If you have been reading Zombie Splatter for very long you will remember a few months ago when I said that the "CDC Stole my platform." It looks like they are still using it. AT least I know using a zombie outbreak to teach preparedness is not only a good idea in my head.
"CDC has a fun new way of teaching the importance of emergency preparedness. Our new graphic novel, "Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic" demonstrates the importance of being prepared in an entertaining way that people of all ages will enjoy. Readers follow Todd, Julie, and their dog Max as a strange new disease begins spreading, turning ordinary people into zombies. Stick around to the end for a surprising twist that will drive home the importance of being prepared for any emergency. Included in the novel is a Preparedness Checklist so that readers can get their family, workplace, or school ready before disaster strikes. Click on the images below to view the novella. Transcripts of each chapter are provided below each chapter thumbnail."
What Does The CDC Do? (Besides explode in the last episode of The Walking Dead, Season 1)
CDC safeguards our nation from major health threats.
Crisis Response
CDC’s Emergency Operations Center serves as a 24/7 central command for public health responses to emergencies like Hurricane Katrina, H1N1 and the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
CDC’s Emergency Operations Center serves as a 24/7 central command for public health responses to emergencies like Hurricane Katrina, H1N1 and the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
Medical Stockpile
CDC maintains a Strategic National Stockpile that distributes lifesaving vaccines, medicines and supplies following a public health crisis.
CDC maintains a Strategic National Stockpile that distributes lifesaving vaccines, medicines and supplies following a public health crisis.
Bioterrorism Prevention
CDC’s Rapid Toxic Screen Test can screen human blood for traces of 150 toxic chemicals, including those most likely to be used by terrorists.
CDC’s Rapid Toxic Screen Test can screen human blood for traces of 150 toxic chemicals, including those most likely to be used by terrorists.
State Readiness
CDC provides essential funding for state and local health departments to develop emergency response plans and maintain around-the-clock disease detection and reporting.
CDC provides essential funding for state and local health departments to develop emergency response plans and maintain around-the-clock disease detection and reporting.
Food Safety
CDC helped investigate more than 200 multi-state foodborne outbreaks in 2010, including E. coli and Salmonella.
CDC helped investigate more than 200 multi-state foodborne outbreaks in 2010, including E. coli and Salmonella.
Global Detection
CDC’s global disease detection network responded to 535 disease outbreaks and detected 51 new pathogens from 2006 to 2010.
CDC’s global disease detection network responded to 535 disease outbreaks and detected 51 new pathogens from 2006 to 2010.
Learn more about how CDC protects us all.
Any good survivalist will have the CDC's contact information handy:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
24 Hours/Every Day - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
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