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What can you do to prepare for a health emergency on campus?

• Keep yourself in good health.  This includes getting a seasonal flu shot, eating a healthy diet, exercising and not smoking.
  
  
• Practice infection control measures now. Wash your hands regularly and thoroughly.  Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer frequently. Cover your cough and sneeze into a tissue; dispose of the tissue and wash your hands.  Avoid close contact with others when you are ill.
  
  
• Make a communication plan with your family.  Create a list of important contacts and discuss alternative ways to communicate if necessary.  This might include pre-arranged meeting places or communication through a third party, such as a relative.If you live on campus, discuss with your family when and how you might leave campus in the event of an emergency.
  
  
• Have an emergency kit ready to leave campus quickly if needed.  This should include important documents, some food and water, prescription medications, change of clothes and a means of getting important information, such as a hand crank radio.
  
  
• If you live at home, begin to collect extra food and water so that you could stay at home for a period of at least 2 weeks.  Make sure you don’t run low on prescription medications or other essential personal items.
  
  
• Be prepared to listen and follow the instructions of emergency response personnel during an emergency.  Excess lives are lost when people don’t work together during an emergency.