Hurricane Sandy Response and Resources

Hurricane Sandy Response and Recovery

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) understands that many have suffered significant physical and financial losses during Hurricane Sandy. During this period of recovery, NACCHO, the voice of the 2,800 local health departments across the country, extends sincere appreciation to the local health departments’ and their community partners working tirelessly to respond to and help the people in their communities recover from the devastating effects of the superstorm.

Local health departments work to ensure the safety of the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe. To ensure the health and safety of members of the community in affected areas, they will continue to work with partners in all sectors of the community—government officials, emergency management, law enforcement, health care, business, education, non-profit and religious groups, and others. The federal-state-local partnership is critical to ensuring the health and safety of all Americans. The significant Federal investment in the preparedness infrastructure over the past decade has greatly enhanced local capacity to protect and respond.

View NACCHO’s emergency response and recovery resources here and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health offers these communication resources: More »

NACCHO Tools and Resources

Advanced Practice Centers Emergency Preparedness Response and Recovery Resources http://apc.naccho.org/Products/APC20101885/Pages/Overview.aspx
Advanced Practice Centers Disaster Strikes — EH Responds: Stories from the Field http://apc.naccho.org/Products/APC2007968/Pages/Overview.aspx

USA.gov Resources

CDC Resources

After the Storm:

Worker Safety:

Water Safety:

Carbon monoxide Poisoning:

Food safety:

CDC’s Keep Food and Water Safe after a Disaster or Emergency:

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Mold:

Power Outages:

FDA Resources

Keeping food and water safe

Resources and Tools to Prepare, Respond, and Recover from Hurricanes

Prepare for the Hurricane

View a variety of tools and resources to help prepare your community for the hurricane. Examples include checklists for business, pet safety, senior citizens, people with disabilities, translation resources, and more.

Click here for more information.

Hurricane Response

NACCHO has compiled a list of various tools and resources to assist with the response of the hurricane. Tools and resources cover topics such as volunteer management, shelter management, community healthcare, environmental health, food and water safety, preventing and treating disease and injury, and more.

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Recover from the Hurricane

Tools and resources regarding mental health, flood cleanup, debris management, psychological first aid, and much more are available to help communities recover from a hurricane.

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