We are in Hurricane Season now through November 30th. Are you ready? It is time to review your hurricane plan and read about disaster preparedness resources to help you implement your plans. These annual reminders and resource links are meant to help to inform you on how to better get through a natural disaster.

STOCKING YOUR PANTRY

 81cf3bdb-739b-4319-8164-1c8cb915fcea.pdf (ufl.edu)

FCS_PantryStaplesInfographic_Spanish.pdf (ufl.edu)

https://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/non-perishable-foods/

 

NUTRITION, MEAL & MENU PLANNING

Hurricane Preparedness/Think Nutrition – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnbxmDF6FOI&t=1s

Hurricane Preparedness: Meal and Menu Planning – UF/IFAS Extension Broward County (ufl.edu)

http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/media/sfylifasufledu/broward/docs/pdfs/fcs/other-pdfs/Think-Nutrition-During-a-Hurricane_BMJ.pdf

WATER

Consume Safe Drinking Water During an Emergency – UF/IFAS Extension Broward County (ufl.edu)

https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater/prepare.html

https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater/facts.html

 

FOOD SAFETY

http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/browardco/2018/08/13/what-you-need-to-know-about-foodborne-illness-and-food-safety/

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4phA5DhkSI

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/entity/topic/disaster_food_safety

https://food.unl.edu/food-safety-during-emergencies-and-disasters

https://extension.colostate.edu/disaster-web-sites/food-safety-and-storage-for-emergency-preparedness/

https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep-food-safe/food-safety-in-disaster-or-emergency

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/emergency-preparedness

http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/media/sfylifasufledu/broward/docs/pdfs/fcs/other-pdfs/FOODBORNE-ILLNESS-AND-FOOD-SAFETY.pdf

https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/safe-minimum-cooking-temperature

https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep-food-safe/foodkeeper-app

 

FOOD SAFETY & SAFE FOOD HANDLING FOR VOLUNTEERS

https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/aiverson/articles/page1506010036094

 

STAY WELL AS A HURRICANE APPROACHES-MANAGE YOUR WELLBEING, ANXIETY AND STRESS

e2dea1c3-ebe1-4788-b1ce-cade5e8a2ccd.pdf (ufl.edu)

http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/browardco/2021/07/26/time-to-focus-on-self-care/

http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/browardco/2020/04/24/covid-19-ways-to-control-anxiety-and-stress/

 

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PLANNING

http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/media/sfylifasufledu/broward/docs/pdfs/fcs/other-pdfs/Disaster-Prep–Planning.pdf

http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/browardco/2018/08/13/hurricane-season-runs-from-june-1st-to-november-30th/

 

TRACK ACTIVE WEATHER; TRACKING A STORM

https://www.noaa.gov/stories/track-active-weather-with-noaa-s-new-radar-viewer

 

 DO YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION?

Thanks for linking with Broward Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences this hurricane season. Are there additional resources you need? Did you find this blog helpful? Let me know and please leave a comment.

 

Be ready for hurricane season and know what to do before, during and after a storm. Know the risks. Families and consumers act today to be better prepared for whatever may come our way. Wishing everyone all the best this hurricane season!

 

An equal opportunity institution.

by Brenda Marty-Jimenez

Source: UF/IFAS Pest Alert

Note: All images and contents are the property of UF/IFAS.

 

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