Whether you are organizing your records or deciding to use an Internet electronic personal health record (ePHR), you should be sure that you have a complete and up-to-date record available prior to the hurricane season or all year.  At a minimum, your PHR should include:

• Basic information about each family member (i.e. name, birth date, address, phone number, email address, social security number, etc.)
• Physiological information (i.e. height, weight, hair and eye color, ethnicity, blood type, scares, birth marks, tattoos, etc.)
• Names, addresses and phone numbers of people to contact in an emergency
• Names, addresses and phone numbers of your health care providers
• Health insurance information
• Health risk factors and medical conditions
• Medications and dosages
• Allergies and drug sensitivities
• Immunizations and their dates
• Clinical tests and their results (i.e. lab tests, MRIs, xRays, etc.)
• History of hospitalizations, surgeries and other medical procedures
• Pregnancy history
• Other pertinent health information