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2011 Mississippi River Flooding
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Overview
- Floods
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Flood
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Flood Hazards - A National Threat
U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior - Flooding
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Flood Safety
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce - Floods
MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Preparing for Floods
- Are You Ready? Floods
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Flood Safety Checklist
American Red Cross - Floods
Ready America, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Key Facts About Flood Readiness
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Be Flood Smart! (Webinar)
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Floods - Preparedness Fact Sheets
Center for Food Security & Public Health, Iowa State University
Flood Cleanup
- Flood Cleanup
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Air Quality- Flood Cleanup
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fact Sheets on Natural Disaster Recovery: Flood Cleanup
Occupational Health and Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Labor - Home Clean-Up and Sanitation Safely Cleaning A Flood-Damaged Home
National Ag Safety Database, University of Wisconsin
Floods and Health Risks
- Guidance on Microbial Contamination in Previously Flooded Outdoor Areas
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Standing or Flood Waters – Health Risks
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Prevent Illness and Injuries After a Hurricane or Flood
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Infectious Diseases After a Disaster
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Flooding and Communicable Diseases Factsheet
World Health Organization - Food Safety Information for Hurricanes, Power Outages, & Floods
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Food, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Information for Use Before and After a Disaster or Emergency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Mold Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes and Major Floods
Morbity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 9, 2006 / 55(RR08); 1-27
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Consumer Health Resources
(Also available in Spanish)
MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Vector-Borne Disease Risks in Floods
- Climate Change and Mosquito-Borne Disease
Environmental Health Perspectives Supplements, Volume 109, Number S1, March 2001
National Intitute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of Health - National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Vector-Borne Viral Infections
World Health Organization - Integrated Vector Management
Pan American Health Organization
Waterborne Disease Risks in Floods
- Water-related Diseases, Contaminants, & Injuries
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Waterborne Zoonoses: Identification, Causes and Control
World Health Organization - Preventing Waterborne Diseases – A Focus on EPA’s Research (PDF, 667KB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Waterborne Disease Research Summaries Published
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Combating Waterborne Disease at the Household Level (PDF, 6.4MB)
World Health Organization - Categories of Waterborne Disease Organisms (PDF, 660KB)
World Health Organization
Worker and Responder Safety
- Floods – Safety and Health Guide
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor - Worker Safety After a Flood
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Storm/Flood and Hurricane Response
National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Specific Populations
- Special Populations: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
U.S. National Library of Medicine - Children’s Health in the Aftermath of Floods
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Floods and Diverse Populations (PDF, 212 KB)
National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
Coping with Disasters and Stress
- Coping with Disasters
MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Multi-language Resources
- Resources in Spanish
- Envenenamiento con monóxido de carbono (Carbon Monoxide Poisoning)
MedlinePlus, U.S National Library of Medicine - Agua potable (Drinking Water)
MedlinePlus, U.S National Library of Medicine - Moho (Molds)
MedlinePlus, U.S National Library of Medicine - Seguridad con los alimentos (Food Safety)
MedlinePlus, U.S National Library of Medicine - Ahogo (Drowning)
MedlinePlus, U.S National Library of Medicine
- Envenenamiento con monóxido de carbono (Carbon Monoxide Poisoning)
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