Wisconsin Association for Middle Level Education, Inc.

As the Swine Flu Season approaches, check out this Wisconsin resource!

ReadyWisconsin is our state's counterpart to the national Ready.gov campaign. ReadyWisconsin asks individuals to do four key things:

• Get an emergency supply kit
• Make a family emergency plan
• Be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses
• Get involved in emergency preparedness and response in their own communities

The ReadyWisconsin campaign, launched in September 2008, is a joint initiative of Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Wisconsin Citizen Corps. It is funded by the US Department of Homeland Security.

In addition to customizing existing Ready.gov materials, ReadyWisconsin creates an abundance of new materials such as:

• Hazard-specific fact sheets for both adults and children, with puzzles, games and other original materials
• Localized hazard-specific public service announcements
• Posters

Unlike the national Ready.gov resources, all ReadyWisconsin materials can be replicated and branded by any organization that has a role in individual and family emergency preparedness.

ReadyWisconsin serves as a one-stop shop for citizen preparedness information by also providing links to other relevant national, state and volunteer agencies.