Meet and make your plan
WHAT WE NEED
• An upstream water source or a community
water tank.
• Change stored water every 6 to 12 months.
• Trucks or other vehicles to get people safely
away.
• Choose 1 or more people to alert nearby
communities, officials, and the media in an
emergency.
• A school, church, or other meeting place.
• Telephone or radio to call for help, and alert
officials and media.
• Telephone numbers for hospitals, clinics,
and health workers.
RES P O N SIB LE
• Joseph
• Sala, Naisha, Njuma
• Ahmed’s taxi,
Kwame’s truck
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How many of
us have mobile
phones we
can use in an
emergency?
Restoring land damaged by oil
Oil spills cause severe long-term harm to land. If the oil is cleaned up and
land is left to recover for many years, it may be possible to restore land to
make it fertile again. But it will take a long, long time. (For more information
on restoring land, see Chapter 11 and page 496.)
A Community Guide to Environmental Health 2012