<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/pandemic-reflections-simple-steps-for-better-senior-preparedness.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>02/03/2021</pubDate><title>Pandemic Reflections: Simple Steps for Better Senior Preparedness</title><author>Kathy Francis, MS, CEM, MDPEMP</author><image><img src="/images/news_images/pandemic-reflections-simple-steps-for-better-senior-preparedness-4.jpg" alt="A classic retro diner exterior glows at night with blue and red neon signs reading &#34;Mel's drive-in&#34; and &#34;BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER&#34; above large glass windows revealing a brightly lit indoor dining area."/></image><caption/><thumbnail/><description>Author: Kathy Francis, Former MACEM&amp;PS Executive Director and Contributing WriterAs emergency management professionals, we sometimes (often) take our work home: applying prepare...</description></item>