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Environmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster Shelters During COVID-19
This FEMA guidance and set of checklists is designed for emergency management planning and includes:Identifying the assessing agencyFacility detailsOccupant processingServices the facility providesArea to note immediate needsRecommended for Emer...
COVID-19 Working Groups for Public Health and Social Sciences Research
This webpage shares the resource list of the Natural Hazard’s Center COVID-19 Working Groups for Public Health and Social Sciences. The working groups focus on a variety of issues and advancements in methods, ethics, and empirical topics related...
The Mental Health Impacts of Successive Disasters
Experiencing a natural disaster at the same time as a global pandemic is associated with negative impacts on mental health. This article studies resiliency at the individual and community levels to understand problematic impacts following a disa...
Health and Medical Response Through COVID-19 Concurrent Events
This article analyzes the critical role that non-profit organizations play in capacity-building among healthcare institutions in a large medical center. An assessment of the conceptual resilience model is used by the organizations as they respon...
Nonprofit Response to Concurrent and Consecutive Disaster Events in Puerto Rico
This article examines how nonprofit organizations are prominent stakeholders when working in community-level recovery efforts. It explores the role of nonprofits to facilitate dynamic information flows, fill in critical service delivery gaps lef...
Winter Weather Guidance
This condensed brochure helps homeowners manage septic systems before, during, and after a winter weather event. This tool includes: Brochure Safety reminders Recommended steps for before, during, and after the winter season Recommended for...
Wildfire Guidance Condensed (Septic)
This resource provides emergency and maintenance guidance for homeowners if their septic system may be impacted by wildfire. It includes: Safety reminders Recommended steps to take to protect a homeowner’s health and their septic system ...
Wells - What to Do After a Flood
The document provides steps and precautions for protecting private wells following a flood. This guide includes information on: Well and pump inspection Emergency disinfection of wells that have been flooded Sampling and testing the well w...
EPA Water Photolog
This photolog documents the status of utility systems and facilities after a disaster event and provides a supplemental feature when reviewing reports and contains a report form. Recommended for environmental public health and public health pr...
Underground Water Tank Flood Guide
This document is a resource for underground storage tank (UST) owners and operators to help manage an UST before, during, and after a flooding event. The guide includes information on: Types of flooding Effects of flooding on UST systems Plan...
Reduce Wildfire Smoke Exposure
This EPA tool shares preparedness actions for community members who may be exposed to a wildfire event. It includes: A fact sheet Suggestions to reduce smoke exposures indoorsRecommended for emergency environmental public health professionals ...
Reduce Wildfire Health Risks
Use this communication tool to share suggested actions individuals should take if exposed to wildfire smoke. This tool contains an: Infographic Dos and Don’ts to stay safe during a wildfire Communication Strategies Resources for the pu...
Radiation Decontamination Infographic
This infographic provides clear, easily understood methods of radiation decontamination. This tool includes: Safety Measures to stay safe Steps to decontaminate yourself, others, and pets. Recommended for for emergency environmental public...
Power Outage - Septic
This brochure is a tool for homeowners that need to manage septic systems before, during, and after a power outage.Safety RemindersSuggestions for Before, During, and After a power outageRecommended for homeowners managing their septic systems.V...
Post-Fire Inspection Checklist for Retail Food Facilities
This checklist can be used by environmental health professionals to assess if a retail food facility can reopen safely after a fire in the facility. Disaster Report checklist for: Building structure Water Service Power Outage Equipment ...
Environmental Health Rapid Needs Assessment for Floods
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) works to improve the health and quality of life of their populations in the countries of the Americas. PAHO developed an Environmental Health Rapid Needs Assessment (ENRNA) tool as a basic operational ...
New Orleans Flood Resilience Experiment After Action Report
This after-action report (AAR) documents the New Orleans Flood Resilience Experiment. core objectives procedure results next step recommendations from observation and input from participantsRecommended for emergency environmental public hea...
Natural Hazards Center: Lessons on Concurrent Disasters
This academic report discusses the experiences from concurrent disasters, the network of communications between agencies, non-profits, and the community and covers: Concurrent Disasters COVID-19 and Hurricanes Emergency Shelter Netw...
EPA Natural Disaster Incident Report Form
This resource can be used to record water incidents occurring in public water supply sources and includes a: Checklist Damage Assessment Information Recommended for environmental public health professionals who are assessing the operational...
Inspector Checklist Sewage Backup
This checklist supports sewage backup response in a food establishment. Reopening procedures Recommended for environmental public health professionals working within disaster response and recovery. Download...
Inspector Checklist Boil Water Order
This checklist is for inspectors to use when evaluating if a food establishment may operate during a boil water order. Recommended for environmental public health and public health professionals working with food establishments to determine th...
Guidance for General Population Disaster Shelters: COVID-19
This resource assesses best practices for the general population to use during emergency shelters during COVID-19 pandemic and contains: Opening disaster shelters Shelter prioritization Shelter health staff Recommended for local official...
Flooding Guidance Condensed
This guide provides support for individuals working and caring for septic systems after floods and includes: Guide Infographic Recommended for environmental public health professionals working with disaster and flood response. Download...
Retail Food Facility Checklist for Floods
This checklist can be used by environmental health professionals to assess if a retail food facility can reopen safely after a flood in the facility. Recommended for emergency environmental public health practitioners working at the s...
FEMA Hurricane Season After Action Report
This report provides the emergency management community with recommendations for areas of improvement based on the 2017 hurricanes season and includes information on: Scaling disaster Response Staffing Sustained Community Logistics Long...
FEMA COVID Natural Hazards Preparedness
This guide educates the public on COVID-19 response and recovery and contains: Supporting patients and healthcare workers Recovery and economic support How to help Recommended for public health and environmental public health professiona...
EPA WARN Water System Status Report
The Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) is a mutual aid and assistance network comprised of drinking water and wastewater utilities that provides other utilities within a state a means to quickly obtain help in the form of person...
EPA Suggested Questions for Water and Wastewater Utilities
This checklist can assess damage to a water and wastewater system. Damage Assessment Form Recommended for environmental public health professionals who are performing assessments on water and wastewater facilities. Download...
Environmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster Shelters
Environmental public health (EPH) professionals play a key role in protecting the health and living environment of occupants of disaster shelters by conducting pre-occupancy and post-event assessments of these facilities. This health assessment ...
Environmental Health Preparedness Manual
This North Carolina Public Health manual provides guidance to environmental public health (EPH) professionals for preparedness and recovery efforts and contains a: Guide Resource Review Recommended for supporting environmental public health...
Earthquake Guidance Condensed
This guide provides information on caring for septic systems after earthquakes. This tool includes: InfographicRecommended for disaster response professionals. Download...
Disaster-Specific Memorandum of Understanding
This is an agreement to be used by federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial agencies to assist and define the relationship between and among agencies during disaster recovery efforts. This report is made up of: A guide Recommended for e...
Disaster Impact Assessment Form
This form is used to report the impacts of the disaster on the local jurisdiction. General Information Assessment section for impacted areas Area to record impacted individuals Recommended for emergency environmental public health practit...
Disaster Guide Retail Food Facilities
This document provides guidance for retail food service establishments that are resuming business in the aftermath of natural or other disasters. This guide provides educational resources on food safety after disasters. It includes: An all ha...
Disaster Assessment, Response and Recovery Checklist
This checklist is used to assess the impact of a disaster on retail food establishments, items to review for food product evaluation response, and other recovery activities. Disaster Response and Recovery for: General disasters Fire Power...
After-Action Report and Improvement Plan - North Central Region, Colorado Flood Preparedness Pilot
This document is a high-level look into the use of Tabletop Exercises and Stress Tests and the outcome of the National Flood Preparedness Guideline. This document includes: An After-Action Report Improvement Plans Recommended for emergency ...
City of Boulder 2013 Flood After-Action Report
This after-action report for the City of Boulder flooding in 2013 is a review and evaluation of actions taken for flood recovery. It provides: Best practices Lessons learnedRecommended for emergency environmental public health practitioners w...
All Hazards Preparedness Guide
This CDC guide features general preparedness information and comprehensive steps to follow before, during, and after specific hazards. It contains a: Guide Form Resource Review Recommended for environmental public health and public healt...
After-Action Report: Ellicott City, Maryland Flood of 2016
This after-action report of the 2016 flooding in Ellicott City, MD explains how to preserve historical buildings. It provides various disaster response checklists for non-profits and local governments. This tool includes: Report Checklists...
ACE Pet Survey
This resource records characteristics of a pet within a household and any exposure that they may have had to chemicals and determines: The location and exposure level of a household pet The geographic area of exposure area Recommended for en...
ACE Household Survey
This resource assesses any chemical exposures within a household setting and measures: Contact demographics Location/Exposure and Communication Health Status Recommended for environmental public health professionals who may be responsible ...
ACE Hospital Survey
This resource is a form for hospitals to access and evaluate any chemical exposures and measures: Hospital Surge Hospital Response Hospital Decontamination Recommended for environmental public health professionals working within a commun...
ACE General Survey
This is a general survey form to assess chemical exposures and collects information to: Location of exposure. Guidance to build exposure map and timeline Recommended for environmental public health professionals collecting community data pos...
ACE Consent Forms
This is a survey consent form to perform an assessment of chemical exposure among the adolescent population and find information on: Exposure levels communities may have experienced Recommended for environmental public health professionals col...
ACE Adult Survey
This is a survey that can support and assess chemical exposures for adults in relation to disaster response and contains: Survey to develop map of disaster affected areas. Recommended for environmental public health professionals collecting c...
A Guide to Operating Public Shelters in a Radiation Emergency
This guide has been developed to assist with planning and response efforts related to shelter operations in a radiation emergency. The guide provides information and guidance about: Screening for radioactive contamination Decontamination Rad...