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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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Chemical Emergencies
This resource listing is from the ATSDR chemical emergency website provides a list of information and resources for multiple audiences related to how to prepare and respond to chemical emergencies. This resource includes: What to do in a chemic...
Responding to Chemical Incidents
This course is offered by the Tennessee Emergency Medical Services for Children. This course will support the user to recognize the signs, symptoms and treatment modalities for several chemical agents. This course includes: Pediatric decontamin...
The COVID-19 Crisis Worsens With the Occurrence of Climate Extremes and Disasters
This article examines the impacts of climate disasters and COVID-19 in Africa and provides suggestions for countries to strengthen their emergency department by boosting the staff component, provide adequate technical support and develop detaile...
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...
January/February 2015
Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Volume 77, No. 6 View the IssueAbout the Cover Given the popularity of buying vintage toys on the internet, the authors of this issue’s cover article, “Hazardous Metals in Vintage Plastic Toys Measured by a Handhe...