Clearfield-Jefferson Chapter
Pandemic Flu Preparedness Information
- For the Community
The American Red Cross offers tips and advise to help you and your family stay safe and healthy.
Planning for a Pandemic:
  1. Store a supply of water and food. During a pandemic, if you cannot get to a store, or if
    stores are out of supplies, it will be important to have extra supplies on hand. This can
    also be useful in other types of emergencies, such as power outages and winter
    storms.
  2. Have any non-prescription drugs and other health supplies on hand, including pain
    relievers, stomach remedies, cough and cold medicines, fluids with electrolytes, and
    vitamins.
  3. Talk with family members and loved ones about how they would be cared for if they got
    sick, or what will be needed to care for them in your home.
Limiting the Spread of Germs:
  1. Teach children to wash hands frequently with soap and water, and model the correct
    behavior.
  2. Teach your children to cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, model correct behavior.
  3. Teach your children to stay away from others as much as possible when they are sick.
    Stay home from work and school if sick.
Items to Have on Hand for an
Extended Stay at Home:
  • Dry cereal or granola
  • Dried Fruit
  • Crackers
  • Canned Juices
  • Bottled Water
  • Canned or jarred baby food and formula
  • Pet food
  • Prescribed medical supplies, such as glucose monitoring equipment and oxygen
  • Soap and water and/or alcohol based hand sanitizer
  • Medicines for fever, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen
  • Thermometer (and batteries if digital)
  • Anti-diarrheal medication
  • Vitamins
  • Fluids with electrolytes
  • Cleaning agents/disenfenctant
  • Flashlight and Batteries
  • Portable Radio
  • Manual Can Opener
  • Garbage Bags
  • Tissues, Toilet Paper, Disposable Diapers
  • Alternate heat source
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