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Environmental Public Health Disaster Readiness & Resilience Training
This comprehensive program equips environmental public health professionals with the critical skills needed to protect and promote health before, during, and following a disaster. ModulesThe training workshops include three comprehensive modules...
June 2024
Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Volume 86, Number 10 View the IssueAbout the Cover Foodborne disease is a substantial public health problem. Restaurant inspections are a primary way health departments can verify that food safety practices and ...
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Assessment Guide and Form for Disaster Shelters During COVID-19
This CDC 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 emerg...
Underground Storage 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...
Safety in Emergency Shelters in Low Resource, Non-U.S. Settings
This document offers resources on emergency sheltering during the COVID-19 pandemic in non-U.S. settings and contains:Recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during evacuation shelteringEmergency Shelter Information ResponseRecommended...
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Rapid Needs Assessment for Floods in the Caribbean
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 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Rapid Needs Assessment (ENRNA) tool as a basic operational ...
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 sheltersShelter prioritizationShelter health staffRecommended for local officials to underst...
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Assessment Guide and 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 ...
Dual Disaster Handbook – Flooding
This is a comprehensive handbook to help local officials and emergency managers address dual disaster scenarios during the COVID-19 pandemic. This handbook contains: Recommendations for Local Leaders Flood Response During COVID-19 Checklis...
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...
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 is a survey for hospitals to access and evaluate any chemical exposures and measures:Hospital SurgeHospital ResponseHospital DecontaminationRecommended for environmental public health professionals working within a community or hospital set...
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...
December 2022
Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Volume 85, Number 5 View the IssueAbout the CoverShortcomings in traditional methods to understanding sources of bacterial contamination in water bodies limit the ability of public health officials to adequately p...