Hurricanes & public health
CDC Morbidity surveillance after hurricane Katrina (.doc) (7/7/06)
Remediation and infection control considerations for reopening healthcare facilities closed due to extensive water and wind damage.
- Re-occupancy Fact sheet (.pdf) (11/1/05)
- Checklist PDF version (.pdf) (11/1/05) and
- Checklist
Microsoft Word version (.doc)
or go to: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/
hurricanes/hcp.asp#Infection (11/1/05)
Other hurricane relief advisories
- Cases of Vibrio vulnificus identified among Hurricane Katrina evacuees (.pdf) (9/7/05)
- Urgent need: Medical and relief personnel to help Hurricane Katrina victims (.pdf) (9/5/05)
- Interim immunization recommendations for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (.pdf) (9/5/05)
- Guidelines for the management of acute diarrhea (.pdf) (9/5/05)
- CDC - Hurricane public service announcement transcripts (.pdf) (9/1/05)
- Premier's Katrina disaster response page
Key hurricane resources – Links and downloads
Tools
Rapid access to key hurricane relief tools and information is provided in the Safety Institute's emergency preparedness module.