Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | 10:30–12:00 p.m. ET
Hosted by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Office
Participants will learn:
Presenters:
When flood waters recede, communities are often left with contaminated water supplies, nonfunctioning septic tanks, mold, increased vectors and pests, spoiled food, and temporary shelters and housing. Ensuring the proper information reaches community members and supports environmental health professionals is essential in the efforts to restore communities and protect public health. The following resources provide best practices around flood recovery related to environmental health.
Emergency Preparedness & Response Training
CDC Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Awareness level (online) and Operations level (in-person) training.
Food Safety
FDA Food and Water Safety During Power Outages and Floods
Risk Assessment Tools
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA). Guidance for conducting a THIRA at all levels of government
Operational Plans: Guidance for creating these plans
Floods and Public Health Resources
CDC WASH Emergency Communication Resources
CDC Water Sanitation & Hygiene for Flood Waters
Flood Preparedness Factsheets in multiple languages
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Vietnamese
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Swahili
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Spanish
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Somali
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Serbo-Croatian
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Russian
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Nepali
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet French
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Chinese
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Burmese
Vermont HD Before and After Flood: Flood Preparedness Factsheet Arabic
Hospital and Healthcare Facilities
AHRQ Hospital Assessment and Recovery Guide (PDF)
Community Resources
Drinking Water
U.S. EPA Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water
CDC: FAQs on When and How to Boil Water
University of Nebraska: Drinking Water Treatment Emergency Procedures
Private Wells and Septic Systems
NEHA's Flooding Preparedness and Response for Private Water Systems
Mold
U.S. EPA Mold Clean-up After Floods
Flood Recovery Worker and Volunteer Safety
CDC Worker Safety After Floods
OSHA Natural Disaster Recovery
Vector Control
Pan-American Health Organization Vector Control in Disaster Situations
Infection Prevention
Infection Prevention and Control for Shelters During Disasters (PDF) by APIC Emergency Preparedness Committee
Rebuilding Homes
Rebuild Healthy Homes: Guide to Post-disaster Restoration for a Safe and Healthy Home (PDF) by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
Storm Safety
https://www.ul.com/code-authorities/buildingsafetyprograms/storm-safety/ This site provides storm preparedness, safety after the storm, and rebuilding safely after a storm information. This is provided courtesy of Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Recent outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in the Americas indicate the need for the reinstatement of mosquito elimination efforts in the region. These efforts need to have buy-in from all governmental agencies within the region using a multidisciplinary effort with appropriate financial support.
Colorado Environmental Health Association, Annual Education Conference. NEHA exams to be offered on 9/19.
Novel indices were developed representing estimated stages in the mosquito life cycle and its ecology, and informed with meteorological data. We used descriptive statistics to identify relationships between meteorological/ecological trends and peak infection rates (IRs), and mixed model linear regression to identify meteorological/ecological trends that were significantly associated with increases in mosquito IRs.
Environmental Public Health Tracking Virtual Conference The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Environmental Health Tracking Branch (Tracking Branch) to host a virtual conference to 1) raise awareness and knowledge about the environment’s role in asthma and other chronic diseases and 2) highlight collaboration opportunities between state leaders, decision makers and practitioners working in environmental health and chronic disease prevention.
Sponsored by the National Indian Health Board, this summit is for tribes in the Southeast to learn about Zika and come together around Zika control activities.
