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11-12-2011
Preparedness
Facts of the Week
by
Elizabeth Hall, Emergency
Services Specialist -
Kings County Public
Health Department |
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A
while back I wrote an article
about safety and preparedness
websites for kids entitled “Knowledge
is Power”: School House
Rock!” I’d like
to revisit that with a twist.
You remember School House
Rock on Saturday mornings
don’t you? Originally
airing from 1973 to 1985,
they became a staple on Saturday
mornings as we watched Saturday
morning cartoons. They were
on in between the cartoons
and the commercials, and
just before American Bandstand
and Soul Train.
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You
Were Taught...
They
were those animated
catchy little tunes
singing about grammar,
history, science,
economics, math
and civics. With “Conjunction
Junction”,
you were taught what
a conjunction was
and when to use it.
With “I’m
Just a Bill”,
you were taught the
process of how a
bill becomes a law;
and “No
More Kings” was
about how America
became a free country
- free from Kings.
What is the key word
here? (Come on, I’ve
highlighted them
for you). That’s
right, “taught”.
Did we know we were being
taught? Heck no…it
was all about dancing around
the living room and singing
that so-easy-to-memorize
song and watching the very
clever animation of that
time. Each one was presented
in an educational, animated
musical format. |
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Idea
for School House
Rock...
The
idea for School
House Rock was born
when the creator
noticed one of his
sons who was having
trouble in school
remembering his
multiplication tables,
knew the
lyrics to many current
rock songs. And
so an idea was born. |
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Resolve
to be Ready!
With
the
coming
of
each
new
year,
we
start
to
think
about
how
we
can
improve
our
lives
in
one
form
or
another.
You
know
what
I’m
talking
about…those
infamous “New
Year’s
resolutions”.
Here
at
emergency
preparedness,
the
new
year
means
we
begin
our “Resolve
to
be
Ready” campaign.
This
campaign
is
geared
towards
encouraging
members
of
the
community
to
make
the
resolution
to
put
together
a
family
communications
plan,
and
take
other
simple
steps
to
be
prepared.
So
I
got
to
thinking.
Let’s
include
our
kids
in
our
planning
efforts
as
a
way
of
teaching
them
the
importance
of
it
all. |
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Tools
for Knowledge...
One
of the easiest
ways
we can begin
the teaching
process is
through the
various safety
and preparedness
websites
available
today. The
sites have
games and
learning
techniques
for all ages,
and some
have curriculum
for teachers.
Just like
School
House Rock,
we can give
our children
(of all ages)
the tools
to gain the
knowledge
they will
need that
will be
most helpful
without telling
them that
they are really
learning. |
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Free
Resources
The
following are
some great (FREE)
resources
for
both kids of all
ages
and teachers
as well: |
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Knowledge
is Power!
As
you can see, there is
a lot of great information
out there geared towards
safety and preparedness
for all ages – and
it’s all free! You just need to tap
into it. Like the old
saying goes, “Knowledge
is Power.” How
powerful are you?.
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Do
your part for safety awareness by passing this
information along to anyone you can think of
who would benefit.
Have
a great week, and remember…… Be
Responsible - Be Ready - Be Prepared!
Teaming Up for Emergency Preparedness
Elizabeth Hall
Kings County Public Health Department
Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 852-2634
www.kingscountyoem.com
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