Pre-Scripted News Releases and Articles

During an emergency there is often little time to write and prepare material to disseminate quickly to the media. One of the ways that you can respond faster is to use pre-scripted material that can be easily edited for content. Below are some pre-scripted news releases, articles and fact sheets that you can use during a hurricane, disease outbreak or biological/chemical agent emergency.

Hurricane News Releases

• Health Care Services
• Carbon Monoxide Dangers
• Hurricane Safety Precautions
• Chain Saw Injuries
• Flood Water Precautions
• Food Safety
• Medical Needs Shelters
• Mold
• Mosquito Precaution
• Test Private Well Water
• Boil Water Advisory

Point of Distribution News Releases and Information

• Public Health Sets Up POD
• ADPH Responds
• POD Fact Sheet
• SNS Fact Sheet
• Medical Guidance

Biological Agents

• Anthrax
• Smallpox
• Botulism
• Plague
• Tularemia

Chemical Agents

• Sarin
• Soman
• VX

Pandemic Influenza Articles

• Bird Flu: Fact versus myth
• What is pandemic influenza?