There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event.

Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure.

The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potential relationship between the vaccine and the development of autism.

When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely to do well in school.

Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools should have good lines of communications with local emergency response officials and practice those relationships in drills and special exercises.

If a severe pandemic materializes, all of society could pay a heavy price for decades of failing to create a rational system of health care that works for all of us.

There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.