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Got a chronic Disease? There's a Go bag for that!

Are you ready?

Emergency Preparedness for Chronic Disease

Houston has it's experience with both man-made and natural disasters, from things like hurricanes and flooding to pandemics like COVID-19 it's important to be prepared for these emergencies especially if you have a chronic-disease. 


Prepare yourself and those in your family by: 


  • Gathering necessities, such as: food, water, hygienic and medical supplies to last at least 2 weeks ​
  • Organize a 2-week supply of prescription medications ahead of time​
  • Collect and store crucial  documents/medical records

Chronic Disease Preparedness Resources

Emergency Preparedness

 Emergency Preparedness for People With Chronic Diseases | Visuals | Tools and Resources | Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion | CDC 

 Make A Plan | Ready.gov 

 Chronic Disease in Uncertain Times | NIH News in Health 

Diabetes

 Tips for Emergency Preparedness | ADA (diabetes.org) 

 Dealing with Diabetes During Disasters (diabeteseducator.org) 

 Diabetes Care During Emergencies | Diabetes | CDC 

 DDRC+Patient+Preparedness+Plan++2018+-+Long+version+checklist+++helpful+website+and+phone+numbers.pdf (squarespace.com) 

https://diabetesdisasterresponse.org/

 Dealing with Diabetes During Disasters (diabeteseducator.org) 

High Blood Pressure

 hypertension.pdf (cdc.gov) 

Pulmonary Hypertension

 Emergency Situations - Pulmonary Hypertension Association (phassociation.org) 

 PHAConnects_EmergencyPrep_final.pdf (phassociation.org) 

More Preparedness Tips

Cancer

 Emergency Resources for the Cancer Community - NCI 

 Patients&NCI side A (cancer.gov) 

 Be Prepared for an Emergency | Cancer Survivors | CDC 

Epilepsy

 Epilepsy and Disaster Preparedness | CDC 

Disability & Health Emergency Preparedness

 Disability and Health Emergency Preparedness | CDC 

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