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People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Disaster Preparation
Keeping food safe during power outages
When it comes to food safety, the general rule is, “If in doubt, throw it out.” Never taste suspicious food. It may look and smell fine, but bacteria that cause foodborne illness may be present and could make you sick.
Prepare for wind and rain
With high winds, heavy rain and potential flooding predicted this week, the American Red Cross reminds Puget Sound residents to prepare.
Get your mobile and other high-tech gear ready for emergencies
How to set up your mobile and online tools so they can help you stay in touch during an emergency or disaster.
Disaster Readiness Fair at Evergreen Hospital – Sat. 24th
Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland will hold its annual Disaster Readiness Fair this Saturday, Sept. 24th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m..
Low-flying helicopter will start mapping local radiation levels in Puget Sound next week
The flyovers will start in Seattle and Bellevue before moving to other areas of King and Pierce Counties, including Tacoma.
What if? EXPO: Emergency Preparedness Event
Learn about emergency preparedness You know you need an emergency preparedness plan; it is on your to-do list. But where do you start? How do you talk to your children about the possibility of disaster and how it will affect your family? Is you business prepared? Join Seattle Red Cross, Seattle Children’s, FEMA and other [...]
Preparing for the zombie apocalypse — Tips from CDC
Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some preparedness tips that may prove helpful when the undead begin to stalk the streets.
Levels of radioactive iodine from Japan detected here drop
Health officials report that levels of radioactive iodine detected in the Washington state–which they say have never posed a health threat–are now dropping.
U.S. health system unprepared for major nuclear emergency
U.S. officials say the nation’s health system is ill-prepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, despite years of focus on the possibility of a terrorist “dirty bomb” or an improvised nuclear device attack.
Northwest lab’s technology helps track radiation from reactors in Japan — Seattle Times
The radioactive material from Japan that has made it to Washington represent exposures 18,000 times lower than the average daily dose from background sources of radiation, such as rocks and cosmic rays, reports Sandi Doughton.
Even in worst case, Japan’s nuclear disaster should have limited reach–experts
Are we on a slow-motion path to a six-reactor meltdown? Or will Fukushima stop short of being the worst nuclear power disaster ever, and squeeze somewhere behind Chernobyl and alongside Three Mile Island in infamy?
State officials seek to calm fears over fallout from Japan reactor accidents
Seeking to reassure Washington residents, state health officials are posting the radioactivity measurements from the state’s four monitoring stations online.
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