by Tess Pennington | Dec 16, 2011
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), serious, contagious disease outbreaks can and do happen. CDC investigates new contagious diseases—averaging one new contagion per year. Given our vast array of transportation systems, these diseases can end up at our...
by Tess Pennington | Dec 14, 2011
Let’s cut to the chase, it is very difficult to prepare for epidemics and pandemics especially for those living in close proximity to others. These natural reoccurring disasters tend to occur suddenly and without warning. According to the Center for Disease...
by Tess Pennington | Mar 31, 2020
The Coronavirus Preparedness Handbook: How to Protect Your Home, School, Workplace, and Community from a Deadly Pandemic By Tess Pennginton (Published March 31, 2020) Life-Saving COVID-19 Information: Quarantines, Lockdowns, Face Masks, Immune Support, Food...
by Tess Pennington | Mar 30, 2020
As a person who has always taken preparedness and disaster study seriously, the topic of surviving pandemics has both intrigued and frightened me to my core. Pandemics are unrelenting and have the ability to create a pivotal life moment. These large-scale outbreaks of...
by Sara Tipton | Nov 12, 2019
It’s been 100 years since the Spanish Flu caused a global pandemic and many believe the next one arrives. And when it does arrive, “scientists say an outbreak of a flu-like illness could sweep across the planet in 36 hours and kill tens of millions due to our...
by Lisa Egan | Aug 24, 2018
It has been 100 years since the Spanish Flu (also known as the 1918 flu pandemic) spread across the globe, infecting 500 million people and causing the deaths of 50 million – which was three to five percent of the world’s population at the time. Imagine...
by Tess Pennington | Sep 11, 2017
Welcome back to week 2 in our Crash Course into Preparedness. Last week we discussed the basics of survival and gear needed for a short-lived event. One of the comments from last week’s class mentioned that it isn’t hard to prepare, you just have to...
by Tess Pennington | Sep 4, 2017
We’re ushering in National Preparedness Month with the first in a series of four preparedness guides. This crash course into preparedness will help you plan a strategy, position critical assets and greatly increase your chance of surviving many of the most...
by Contributing Author | Nov 1, 2014
[Editor’s note: There are many facets to prepping for disasters. We must think of shelf stable foods, alternative cooking, emergency water supplies, alternative energy, security … the list goes on and on. This can be very overwhelming and frustration can...
by Tess Pennington | Oct 16, 2014
When outbreaks spiral out of control, healthcare officials will suggest social distancing measures in order to contain the outbreak. When this happens, individuals will wonder what steps they need to take to prevent infection. Some of the key questions facing...
by Daisy Luther | Sep 16, 2014
Are you ready for the possibility of an Ebola pandemic that will interrupt the day-to-day life of most Americans? Because now, the CDC has issued a checklist and said that “Now is the time to prepare.” You can read the entire document HERE. As well, the...
