Swine Flu information and resources

Everyone at the Red Cross knows that the best way to keep your anxiety in check about emergencies is to be prepared for an emergency. And with all of the media-hype surrounding the outbreak of Swine Flu, you might need something to bring your nerves back to ground level.

Your pet would give YOU CPR…

When we say “Pet CPR,” we’re not suggesting you let your dog nosh on your face. Dogs probably couldn’t perform effective CPR on a human anyway… but I bet your dog or cat loves you so much they’d try!

Hooray Comic Books!

Like so many things, comic books were so much cooler back in the day. In fact, the American Red Cross was featured in a few old strips. Here is my favorite example:

98 year old survives Earthquake in Italy

For those of you who have been watching and reading the news coverage of the Earthquake in Italy, you probably need some hopeful news. I saw this on MSNBC this morning. Its always amazing what people can endure.

Are you SURE you don’t know a Hero?

This Friday, April 10, is the deadline to nominate your hero for the 4th Annual Heroes Breakfast Awards (May 20).

Earthquake in Italy, Italian Red Cross responds

With more than 100 dead and around 50,000 homeless, today’s earthquake in Italy was a tragedy. The earthquake was about a 6.3 magnitude, and reduced the city ofL’Aquila to rubble.

Europe: Making disaster preparedness classy

what do our European friends have to teach us about disaster preparedness? Plenty.