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Emergency Kits Consider special kit Health Public
needs for: Important Resources County Alameda Emergency Consider making two kits to have available in easy-to-get-to spots. Each kit should contain • Infants: Powdered formula Local Radio Stations: Medical Care items for your personal and households needs. and baby food, diapers KCBS 740 AM / 106.9 FM KPFA 94.1 FM
1) HOME KIT: This kit can be in any size • Children: Toys and books KGO 810 AM KALW 91.7 FM
• Seniors: Spare glasses,
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1411 E. 31 Street San Leandro, CA 94578 mobile. The kit should be in an easy-to-carry your home or cell phone number by call or text. Emergency
Oakland, CA 94602 (510) 357-6500 container with strong straps like a backpack.
(510) 437-4800 Keep a three-day supply of food, water and to Guide Pocket The St. Rose Hospital medications.
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The app will help you prepare and plan (510) 522-3700 Stanford Health Care Two-week supply of water in sealed unbreakable for how to respond to a disaster.
Alta Bates Valley Care Medical Center containers, for drinking and sanitation Download OSHA Heat Safety App Summit Medical Center 5555 W. Los Positas Blvd. Two-week supply of food that doesn’t need refrigeration The app has real-time heat index and hourly 350 Hawthorne Street Pleasanton, CA 94588 forecasts, specific to your location, as well Oakland, CA 94609 (925) 847-3000 Manual can opener, and basic eating utensils Sponsored by (510) 655-4000 as occupational safety and health Two-week supply of prescription medicines and The Public Health Sutter Health recommendations from OSHA and NIOSH. treatment information Systems Alta Bates Eden Medical Center More Resources: Preparedness and Summit Medical Center 20103 Lake Chabot Road First-aid kit Response 2540 Ashby Ave Castro Valley, CA 94546 Alameda County Information & Resources Eden I&R Change of clothes including long sleeved shirt, edenir.org……………………………………...... 2-1-1 Berkeley, CA 94705 (510) 537-1234 long pants and sturdy shoes. or text 898211 Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm (510) 204-4444 UCSF Benioff Toiletries and hand sanitizer Alameda County Public Health Department: Heat and Health Kaiser Permanente Children’s Hospital Cash in small bills acphd.org/phep/heat-and-health.aspx Fremont Oakland 39400 Paseo Padre Pkwy. 747 52nd Street Emergency blanket Alameda County Sheriff, Emergency Preparedness Fremont, CA 94538 Oakland, CA 94609 acgov.org/emergencysite Charged cell phone that includes (510) 248-3000 (510) 428-3000 In Case of Emergency (I.C.E.) numbers Call 9-1-1 American Red Cross redcross.org……………………………(800) 733-2767 if you have a Kaiser Permanente Washington Hospital Copies of important documents (medical records, California Poison Control Center calposion.org…....……...(800) 876-4766 life-threatening Oakland 2000 Mowry Ave. insurance information, birth certificate etc.) 3600 Broadway emergency. Fremont, CA 94538 Oakland, CA 94611 Family emergency plan (see back Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Extreme Heat (510) 797-1111 cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat (510) 752-1000 Whistle to signal for help Cooling Our Communities Project in Ashland and Cherryland: This pocket guide can Kaiser Permanente Radio (battery powered, solar, or hand-crank) coolingourcommunities.com/heatpreparedness help you prepare for an San Leandro emergency or during an 2500 Merced Street Trash bags, duct tape, sheets of plastic, disposable Department of Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness extreme heat event. San Leandro, CA 94577 gloves, and face masks ready.gov
(510) 454-1000 Flashlights with extra batteries stored separately PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Resources….(800) 743-5000
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Heat Waves And Health Cooling Strategies — Pay Extra Attention To Vulnerable Groups
The changing climate will make extreme heat Preventing Heat-Related Illness waves more common in Alameda County. High • Infants and children • Homeless or unsheltered temperatures can feel even hotter when living In the event of a heat wave: • Seniors • People living alone in an urban environment. • People with disabilities • Pets Stay hydrated, don't wait until you're
Heat waves can be dangerous. A very high thirsty. Avoid drinking alcohol, caffeine body temperature can affect the brain and other and sugary drinks. — vital organs. Some health conditions (like Recognize The Signs Of Heat Illness What To Look For dehydration, obesity and heart disease) can make it harder for the body to stay cool in hot Stay cool indoors or find a Cooling HEAT EXHAUSTION HEAT STROKE Center in your community. weather. Heat exhaustion is less intense Heat stroke is a serious and A cooling center is a public location that than heat stroke, but is still a potentially life threatening Include this Pocket Guide and Emergency Plan in your KIT is air-conditioned. It is a temporary space serious health threat. condition. that will be open during heat waves. For a list of
Family Emergency Plan Cooling Centers in Alameda County, call 2-1-1 or • Headache • Headache go to acphd.org/phep/heat-and-health.aspx • Dizziness My Local Cooling Center:______• Dizziness • Confusion
My Emergency Meeting Place: Avoid strenuous activities and limit time • No sweating Neighborhood:______exposed to the sun. Wear sunscreen if you • Heavy sweating must go outdoors. Out-of-Neighborhood: ______• High body temperature • Red, hot, dry or damp skin If there is a heat wave, I would call to check on: Never leave infants, children or pets • Cool, pale, clammy skin Name: ______in the car.
Phone:______• Nausea • Nausea or vomiting Name: ______Use the Buddy system, check on the
health of your family or friends especially, Phone:______if they are children, elderly, physically or • Fast, strong pulse • Fast, weak pulse mentally challenged. If I have an Emergency, I would call: Name: ______
Phone:______Wear light colored, lightweight, loose
Name: ______fitting clothing and open shoes. • Muscle cramps • Loss of consciousness • Loss of consciousness Phone:______• Tiredness or weakness Shower or bathe in cold water My Out-of-town contact frequently and cool off with a fan. Name: ______
Phone:______Treatment — What To Do Keep your home cool. Close your My Out-of-state Contact: curtains and avoid cooking especially Name: ______HEAT EXHAUSTION HEAT STROKE during the hottest part of the day. Sleep Phone:______cool at night. • Move to a cooler place • Call 911 immediately • Hydrate, sip water Other Information/ Medications / Phone Numbers ______For more tips on Preventing Heat-Related • Rest and cool down • Do not drink anything ______Illness, please go to • Consider calling 911 if • ______cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat symptoms worsen or last Move to a cooler place longer than 1 hour