Author: Red Cross Cascades Region

DIY: Organize Your First Aid Supplies

All the gauze rolls in the world won’t do you a bit of good if you’ve got them hidden in the back of your bathroom cabinet under three bottles of […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

I’m starting a new feature called Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up. Every Wednesday I’ll consolidate the major international Red Cross news into one list of nice little bite-sized links for you. Of course, we’ll […]

We’re Watching The Weather…Are You?

Man, are you tired of winter storms yet? I know there are some folks around here that surely are… Nonetheless, we’ve been gearing up for more — this time with […]

Treating Trauma With Tetris

Researchers at Oxford University say that playing the video game Tetris after a traumatic experience blocks your brain from storing bad memories.  The trick is that the game has to […]

Smoking Ban = Drop In Heart Attacks?

With the start of the new year, the city of Portland launched a huge transformation. At midnight on December 31, the smoking ban went into effect, making our “cancer caves” […]

The Landslide Brought It Down…

We’ve had snow. We’ve had rain. And now the ground is so wet that we’re seeing landslides. Do you know if your home is in a landslide hazard zone? Well, […]

International Update: Gaza

This morning I had a conference call with our International Services folks at national headquarters regarding the current crisis in Gaza. So I want to pass along the update to […]

Japanese Prepare-aphernalia

How’s this for an odd but cool piece of prepare-aphernalia? A friend shared this with me the other day: a cabinet stabilizer sold in the earthquake preparedness section of a […]

Dear 2009…

Dear 2009: Your track record of disasters is not impressive so far. Maybe it’s time for a you to make a resolution to quit them. Sincerely, Robin, who just received […]