{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"No Power. No Pharmacy. Now What? \ud83d\udd26\ud83d\udc8a Dr. Sue Anne Bell on Emergency Preparedness After 60","description":"\ud83d\udea8 NO POWER. NO PHARMACY. NOW WHAT? \ud83d\udd26\ud83d\udc8a We tend to think about emergency preparedness as bottled water, flashlights and a go-bag. But after 60, preparedness can become much more complicated. What happens when the systems supporting our everyday independence suddenly aren\u2019t available? For this National Preparedness Month edition of The Not Old Better Show, I speak with University of Michigan disaster researcher and experienced disaster responder Dr. Sue Anne Bell. Her work asks us to think beyond the emergency itself and consider what happens when healthcare, medications, electricity, transportation and communication are disrupted. \u26a1 What happens when someone depends on powered medical equipment?\u2028\ud83d\udc8a How do you prepare for interruptions in prescription access?\u2028\ud83d\ude97 When should you evacuate rather than shelter in place?\u2028\ud83d\udc65 What changes when you\u2019re caring for an older spouse or living alone?\u2028\ud83d\udcf1 And what happens when the smartphone containing so much of your life no longer works? One finding from Bell\u2019s research particularly caught my attention: among older adults surveyed who used electricity-dependent medical equipment, only about one-quarter had backup power in place. That turns a power outage from an inconvenience into something potentially much more serious. Preparedness is also about independence. The goal isn\u2019t to live frightened about what might happen. It\u2019s to identify the weak points while we still have time to do something about them. \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f No Power. No Pharmacy. Now What? Dr. Sue Anne Bell on Emergency Preparedness After 60\u2028 The Not Old Better Show \ud83d\udd26 Prepare now. Protect your independence later. #NationalPreparednessMonth #EmergencyPreparedness #HealthyAging #OlderAdults #AgingWell #Caregiving #NotOldBetter ","author_name":"The Not Old - Better Show","author_url":"https:\/\/www.notold-better.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42884320\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/2d676d\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/206233860"}