It’s that time of year when clocks spring forward one hour, but the Henry and Stark County Health Departments and the Office of Emergency Management are using this event to remind people it’s also a good time to check their emergency preparedness stockpiles to make sure they are up to date.
The campaign is part of the APHA’s Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks. The effort is designed to remind Americans to make sure their emergency provisions have adequate food, water and supplies and to make sure nothing is missing or expired. The campaign is also designed to encourage Americans who don’t have an emergency stockpile to create one.
The clock change for daylight savings time is Sunday, March 10, but the campaign will also be used again in the fall, when Americans change their clocks once again. The HSCHD and the OEM also urge people to check the smoke alarm batteries along with changing their clocks.
Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks is part of APHA’s overall Get Ready campaign, which is working to help Americans prepare themselves, their families, and communities for pandemic flu, other emerging infectious diseases, and natural disasters like tornadoes and ice storms.
For a list of what should be in an emergency stockpile, information on rotating stored food and water, stockpiling recipes and other materials, visit https://www.ready.gov/kit.
