Family Health selected for Direct Relief preparedness plan 08-14-26

August 14, 2026

Family Health selected for Direct Relief preparedness plan

MOBILE, Ala. — With the arrival of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, Direct Relief is strengthening healthcare preparedness across hurricane-prone regions through pre-positioned emergency medical supplies, resilient power infrastructure investments, and regional emergency response partnerships designed to help healthcare providers maintain continuity of care during disasters.

Direct Relief is pre-positioning emergency medical supply stockpiles with 72 healthcare providers across the Southeast, Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii, and staging 14 large international stockpiles across the Caribbean. The organization used FEMA natural hazards risk data to identify areas with heightened vulnerability and expand preparedness coverage into additional coastal communities.

Family Health has received Hurricane Preparedness Packs and Back Packs that could be used as healthcare providers prepare for potential disruptions caused by severe weather, prolonged outages, and supply chain interruptions should a storm strike on the Alabama Gulf Coast.

The emergency stockpiles, known as Hurricane Preparedness Packs, contain medicines and medical supplies commonly needed following disasters, including treatments for diabetes, hypertension, asthma, infections, allergic reactions, and wound care. Each domestic stockpile is designed to support approximately 500 patients for 30 days, while larger international stockpiles can support approximately 3,000 patients over the same period.

Direct Relief accepts no government funding, allowing the organization to sustain long-term preparedness and recovery efforts independently of public-sector funding cycles.