Preparedness Champion

Become a Preparedness Champion!

Learn, Practice, and Share health and safety tips.

There’s nothing stopping you from becoming a Preparedness Champion! Learn, practice and share proper hand-washing techniques, emergency coping skills and home fire safety tips to help protect you and everyone in your household. You’ll also learn how the American Red Cross helps people in communities like yours. Watch each video below and take the quiz to test your knowledge.

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Intro to the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross helps people in your community, across the country and around the world. Red Cross volunteers prepare to help during emergencies — and you can too.

Introduction to the American Red Cross and our 5 lines of service from American Red Cross on Vimeo.

Wash Your Hands the Right Way!

Washing your hands properly can help you stay healthy. Watch a Red Cross volunteer show you how.

Learn, Practice, Share: Hand Washing from American Red Cross on Vimeo.

Keep Calm During an Emergency

It’s normal to be worried or frightened during an emergency. We have tips to help you cope and stay calm.

Coping Skill: Breathing with Color from American Red Cross on Vimeo.

Act Fast in an Emergency

Home fires happen all over the country, and it’s important to know what to do if one happens. Learn how smoke alarms and an escape plan can help you act fast.

Home Fire Safety from American Red Cross on Vimeo.

Practice and Share What You’ve Learned

You did it! Join us with the Preparedness Promise to practice and share these tips with friends and household members.

Emergency Preparedness for Youth Online Learning Curriculum Conclusion from American Red Cross on Vimeo.

Congratulations on becoming a Preparedness Champion!

You’ve watched all the videos and answered all the questions. Download your certificate of completion here!

Download your certificate

A Note to Parents, Teachers and Caregivers

Traditionally, the American Red Cross offers free, in-person emergency preparedness presentations to youth across the nation and abroad. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have developed an interactive presentation for students grades 3-5, or ages 7 -11 years old, created with support from the Los Angeles Region and their skilled presenters.

Topics discussed in this presentation include: an introduction to the Red Cross, proper hand washing techniques, a guided coping skills activity and home fire preparedness safety education.

For a companion resource with guided activities to do as a household that reaffirms what was learned in the curriculum, download the Household Preparedness Workbook.

Household Preparedness Workbook