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VolunteerMaine is proud to support Maine Public Health Association's (MPHA) Get Ready Campaign to present all-hazards preparedness materials to communities and families throughout Maine. Get Ready emphasizes the simplicity of community-level and family preparedness with easy to use checklists, guides and even games for kids. All resources are free and copying/re-printing is encouraged. According to the American Public Health Association (APHA), Americans are overwhelmingly unprepared for a public health crisis; only 14% of Americans say that have adequate emergency supply of water, food and medication. With your help, we can help Mainers Get Ready for all hazards. MPHA's Get Ready team has prepared materials for you to distribute to your community however you see fit. You may consider doing the following with the materials: • Bring to various fairs- health, job, student, etc. • Distribute through schools, PTOs, sports teams and teachers • Stuff neighbors' mailboxes • Send out through your affiliate listservs and post on websites • Post/distribute at libraries, town hall, grocery stores, banks, gyms and anywhere else that families congregate. Though you and your organization may not be in the "preparedness" business, it will take a concerted effort by all us to ensure our friends, family and neighbors are ready when disaster strikes. For more information and to obtain materials, please visit http://www.mainepublichealth.org/getready.

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