Health information resources for hurricanes, floods, and recovery

Health information resources for hurricanes, floods, and recovery

Florence has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but record levels of rainfall are causing severe flooding across the Southeast. Below are health information resources to support response and recovery.

For responders and healthcare providers, from the National Library of Medicine:

• Updated list of disaster information resources (recently updated) from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeast/Atlantic region (NNLM SEA). Includes alerts, state and national resources, multilingual resources, and evacuation resources.
• Hurricanes: Health Information Guide, from the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC). You can embed the content of this page on your website, and it will update automatically. (Learn more about syndication.)
• Disaster Recovery: Health Information Guide, from DIMRC

For recovery and cleanup workers, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):

• Worker Training Program: Hurricanes and Floods. Available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, these training resources cover flood safety, mold remediation, and debris removal.

For the general public, from MedlinePlus (links to FEMA, EPA, American Red Cross, and other reliable sources of information):

• Hurricanes
• Floods
• Mold