In August 2005, teams in four sites began to fix the fundamental flaw in emergency preparedness by harnessing the knowledge and experiences of the people in their communities who need to be protected in emergencies.

• The Redefining Readiness Demonstration Sites

• A New Way to Engage the Public: The Redefining Readiness Small Group Discussion Process

• An Illustrated Card Set Presenting the Findings of the Small Group Discussions with Community Residents

• Preparing to Shelter in Place: Practical Tools for Households, Work Places, Schools and Early Childhood/Youth Programs, and Governments

• Preparing for Deadly Contagious Disease Outbreaks

The Redefining Readiness Demonstration Sites

Urban and rural, with diverse populations, the four Redefining Readiness demonstration sites are:

• The City of Carlsbad and South Eddy County, New Mexico

• The Humboldt Park neighborhood on the near northwest side of Chicago, Illinois

• The Benjamin Van Clark, Dixon Park, Live Oak, and Eastside Concerned Citizens neighborhoods in Savannah, Georgia

• Choctaw, McCurtain, and Pushmataha Counties in southeast Oklahoma.

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