National Preparedness Month

In its sixth annual campaign, the Department of Homeland Security is presenting September as National Preparedness Month. Once again, the Cooperative Extension Service, through EDEN, is a partner in this campaign. EDEN's role is to connect state and local Extension offices to expert materials in disaster mitigation, prevention, preparedness, recovery, and response. For this campaign, EDEN's intent is to provide key resources that will allow each member institution to share preparedness information both efficiently and effectively.

EDEN's content and organization for the 2009 campaign is very similar to last year's. However, various updates and improvements have been made based on user feedback and newly available resources. As you browse through the available resources and examples provided, please offer any feedback and suggestions to Abigail Borron (aborron@purdue.edu).

Areas of Awareness Get a Kit Make Plan Be Informed Get Involved Topic-Specific Resources Children and Youth Multi-Cultural Resources and Collaborators Business Preparedness General Preparedness Resources FEMA Department of Homeland Security EDEN Topic Pages Success Stories

MEMBERSHIP INSTITUTION EXAMPLES Penn State University -- Using a more year-around approach, rather than just a single month campaign, Penn State has a high focus on in-service training programs and outreach to non-Extension organizations. South Dakota State University -- Seeking and taking advantage of opportunities to implement resources into any community or local NPM event planning, SDSU targets a variety of audiences.

  

The EDEN National Preparedness Month materials were developed with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture under CSREES/USDA Agreement No. 2004-37620-14644. Any opinions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Non-Discrimination Statement