As the designated First Receiver for the City of East Palo Alto, the staff at Ravenswood Family Health Center has been trained through a disaster preparedness program called CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), as well as being CPR and First Aid trained. RFHC has a disaster preparedness program, with a disaster team who’s goal is to prepare clinic staff and the community to respond to a disaster. In order to meet this goal, RFHC has collaborated with the Menlo Fire Department, San Mateo County, and others.

How You And Your Family Can Be Prepared:

Being prepared BEFORE a disaster is important. Below is a list of items to include in a basic disaster kit for you and your family. This kit could make a difference in getting through a disaster. You should be prepared to live without the things that we use everyday, like gas, electricity, water, and telephones. You should be prepared for more than 3 days after a disaster.

• Food
• Water
• Clothes
• Flashlight
• Whistle
• Duct Tape
• Garbage Bags
• Radio
• First Aid Kit
• Identification Papers
• Personal Support Items
• (e.g. medication, eyeglasses, hearing aid)

*Created by CARD (Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters)

Emergency Prep Links

Disaster Preparedness for Kids:

http://www.fema.gov/kids/

 FEMA

http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm

 Bay Area Red Cross

http://www.bayarea-redcross.org/index.htm

http://www.redcrossbayarea.org/pba/

San Mateo County

http://www.smcready.org/

EPA.net Emergency Preparedness Resources

http://www.epa.net/launch/comvcs/comrpts/item?item_id=635775

Menlo Park Fire Department

For more information on CERT and CPR/First Aid trainings

www.menlofire.org