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Make a health and clinic plan

Being remote means help takes longer to arrive. Know where care is, how long it takes to reach and how you will call for help. The medical module holds the full health plan; this step links daily life to it.

How

1. Find the nearest clinic, pharmacy, hospital emergency department and dentist, and time the drive in good and bad weather (medical-26).
2. Check how emergency services find your property: clear signage, an address or coordinates written by every phone, and vehicle access in all seasons.
3. Do the household health assessment and needs profile with your doctor (medical-1, medical-4), including tetanus boosters before the move.
4. Keep each person's medicines list and plan refills well before they run out (medical-3). Chronic conditions need their own plan (medical-28).
5. Stock the first aid kits from the medical module (medical-11) and train at least two adults (medical-6).
6. Plan how you will call for help if mobile signal fails (medical-24), and what you will do if no help can come (medical-33).

Safety: Remote locations lengthen emergency response times. Plan for this before you move in.

Do these first

• safety-1
• medical-1

Sources

1. Health Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), accessed 2026-11

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