Citizens' Guides

Protecting Ourselves: A Rural Citizen's Guide for Emergency Preparedness
(Released May 2005) [Protecting Ourselves PDF]

Guide Supplementary Materials:
Communication Plan Magnet
Dealing with Stress Brochure
A Disaster Guide for Pet Owners
4-Step Disaster Preparation Guide
Kid's Guide to Emergency Planning
A Checklist for People with Mobility Problems

Preparing and Protecting Ourselves: A Guide for the Hispanic Community
(Released date: September 2006)

Designed specifically for the Hispanic community in Virginia and based on the Rural Guide for Emergency Preparedness, this guide adds additional public health information and guidance. In Spanish only.

The Hispanic guide is a collaboration by the Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and James Madison University.

To download the Hispanic guide, click here. To download a plan card, click here.

To request a hard copies of these guides or for quantities, email elliotcj@jmu.edu

New Guides in Development

CyberCitizenship Project
(Spring 2008 release)
This project is organized around the way a middle-schooler uses the internet: surfing for homework, connecting with friends through social networks and chats, gaming, email, and so on. Safety, security and ethical issues are interwoven through each section. CyberCitz is geared for middleschoolers.

The Educator's Handbook offers suggestions based on IT Resource Teachers' (ITRT) experience and the Virginia Department of Education Guidelines. For more information on VDOE guideslines for the Virginia law, visit the VDOE website.

CyberCitz for Educators Now available online!
Youth Edition Website In development!
e-Class via Haiku Learning Systems In development!

For hardcopies of the Guide, please email us.