With recent severe weather, flooding and high temperatures, CHRISTUS Health is encouraging people to be prepared for any potential emergencies this summer season. “Generally, we get a lot of ...

While Tropical Storm Andrea isn’t going to be a big deal, it does serve as a reminder to finalize hurricane preparedness plans.

Life EMS Ambulance's Camp 911 hosts interactive experience for kids to learn about safety and how to react in emergencies.

When hospital beds are scarce, patients “board” in the emergency department until an inpatient bed becomes available. Using national data on 46.2 million hospitalizations, 2017–24, we ...

The Culver City Fire Department will present a free Disaster Preparedness Presentation focused on how community members can ...

Pexels Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can strike at any time. From hurricanes and floods to disease outbreaks and ...

This article, originally posted on Sept. 23, 2019, was updated on June 20, 2025, to reflect current data. Please note that these statistics aren’t updated regularly. Always check with your state ...

Disasters and Public Health Threats (HealthLink BC) - Information on how you can prepare, health threats in your community, disease transmission, steps to get organized and evacuation preparation; ...

Health systems: important characteristics of health systems include universal coverage, freely accessible services, delivery system design that promotes prevention of ill health, supportive ...

Australia is burning. Both New South Wales and Queensland have declared a state of emergency after seeing new record high in property losses during this fire season. Recently, “fires near me” has ...

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