Be Ready with Award-Winning Emergency Preparedness Mobile App

With flu season just around the corner, stay up-to-date on all public health alerts that can affect your family by downloading MS Ready, the Mississippi State Department of Health emergency preparedness smartphone app.

From breaking news and alerts on emerging diseases and illnesses such as Chikungunya, Enterovirus D68, and West Nile virus to agency closures and severe weather warnings, MS Ready is the best way to stay fully prepared when it comes to health.

MS Ready is the recent winner of the Platinum Hermes Creative Award, an international honor bestowed by the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals.

This app is available for free through the App Store for both Apple and Android mobile devices and is the best avenue for getting up-to-date public health and safety information in preparation for and during a disaster or emergency.

Features of MS Ready include:

•Push, text, or email notification of essential health precautions in a disaster, disease outbreak, or emergency.
•Step-by-step preparations against chemical and biological threats; floods; nuclear incidents; severe weather and natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
•A list of important M.S.D.H. phone numbers and an emergency hotline.
•A checklist of items to have on hand should an emergency arise.
•A new informational section on disease outbreaks and what you should know.

To find the app, search the App Store for MS Ready, visit www.HealthyMS.com/apps, or follow the links below:

-iPhone: https://appsto.re/i6Ff8br
-Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/detailsid=com.msegov.msready

Follow M.S.D.H. by e-mail and social media at HealthyMS.com/connect.