CDC Medical Officer Dr. Michael Jhung provides an update for the 2012-2013 flu season, which could be severe. The good news is, it's not too late to get your flu shot!

In this episode, Linda Degutis, DrPH, MSN,  speaks with The Nation's Health Reporter Teddi Dineley Johnson about heat-related illnesses. Degutis, former President of the American Public Health Association, offers tips for staying safe in hot weather and describes the warning signs of heat-related illnesses.

In this episode, Danielle Bailey, MPH, research assistant at the Oregon Office on Disability & Health, speaks with The Nation's Health Reporter Teddi Dineley Johnson about disaster preparedness for people living with disabilites. Bailey offers tips on sheltering in place, preparing a disaster kit, dealing with power and communication service outages, and more.

This episode, “Flu Near You - Bringing the public into public health surveillance,” Pooja Bhandari interviews Michelle Holshue, RN, BSN, the American Public Health Association’s Flu Near You fellow, to discuss this new flu-tracking tool.

APHA's Get Ready Campaign interviews Bobette Thompson, president of the National Association of Child Care Professionals on the importance of hand-washing for children and parents.

Teddi Johnson, The Nation's Health reporter interviews Molly McGlinchy, Food Resources Coordinater for the Capital Food Bank in Washington, DC.  The interview focuses on the importance of food donations in communities.

TCC Group & BWB Solutions facilitated a business plan development training at the 138th Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. This technical assistance session is a part of a series of trainings offered to provide Affiliates with the training and resources to develop their individual business plan. This session focused on "Understanding and Strengthening your Business Model, Fiscal Elements and Management and Operations."

Shelter in place:  What you need to know about staying put during an emergency

Q&A with Darryl J. Madden, Director of the Federal Emergency Ready Campaign

Tips on what to do when authorities tell you to stay at home, work, school or other locations during an emergency.

Released: April 29, 2010 Running time: 12:56 Narrators: Jessica Murray, Component Affairs Assistant, American Public Health Association Description: Elaine Swartz, Executive Director of the Kansas Public Health Association discusses her association’s involvement in the Get Ready Campaign and explains the details of an upcoming collaboration to help broaden awareness of the importance of preparedness in Kansas. 

Senior Director of Emergency Services for the Humane Society of the United States, Scotlund Haisley, provides essential information about domesticated animal instincts and behaviors and the importance of preparing for pets during an emergency.  Mr. Haisley also discusses the resources available to pets during disasters.    

Get Ready Episode 11: Interview with Amanda Ripley about “The Unthinkable” Part 1

Interview with Amanda Ripley, conducted by Teddi Dinely Johnson, reporter, The Nation’s Health, APHA; narrated by Jessica Murray, component affairs assistant, APHA. Part 1 of this interview is also available as a podcast and a transcript.

Podcast Highlights: Amanda Ripley discusses the thought process that people encounter during a disaster.  Ripley talks about some counterproductive things that occur in human cognition during a disaster and she discusses the effectiveness of preparedness and its effect on human reaction during extreme situations.  Also, she discusses the surprising, yet common characteristics of human behavior that are more helpful than expected.  Get the details by listening to this podcast.

The discussion with Amanda Ripley continues to outline the unexpected response of the general public in comparison to the expectations of the public by emergency responders.  Human behavior when emergency responders are not present is also explored.  Ripley also goes into further detail about why innate survival tactics are helpful and how people are able to lessen chaos during an emergency, especially an unpredictable emergency.  Information about where to find the book “The Unthinkable” is also mentioned.  Find out where by listening to this podcast.

Lonnie King, DVM, director of the National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides and overview of zoonotic diseases and discusses ways to prevent contamination.

“Across the Nation is an interview between the American Public Health Association and the Idaho Public Health Association about their involvement in the Get Ready Campaign.  The Executive Director, Mary Ann Reuter explains why they are a positive example for other organizations aspiring to become more involved with the Get Ready initiative.”