This fits four to a page, for leaving in piles where an authority allows it. Some places will not let me put up the sheet with the tear-off websites, so I shrunk it. I made many and just have to cut them apart (hoping to find a paper cutter somewhere). I’ve put up the tear-off sheets in some groceries-hope people stop and read them. BTW, when I googled PFAW, there were over half a million sites.
PANDEMIC FLU AWARENESS WEEK
October 9–16, 2006
Pandemic flu would be like “5,000 Katrinas,” said Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of CIDRAP.
If you expect the government to come to your aid, you will be “tragically wrong,” said Secretary/ Dept. of Health & Human Services Michael Leavitt.
The pandemic in 1918 was caused by a virus for which no one had any immunity, and it killed so many people that bodies were left on porches. Hospitals overflowed into tents. (Today our hospitals have no extra beds or staff; ambulances now are routinely told “we’re full, go somewhere else.”) The pandemic in 1918 missed only a few segments of the population, those in towns or on islands who quarantined themselves. How long could you stay home with the supplies in your house now? If you want to stay home to avoid the virus, do you already have 2 (or 3 or 4) weeks’ supply of peanut butter, crackers, rice, toilet paper, water, etc.?
Go to the websites below to find out more about how To protect yourself. (Websites recommend storing food for 2–3 days, 2–3 weeks, or 4–6 weeks. It’s up to you, in more ways than one.)
http://www.fluwikie.com http://www.cidrap.umn.edu http://www.pandemicflu.gov _______________________
Thank you, Jane. If I run into the page-size limitation you encountered, I’ll definitely turn to this.
the formatting has changed, sorry-
PANDEMIC FLU AWARENESS WEEK
October 9–16, 2006
Pandemic flu would be like “5,000 Katrinas,” said Dr
Michael Osterholm, director of CIDRAP.
If you expect the government to come to your
aid, you will be “tragically wrong,” said Secretary/
Dept. of Health & Human Services Michael Leavitt.
The pandemic in 1918 was caused by a virus for which
no one had any immunity, and it killed so many people
that bodies were left on porches. Hospitals overflowed
into tents. (Today our hospitals have no extra beds or
staff; ambulances now are routinely told “we’re full,
go somewhere else.”)
The pandemic in 1918 missed only a few segments of the
population, those in towns or on islands who
quarantined themselves. How long could you stay
home with the supplies in your house now? If
you want to stay home to avoid the
virus, do you already have 2 (or 3 or 4)
weeks’ supply of peanut butter, crackers,
rice, toilet paper, water, etc.?
Go to the websites below to find out more about how
To protect yourself. (Websites recommend storing
food for 2–3 days, 2–3 weeks, or 4–6 weeks.
It’s up to you, in more ways than one.)
http://www.fluwikie.com ++ http://www.cidrap.umn.edu
http://www.pandemicflu.gov
_______________________
the government website should be under the fluwikie address. The plus signs were just for spacing.
I was thinking that this might be something to distribute after this week, too, with a different heading. Maybe You’re on your own! says Federal govt. (as if we didn’t already know it).
because they will be seen as outdated and tossed after this week.
I have read a few comments on other blogs stating that the PWAF project should be ongoing and not just a week.
I really like your idea and will use it, too.
bump
Bump for PFAW
This is really good text - I’m going to use it! Thanks very much, you are an excellent writer. Brief, punchy and straight to the point!
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