Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission
“Healthy People and Places – A Healthy Community”
Serving Green Brook, Warren, Watchung and Bridgewater
Special Needs
- Acknowledge whether you or your family have special needs (including food allergies and having a pet)
- Address possible issues associated with those needs in case of emergency
- For go-kits
- Include medications and medical records with exact type and amount needed, and special equipment necessary which can last 3 or more days
- List of specialized emergency contacts (doctors, support aides) in case you lose ability to charge your phone
- Specific foods for those with specialized food needs, like infants or those with allergies, as shelters might not house those items
- Contact the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Arthritis Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy Association if unable to afford extra medical supplies. They may offer low-cost or no-cost emergency supplies and medications.
- Discuss emergency plan with any doctors/psychiatrists before it happens
- Plan how to stay healthy and comfortable without extra preparation or medical help/equipment
- Register with “Register Ready – New Jersey’s Special Needs Registry for Disasters” so emergency responders can better serve you