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Use these three steps to prepare:
1. Make a plan for you and your family at home. Plan for how a pandemic
might affect your work.
2. Prepare an emergency kit of supplies.
3. Listen for information about what to do and where to go during a flu
outbreak.
Step 1. Make a Plan
Make a plan for you and your family at home. Plan for how a pandemic
might affect your work.
Your Plan for Home
Talk to your family about this plan so they know what to do. Have a backup
plan in case someone gets sick and cannot care for your family. Your plan
should include:
An emergency phone and e-mail contact list. Share it with family
members, work, schools and child care centers.
Someone to care for your children at home in case you cannot be there or
you become ill.
A local and an out of town emergency contact.
Health information for each member of the family including the date of
birth, blood type, allergies, past and current medical problems, current
medicines and dosages, medical equipment and copies of medical
insurance cards.
Doctors’ names and phone numbers.
Locations of hospitals near work, school and home and their phone
numbers.
Locations of local and state health departments and their phone numbers.
Pharmacy name and phone number.
Religious or spiritual information.
Someone to care for your pets in case you cannot be there or you become
ill. Keep your pets up to date on vaccines and have a copy of your pets’
vaccine records in case they need to go to a shelter.
Pets’ veterinarian name and phone number.
Your Plan for Work
If you work:
Discuss work policies with your boss. Ask:
□ How the business will continue during a pandemic.