by Leigh Ann Hubbard, managing editor

September is National Preparedness Month. Do you know everything you should have on hand for an emergency or disaster?

Here’s a short video and links to reliable tips.

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by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.

A new timely report in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness reveals that most of the 986 who died as a direct result of Hurricane Katrina did so in the first day.

Did we learn anything from Katrina? I think so.

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