Pandemic Household Preparedness Checklist: 14 Items
Prepare household communication, health supplies, flexible routines, and medical access for a widespread infectious disease event.
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๐ก๏ธ Prepare Before an Emergency
Notes: Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Notes: Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Notes: Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Notes: Guidance depends on the disease and current circumstances.
Guidance depends on the disease and current circumstances.
Notes: Coordinate with health professionals about continuity.
Coordinate with health professionals about continuity.
Notes: Consider work, school, childcare, and caregiving responsibilities.
Consider work, school, childcare, and caregiving responsibilities.
Notes: Use products according to their labels.
Use products according to their labels.
โ ๏ธ Respond Safely When Needed
Notes: Follow current health department recommendations.
Follow current health department recommendations.
Notes: Protect high-risk household members where possible.
Protect high-risk household members where possible.
Notes: Record policy and service changes.
Record policy and service changes.
Notes: Follow medical triage and emergency advice.
Follow medical triage and emergency advice.
๐ Recover, Maintain & Review
Notes: Avoid relying on out-of-date rules for a new event.
Avoid relying on out-of-date rules for a new event.
Notes: Document gaps that caused hardship.
Document gaps that caused hardship.
Notes: Respect privacy and personal circumstances.
Respect privacy and personal circumstances.
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How to Use This Checklist
Prepare household communication, health supplies, flexible routines, and medical access for a widespread infectious disease event.
Follow current alerts and instructions from local officials. Hazards, climate, geography, access requirements, and household needs can change which actions are appropriate.
Important Safety and Scope Notes
This practical checklist is an independent, English-language adaptation of the Ready.gov preparedness topic. It does not reproduce FEMA publications and is not endorsed by FEMA or any U.S. government agency.
Use this checklist to organize preparations and recovery tasks. In an active emergency, follow the latest official instructions rather than relying on a static checklist.
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