Bird Flu What To Do: Prepare To Survive

Preface
Acknowledgements

Prepare to Survive: The Basics

1. Expect the Best—Prepare for the Worst

2. Water Is Essential to Life

How Much Is Enough?
How Do I Store It?
How Do I Make Sure It’s Okay To Drink?
Where Else Can I Get It?

3. Food Basics: What To Get and How To Store It
— Contributed by Kathleen Johnson, M.S.,R.D.

How Do I Store It?
What Goods Should I Get?

4. When the Lights Go Out

Equipment Considerations
Cook Without Power

5. Sanitation Sanity

Clean Kitchen, Clean Cooking
Toilet Trouble
Garbage and Rubbish

6. Keep Your ID—Keep Your Records

7. Healthy Habits

Keep Your Germs to Yourself
Pandemic Fashion: N95 masks and Gloves
Strengthen Immunity Now

Create A Safe Community

8. Building and Strengthening Your Support Systems

Be a Good Neighbor
Engage Your Community

9. Work Place Preparation
— Contributor Joshua Lichterman, Ph.D.

10. Communication

With Your Family
With Neighbors
With Outside World

11. Housebound and Stir Crazy
— Contributor Ted Mohns, M.D.

12. Protecting Your Turf and Staying Safe

You Stay Home
You Head for the Hills

Special Needs And Situations

13. Dependents’ Needs

The Kids
Elders and Disabled
People with Special Medical Needs
Don’t Forget Your Pets

14. If You Have To Play Doctor
— Contributor Grattan Woodson, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Treatment of Influenza at Home
Supportive Treatment of Influenza

15. Caregiving and Grieving
— Contributor Joan Halifax, Ph.D.

Support for Caregivers
Grieving

16. Conclusion

Appendix A – C

A. Resources and References

Books
Articles
Websites with Information on the Avian (Bird) Flu
Community Resources
Product Information:
Water Storage • Food and Food Storage • Sanitation • Power • Camping and Emergency Supplies

B. Additional Health Considerations

1. Patient Prognosis During Pandemic Influenza
— Contributor Grattan Woodson, M.D., F.A.C.P.
2. Advanced Home Treatment Considerations
for Healthcare Professionals
— Contributor Grattan Woodson, M.D., F.A.C.P.
3. End-of-Life Decisions
— Contributor Joan Halifax, Ph.D.
4. Being with Dying
— Contributor Joan Halifax, Ph.D.
5. If Someone Dies at Home

C. Master Lists

1. The Top Twenty
2. Food Storage Supplies
3. Home Supplies
4. Hygiene and Home Pharmacy Supplies
5. Preparing for a Power Outage
6. Cooking without Power
7. Useful Solar Powered Items
8. Combating Boredom: Entertaining Ideas
9. Keeping Your ID

Notes

About the Author and Contributors

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