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Impact Report
| For plan | Strengthening Families Initiative, Parenting Education (Valencia County) |
| Date | October 29, 2010, 10:14 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Emergency preparedness is no longer the sole concern of earthquake prone Californians and those who live in the part of the country known as "Tornado Alley." For Americans, preparedness must now account for man-made disasters as well as natural ones. Knowing what to do during an emergency is an important part of being prepared and may make all the difference when seconds count. Over 200 of the residents living in Valencia County participated in a program designed to educate and teach families the importance of preparing for local and individual emergencies. Parents were taught the importance of talking to their children about possible emergencies and taught ways to develop a family emergency plan. Each family was given an emergency preparedness kit to take home with them with instructions and a list of supplies that need to be added to the kits. Participants gain knowledge in emergencies that can and do affect New Mexico residents. Gain a greater understanding of the importance in preparing themselves and families for emergencies. |