APHA's Get Ready Report talks to Dr. Lenworth Jacobs, chairman of the Hartford Consensus and leader of the American College of Surgeon’s “Stop the Bleed” Program.

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Stop the Bleed: Help empower the public to stop severe bleeding in an emergency

Patrick Kinney, a Beverly Brown professor of Urban Health at Boston University’s School of Public Health, speaks with Get Ready about preparedness, heat and climate change in urban areas.

Preparedness, climate and urban areas

Nicolette Louissaint, executive director of Healthcare Ready, speaks with Get Ready about disaster preparedness and how it relates to health equity.

Preparedness and health equity

The Get Ready Report interviews Linda Landesman, co-author of “Landesman’s Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice Guide, 4th edition,” about disaster preparedness.

Get Ready Report podcast 49: Preparing for the next public health emergency

The Get Ready Report speaks to Glenn Morris, director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida, on how you can avoid getting sick from summertime food by following safety practices.

Get Ready Report Podcast 48: Summertime food safety

The Get Ready Report speaks to Ben Beard, branch chief for the Bacterial Diseases Branch in the Division of Vector-Borne Disease at the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases about what Americans should know about Zika.

Get Ready Report podcast, episode 47: What Americans need to know about Zika

In this episode of APHA’s Get Ready Report, we speak with Jill Holdsworth, MS, CIC, NREMT, chair of the emergency preparedness committee for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, about how Americans can protect themselves against Zika virus. Holdsworth is interviewed by Daniel Greenberg, senior communications specialist at APHA

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 46: "Zika preparedness and prevention"

  In this episode of APHA’s Get Ready Report, we speak with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Associate Director for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Programs Arjun Srinivasan, MD, about how Americans can help fight against antibiotic resistance — and prevent it from creating health emergencies.  We’ll hear about Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, which runs from Nov. 16-22.

Get Ready Report podcast, episode 45: Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

In this episode of APHA’s Get Ready Report, we speak with USDA Food Safety Specialist Marianne Gravely, about how Americans can plan ahead to keep their food safe.  We’ll hear about two apps from the USDA, as well as one of their recent campaigns.

Get Ready Report: How to keep food safe in emergencies

In this episode of the Get Ready Report, we speak with Dr. Warren Friedman, senior adviser to the director at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes about their efforts to comprehensively address housing health and safety hazards. 

Get Ready Report podcast, episode 43: Why preparedness matters in housing

In this episode, we talk with Nicole Lurie, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about minority health, preparedness and using technology to prepare for disasters.

Get Ready Report, episode 42: Working with minority communities to prepare for disasters

In this episode, the Get Ready team interviews Steven Cohen, an assistant professor within the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Epidemiology Division, at Virginia Commonwealth University. Cohen, Section Councilor of APHA’s Aging and Public Health Section, discusses the importance of immunizations in the aging population. He is interviewed by Get Ready team member Nathan Bhatti.

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 41: Seniors and immunization

In this episode, the Get Ready team interviews Dr. Ethel Taylor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health. Dr. Taylor discusses the risks associated with heat stroke and heat exhaustion, and ways you can prepare yourself before and during a heat wave. She is interviewed by Get Ready team member Lavanya Gupta. 

Get Ready Report Podcast, episode 40: Get ready for extreme heat: tips on heat safety and preparedness

In this episode, the Get Ready team interviews Kim Knowlton, DrPH, senior scientist of the National Resources Defense Council’s  Health & Environment Program, and  co-deputy director of  NRDC’s Science Center. Knowlton is also a clinical professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, and a member of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section.She talks about how climate change affects us during warmer months, and how we can prepare for a safe and fun summer. Knowlton is interviewed by Get Ready team member Lavanya Gupta.

Climate change: What you need to know to get ready for summer

In this episode, the Get Ready team interviews Alex Pasculle, National Youth Preparedness Council member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He talks about the impact that students can have in preparing their schools and communities for emergencies, and his experience as a member of the National Youth Preparedness Council. Pasculle is interviewed by Get Ready team member Lavanya Gupta.

June is National Safety Month

American Public Health Association's Get Ready campaign helps Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all disasters and hazards, including pandemic flu, infectious disease, natural disasters and other emergencies.

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