Thanks to John Bowen’s Hometown Security blog, I learned about an interesting citizen preparedness development — the Florida legislature’s passage of the “Emergency Prescription Refill Bill” to help citizens store medicine for major emergencies. The legislation would “require all insurers and managed-care organizations to suspend refill-too-soon restrictions when a patient seeks a refill” if their county is under a […]
Helping Citizens Get Necessary Extra Prescription Medicine Before A Disaster
July 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Public Health Preparedness
Florida Businesses Lower Prices For Emergency Preparedness Supplies
June 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Thanks to the Hometown Security blog, I saw that some Florida retailers had voluntarily lowered their prices on emergency preparedness supplies to encourage Floridians to prepare for Hurricane season.
I’ve been an advocate of getting the corporate sector far more involved in advance public preparedness, such as providing more discounts and developing integrated marketing campaigns, so I’m happy to hear about Florida’s […]
Tags: Preparedness and Business
As Hurricane Season Begins, Florida’s “Mr. Hurricane” Wants To Change Public’s “Culture Of The Victim”
June 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments
With hurricane season starting today, Craig Fugate, the Director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, is the subject of an interesting profile in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
According to the article, Fugate wants to instill a new sense of public personal responsibility among the public when it comes to preparing and responding to disasters. Fugate is taking aim at what he has dubbed ”the […]
Tags: State Preparedness