information becomes available and distributed regularly. Please share the document with others as appropriate.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization, and other domestic and international partners in an international response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This document summarizes key messages about the outbreak and the response. It will be updated as new information becomes available and distributed regularly. Please share the document with others as appropriate.

CDC’s Recommendations and Communication Plans for the 2014-2015 Influenza Season

On the ninth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, we chat with Dr. Sheri Fink, author of Five Days at Memorial, about how far we've come and how far we still have to go when it comes to preparedness.

Some kinds of foods are better than others for emergency food supplies. Learn more about what to put in your emergency food supply.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization, and other domestic and international partners in an international response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This document summarizes key messages about the outbreak and the response. It will be updated as new information becomes available and distributed regularly. Please share the document with others as appropriate.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization, and other domestic and international partners in an international response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This document summarizes key messages about the outbreak and the response. It will be updated as new information becomes available and distributed regularly. Please share the document with others as appropriate.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization, and other domestic and international partners in an international response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This document summarizes key messages about the outbreak and the response. It will be updated as new information becomes available and distributed regularly. Please share the document with others as appropriate.