Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort held each September to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. The goal of the month is to increase public awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies and to encourage individuals to take action.
Throughout September, DHS will work with a wide variety of organizations, including local, state and federal government agencies and the private sector, to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness and promote individual involvement through events and activities across the nation.
The FKDC wants to thank the 100+ facilities that decided to pioneer preparedness for themselves, their staff, and their patients by participating in the All Hazards Educational Series and completing the pre-quiz. To promote National Preparedness Month, the highest scoring facilities were asked to contribute their own preparedness stories to the FKDC blog.
For more information, visit www.ready.gov or www.listo.gov
Remember that the All Hazards Educational Series runs until December. It’s not too late to participate. You can visit www.fmqai.com/esrd/fkdc and click on the “Florida Kidney Disaster Coalition Tools” link for more information.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
FKDC Launches an All Hazards Education Program
Friday, August 3, 2007
To NW7 Facility Administrators:
The Florida Kidney Disaster Coalition (FKDC) is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for disaster education. This series of faxblasts will inform Floridians about disasters that are likely to happen in our area. There are more everyday dangers to Florida than just hurricanes!
You will receive one “All-Hazards Educational Series” faxblast every week. If you miss a fax, check the FKDC website (www.fmqai.com/ESRD/FKDC) to download them as they become available. Compile each faxblast in a notebook. When the series is complete, you will have a complete all-hazards handbook.
Facilities are encouraged to complete the pre-quiz. It is a short, ten question quiz about disasters that are likely to happen in Florida. Following the series, FKDC will issue a post-quiz. Each facility completing and returning the pre-quiz and the post-quiz will receive an achievement certificate!
You should receive the first faxblast on Monday, August 20. You will get a new hazard topic each week until December 17th. After the series is complete, you should have 15 topics in your folder. There will not be any topics for the weeks of September 3rd (Labor Day), November 12th (Veterans Day) or November 19th (Thanksgiving).
Topics will include hazardous materials, radiological emergencies, disaster basics, terrorism, pandemics, floods, tropical storms, hurricanes, post-storm safety, and more!
Complete the attached pre-quiz and fax it back. Be sure to include your provider number, name of your facility, a contact person, and a contact telephone number.
Start receiving the All-Hazards Educational Series faxblasts. If you miss a week, check the FKDC website to download a copy. Compile each topic into a folder.
When the series is complete, fill out and return the post-quiz to receive your certificate!
Being knowledgeable and prepared and can be easy and fun. Join FKDC in raising awareness about all the Florida disasters. For more information or questions, please call us at (813) 383-1530 and ask for Sherilyn Burris (extension 3267) or Sally Gore (extension 3266) at or visit us at http://www.fmqai.com/library/attachment-library/All_Hazards.pdf
To NW7 Facility Administrators:
The Florida Kidney Disaster Coalition (FKDC) is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for disaster education. This series of faxblasts will inform Floridians about disasters that are likely to happen in our area. There are more everyday dangers to Florida than just hurricanes!
You will receive one “All-Hazards Educational Series” faxblast every week. If you miss a fax, check the FKDC website (www.fmqai.com/ESRD/FKDC) to download them as they become available. Compile each faxblast in a notebook. When the series is complete, you will have a complete all-hazards handbook.
Facilities are encouraged to complete the pre-quiz. It is a short, ten question quiz about disasters that are likely to happen in Florida. Following the series, FKDC will issue a post-quiz. Each facility completing and returning the pre-quiz and the post-quiz will receive an achievement certificate!
You should receive the first faxblast on Monday, August 20. You will get a new hazard topic each week until December 17th. After the series is complete, you should have 15 topics in your folder. There will not be any topics for the weeks of September 3rd (Labor Day), November 12th (Veterans Day) or November 19th (Thanksgiving).
Topics will include hazardous materials, radiological emergencies, disaster basics, terrorism, pandemics, floods, tropical storms, hurricanes, post-storm safety, and more!
Complete the attached pre-quiz and fax it back. Be sure to include your provider number, name of your facility, a contact person, and a contact telephone number.
Start receiving the All-Hazards Educational Series faxblasts. If you miss a week, check the FKDC website to download a copy. Compile each topic into a folder.
When the series is complete, fill out and return the post-quiz to receive your certificate!
Being knowledgeable and prepared and can be easy and fun. Join FKDC in raising awareness about all the Florida disasters. For more information or questions, please call us at (813) 383-1530 and ask for Sherilyn Burris (extension 3267) or Sally Gore (extension 3266) at or visit us at http://www.fmqai.com/library/attachment-library/All_Hazards.pdf
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