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Develop Your Emotional Resilience: Learn How Tomorrow

September 25, 2020 by splane

Bainbridge Island, Washington, is known nationally for its successful emergency preparedness strategies. Bainbridge Prepares, a nonprofit that brings together individuals, organizations, and local government in preparedness efforts, is offering a Virtual Day of Preparedness tomorrow, Saturday September 26, featuring a keynote speech on emotional resilience. Keynote speaker Dr. Avanti Bergquist, MD, MS, FAPA, DFAACAP, will … Read more

The Road to Readiness

September 23, 2020 by splane

You don’t need to stress yourself out about emergency preparation. In fact, that kind of stress could put you in freeze mode where you’re unable to take action. It’s not possible to be completely prepared as every emergency is unique: One flood might be accompanied by high winds, another by COVID-19, a third by both. … Read more

When You Leave in a Hurry: 8 Ps of Evacuation

September 23, 2020September 22, 2020 by splane

You get a knock on your door in the middle of the night. Maybe your phone blows up with dozens of emergency notifications. The message? You need to evacuate. You have a specific amount of time before you need to leave home: a day, an hour, five minutes. What do you grab in the time … Read more

Refugees from Planet Earth

September 23, 2020September 20, 2020 by splane

Originally published November 11, 2008 on On a Ledge. War, disease, economic devastation, and catastrophic geologic and climate events create refugees every day. According to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants’ World Refugee Survey 2008, worldwide there are currently over 14 million. An additional 25 million people are displaced internally and so are not considered in refugee totals. In … Read more

Unmasking Flawed Antimasking Arguments

September 24, 2020July 4, 2020 by splane

Originally published July 4, 2020, on Medium. Article has been slightly abridged. During the COVID-19 pandemic, antimaskers loudly proclaim their opposition to some states’ mandatory mask wearing. They cite a small range of reasons from “It’s my Constitutional right” to “The government is trying to control us.” But a simple scratch and sniff shows how … Read more