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Health & Prevention · Program 10
First Aid, Community Emergency Response & Safety Education
Training and simple kits so a community can respond to its own emergencies before outside help arrives.
The need
In the minutes before responders arrive, the people nearby are the response.
What we do
- First-aid training
- Safe response training
- Household safety guidance
- Fire safety
- Injury prevention
- Unsafe-structure awareness
- Disaster preparedness
- Storm and flood preparedness
- Distribution of simple first-aid kits where appropriate
How it works
- 01
Run practical first-aid and safe-response training.
- 02
Cover household safety, fire safety, and injury prevention.
- 03
Prepare for regional risks such as storms and flooding.
- 04
Distribute simple first-aid kits where appropriate.
Community participation
Trained community members become the local trainers for the next group.
Why it matters
Preparedness converts a crisis into a manageable event.