Source

Description

Website

SC Emergency Management Division

Provides hurricane guides, state’s mass casualty plan, and hazard assessment by county.

http://www.scemd.org/

Be Ready! SC

Provides information on developing a family plan and an emergency supply kit for disaster.

http://www.beready.sc.gov/

SC Prepares

Provides searchable list of trainings  for public health, terrorism, and disaster preparedness.

http://www.desc.info/scprepares/

USC Center for Public Health Preparedness

Provides pocket guide to emergency preparedness and information on lunch & learn seminars.

http://www.sph.sc.edu/acphp/default.htm

SC Health Alert Network

Provides information on latest public health notifications.

http://www.scdhec.gov/health/disease/han/index.htm

SC DHEC Office of Public Health Preparedness

Provides information on avian flu and materials from SC Pandemic Influenza Summit.

http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/ophp/

SC DHEC Emergency Medical Services Division

Provides state EMS contacts

http://www.scdhec.gov/health/ems/

Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
Emergency Preparedness Website

Provides information on preparing animals for disaster and the national extension service disaster handbook.

http://www.clemson.edu/ep/

Home Care Agency

Solinet Preservation Services Leaflets

A summary of the main components of a disaster preparedness plan

www.solinet.net

A complete Disaster Preparedness Handbook prepared by Washington Military Dept., and Washington State Dept. of Health

This handbook includes preparedness for a wide range of disaster events.

www.doh.wa.gov/phepr/factsheets.htm

Personal and Family Disaster Preparedness Resources

Charity Wire has a disaster preparedness site focusing on animals

Information to help you prepare your animals for disaster.

www.charitywire.com/charity267/05762.html

Ready America, A part of Homeland Security

Has checklist for emergency supply list to prepare families and businesses.

www.ready.gov

Four steps to a family disaster plan

These sites cover four inclusive steps to putting together a family disaster plan.

www.disastercenter.com/guide/family.htm

www.ussartf.org/family_disaster_planning.htm

Special Needs Disaster Preparedness Information

Full Circle of Care Disaster Preparedness for Caregivers

Caregivers must prepare for disaster too. They need to prepare for the person they are caring for as well as themselves. This site has a wide range of helpful information to aid in getting prepared for disaster.

www.fullcirclecare.org

Disaster Preparedness Tips for People with Disabilities

A wide range of tips on disaster for people with disabilities

www.floridadisaster.org/disabilities.htm

Disaster Preparedness for People with Special Needs

This is an informative website with ideas related to preparing you or someone you care for with special needs for disaster

http://www.agingcarefl.org/aging/disaster

A step by step checklist for disaster preparedness—easy reading and large print

This gives explicit directions for having supplies ready for disaster

www.homesafetyliteracy.org

Information on preparedness for diabetics

These sites provide insightful and useful information on how and what diabetics need to do to prepare for disaster

www.diabetes.org

www.fda.gov/cder/emergency/insulin.htm

Miscellaneous

Disaster Preparedness info. Related to How To get Ready for a Disaster

Information on how to prepare for the unexpected. Instructions on how to shelter in place, preparedness tips, Family, business, and pet preparedness

www.getreadygear.com

American Red Cross Information

Information on disaster preparedness for all members of our population are on this site. How to keep safe during specific types of disaster; coloring books for children to aid in learning important safety information

www.redcross.org

Disaster Help for those who have been in a disaster

This is a federal site that will assist victims of a disaster in finding the resources they need.

www.disasterhelp.gov