{"id":10521,"date":"2025-03-01T14:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/prepind\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T03:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T08:38:57","slug":"prepind","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/prepind\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/prepind ~  Individual Preparedness  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <br>\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\r\n\r\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n\r\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/prepind.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\r\n\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\r\n\r\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Individual Preparedness<!--[END]--><\/h1>\r\n\r\n    <\/header>\r\n\r\n  <\/div><br>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n\r\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\r\n\r\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\r\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\r\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\r\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\r\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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This proactive step will ready you and\r\n\r\n\r\n  your family of an evacuation or to contact family members when communications are disabled.\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n\r\n  For information about what to include in an emergency plan, visit:\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <li>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ready.gov\/are-you-ready-guide\">Are You Ready?<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <li>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ready.gov\/es\">Est\u00e1 listo? 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Steps should be taken before an emergency occurs to safe-guard vital information and\r\n\r\n\r\n  records.\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n\r\n  For information about financial recovery, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fema.gov\/assistance\/index.shtm\">FEMA | Federal Emergency Management\r\n\r\n\r\n  Agency<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n  Mental Health Recovery:\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n\r\n  Stress, anxiety and other mental health issues can be triggered or intensified by a disaster or traumatic events. These issues can affect\r\n\r\n\r\n  anyone from older Delawareans to children.\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n\r\n  For information on mental health recovery, visit:\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <li>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"\/dsamh\/crisis_intervention.html\">Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health: Crisis\r\n\r\n\r\n    Intervention<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <li>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bt.cdc.gov\/mentalhealth\/\">CDC: Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n  Stay Informed:\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n\r\n  One way to prepare for an emergency is to stay updated on the latest health issues affecting Delaware (<a href=\"\/dph\/php\/alerts.html\">DPH Services: Health Alerts<\/a>). 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