Emergency Preparedness Resources: Suggested Reads (and Videos)

Thank you to NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) for providing the information summarized here. A special shout-out to Disability Advisor Jeffry Adelman for his hearing loss specific tips.

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Once upon a time, wild food was all there was. If you didn’t pick it, catch it, or kill it, you didn’t eat. That’s all changed, of course, but what have we lost in our move from the wilderness that once supported us? And what could we gain by rediscovering foraging as a source of food?

Whether it’s on the street, inside a shopping mall, or even at a quiet park, accidents and injuries can occur without warning. This program looks at the types of injuries that often happen in a community, various factors that may be involved, and how those injuries should be treated.

A vast number of accidents, many resulting in injury or even death, occur in and around the home. This program describes the main types of harmful accidents that can take place in a residence and how the ensuing injuries should be treated.