Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:16:03 EST http://www.hhs.gov/ Information from U.S. Department of Health Human Services noaawatch@noaa.gov http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html en-us ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov NOAA Logo http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/psa.asp Because hurricane damage is a public safety issue, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners can stay safe and cope. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS, covers points such as preparing for a hurricane, evacuation, staying safe in a home, emergency wound care, food and drug safety, and avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out. The PSAs tell people what they need to know before, during and after a hurricane, so they are for spot use. The feed also includes TV crawls ready to be run across the bottom of screens, and text for cell phone alert messages. The PSAs on the Internet link below are to sound files in .MP3 format as well as matching live-read texts. There are matching TV PSAs for many spots contact Ira Dreyfuss at ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov or (202) 401-5920. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:43:35 EDT ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/psa Stations, because flooding is a current public safety issue, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners can stay safe and cope with the problems and stresses of flooding. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS, covers points such as driving in flooded areas, keeping your children safe from flooding, avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out, and preventing mold. The PSAs tell people what they need to know during and after a flood, so they are for spot use. The PSAs on the Internet link below are to sound files in .MP3 format (male or female voices, and some in Spanish) as well as matching live-read texts. For TV, there are bottom-of-the-screen crawls for immediate use. There also are matching TV PSAs for many of these spots. The TV PSAs are available by contacting Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The email is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov, and the telephone number is (202) 401-5920. Here is a link to the Internet site where you can download the PSAs and view the TV spots. http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/psa/ Mon, 03 May 2010 14:13:02 EDT ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/psa Because severe winter weather can be a public health issue, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners can stay safe and cope with the problems and stresses of the weather. The advice is approved by public health experts from HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The topics of the PSAs cover such points as recognizing and preventing carbon monoxide poisoning, as well as hypothermia and frostbite. The PSAs are in live-read script, .MP3 audio and TV formats. All are 30 seconds in length. Here is a link to the Internet site where you can download the scripts and audio of the winter weather-related PSAs, and preview the TV PSAs: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/psa To receive a broadcast quality copy of the TV PSAs, contact Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The e-mail is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:33:01 EST ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/psa.asp Stations, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners can stay safe and cope in the event of a hurricane. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS, covers points such as preparing for a hurricane, evacuation, staying safe in a home, emergency wound care, food and drug safety, and avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out. The PSAs tell people what they need to know before, during and after a hurricane, so they are for spot use. New: text for TV crawls, ready to be run across the bottom of screens. The PSAs on the Web link below are to sound files in .MP3 format, including some in Spanish) as well as matching live-read texts. There are matching TV PSAs for many of these spots. They are available by contacting Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The email is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov, and the telephone number is 202-401-5920. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:12:46 EDT ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/psa.asp Stations, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners can stay safe and cope in the event of a hurricane. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS, covers points such as preparing for a hurricane, evacuation, staying safe in a home, emergency wound care, food and drug safety, and avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out. The PSAs tell people what they need to know before, during and after a hurricane, so they are for spot use. New for this feed: text for TV crawls, ready to be run across the bottom of screens. The PSAs on the Web link below are to sound files in .MP3 format (male or female voices, and some in Spanish) as well as matching live-read texts. There are matching TV PSAs for many of these spots. They are available by contacting Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The email is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov, and Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:52:30 EDT ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov http://www.emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/psa Stations, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how listeners can stay safe and cope with flooding. These practical tips are meant for use if there is flooding. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS, covers points such as driving in flooded areas, keeping your children safe from flooding, avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out, and preventing mold. The PSAs tell people what they need to know during and after a flood, so they are for spot use. The PSAs on the Web link below are to sound files in .MP3 format (male or female voices, and some in Spanish) as well as matching live-read texts. There are matching TV PSAs for many of these spots. They are available by contacting Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The email is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov, and the telephone number is 202-401-5920. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:40:53 EDT ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/psa/index.asp Stations, because heat is a public health issue in the Washington, D.C., area, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers two 30-second PSAs, in recorded .MP3 and live-read script format. The PSAs tell listeners how to cope with heat during a power outage and give general stay-cool tips. For more information, contact Ira Dreyfuss at ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov. The PSAs can be downloaded at this Web address: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:49:42 EDT ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/psa Because flooding is a current public safety issue, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners or viewers can stay safe and cope with flooding. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, covers points such as driving in flooded areas, keeping your children safe from flooding, avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out, and preventing mold. The PSAs tell people what they need to know during and after a flood, so they are for spot use. The PSAs on the Web link below are to sound files in .MP3 format (male or female voices, and some in Spanish) as well as matching live-read texts. There are matching TV PSAs for many of these spots. They are available by contacting Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The email is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov, and the telephone number is (202) 401-5920. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:58:58 EDT ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/psa Because cold weather and icy conditions can endanger the health of people outside in it, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how to stay safe. The advice, approved by public health experts from HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tell how to recognize and prevent injury from hypothermia and frostbite. The PSAs, in 30-second scripts and .MP3 recorded versions, are for spot use. The Web link below is to the sound files as well as the matching live-read texts. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:59:09 EST ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter Areas with snow-ice emergencies and power outages: Public health advice from HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, available on the Internet, includes how to cope with loss of power and how to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning from generators, grills and other devices. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:22:03 EST ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov