Further reading and resources to help you get ready…. Get involved with an organization or association that affects you and see what a difference your participation makes in your personal preparedness efforts.

Really Ready America helps you take steps to decrease the impact of a disaster by planning in advance and learning about potential threats.

Visit the CDC for information regarding the preparation for and response to specific hazards in our local and surrounding communities. Recent Outbreaks and Incidents above courtesy CDC.gov Tsunami in American Samoa (September 30, 2009) Magnitude-8.0 quake strikes near Samoan Islands and generated three separate tsunami waves which hit Samoa, neighboring American Samoa and Tonga. Multistate E. coli Outbreak Linked to Beef from JBS Beef Company (July 2009) CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspectio...... Multistate E. coli Outbreak Linked to Cookie Dough (June 2009) CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspectio...... Southern Santa Barbara Wildfires (May 2009) The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District have reissued an Air Quality Warning for Southern Santa Barbara. ...... New Strain of Swine Flu in Two Children in California (April 2009) Neither child had contact with pigs; the source of the infection is unknown. The lack of known exposure to pigs in the two cases increases the possibility that human-to-human ......

Visit our Public Health Hot Topics site for more information about some top health concerns MCDPH prepares for daily.

Community resources

• Grand Canyon Chapter of American Red Cross
• Community Information and Referral

State resources

• Arizona Department of Health Services
• Governor of Arizona
• Arizona Department of State Homeland Security
• Arizona Department of Emergency Management

Tribal resources

• Indian Health Services (IHS)
• Intertribal Council of Arizona (ICA)

Federal resources

• US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
• *New Pandemic planning resources from HHS - July 9, 2009
• Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC)
• FEMA
• FEMA for Kids

International resources

• World Health Organization (WHO)

Behavioral Health resources

• Healthy mental health tips regarding children from CDC // emergency.cdc.gov
• Fostering healthy mental health from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry // www.aacap.org
• How to talk with children after a disaster from the National Mental Health Association // www.nmha.org
• Tips to reassure children affected by a disaster from National Mental Health Association // www.mentalhealthamerica.net
• Techniques to help children cope with disasters from FEMA // www.fema.gov