Hurricane and Typhoon Preparedness & Response

COVID-19

COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 

Going to a Public Disaster Shelter During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Preventive Medicine Deployment Information

Hurricane Health Threat Briefing Templates  (Password protected - milSuite)

Additional Health Threat Briefing Resources  (Password protected - milSuite)

Hurricane Response Products Quick-link: 

Hurricane Response Tip Card

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Deployment Health Guide: Hurricane Response

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DoD Insect Repellent System Card

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Government Resources

Learn what to do...

Before, during and after a hurricane (FEMA)

During an evacuation (Ready.gov)

Pet and Animal Emergency Planning (Ready.gov)

Pet Safety Emergency Preparedness Brochure

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Non-Government Resources

The American Red Cross

Hurricane Safety Checklist   

The American Veterinary Medical Association

Pets and Disasters

Pet Evacuation Pamphlet

Government Resources

• Hurricane Season Public Health Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guidance for Health Care Providers, Response and Recovery Workers, and Affected Communities  (CDC, MMWR, 2017)
• Trench Foot or Immersion Foot Web Fact Sheet  (CDC)
• Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing for Flood Cleanup Workers (NIOSH)
• DoD 3025.1-M, Manual for Civil Emergencies (DOD)
• Flooding  (EPA)
• Hurricanes  (CDC)

• National Library of Medicine: Disaster Information Management Research Center - Hurricanes  (NIH)
• OSHA Keeping Workers Safe During Hurricane Sandy Clean Up and Recovery  (DOL)
• Personal Hygiene and Hand-washing after a Disaster or Emergency  (CDC)
• Secure APHC Website - https://phc.army.smil.mil

Non-Government Resources

• The Sphere Project Handbook - Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
• Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance  (PAHO)
• Red Cross Disaster Services

Government Resources

• What Consumers Need to Know About Food and Water Safety During Hurricanes, Power Outages, and Floods (FDA)
• APHC Food Safety Website
• Food and Water Safety during Power Outages and Floods (FDA)
• Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency  (USDA) 

Government Resources

• Mold Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes and Major Floods. MMWR, 55(RR-8), 1-27.                
• APHC Heat Injury Prevention and Sun Safety Website (DOD)                 

Non-Government Resources

• Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters: A Practical Guide (WHO)

Government Resources - Emergency Water Supply Resources (DOD)

• USAPHC Fact Sheet - Emergency Drinking Water Disinfection Procedures       
• Healthy Water (CDC)                
• TB MED 577 

     Calculations and Measurements

• APHC Drinking Water Website (DOD)

Government Resources

• AFPMB Technical Guide No. 24 - Contingency Pest Management Guide (DOD)
• AFPMB Technical Guide No. 30 - Filth Flies: Significance, Surveillance and Control in Contingency Operations (DOD)
• AFPMB Technical Guide 36 - Personal Protective Measures Against Insects and Other Arthropods of Military Significance"   (DOD)
• AFPMB: Personal Protection Measures (PPM) for Deployments (DOD)
• AFPMB: Contingency Guidance (DOD)
• USAPHC - Chiggers Fact Sheet (DOD)                    
• DOD Insect Repellent System (DOD)
• DOD Pesticide Hotline (DOD)
• USAPHC Fact Sheet Eastern Equine Encephalitis  (DOD)
• APHC Entomology and Pest Management  Website  (DOD)

Hospitals / Clinicians

Government Resources - Immunizations

• MILVAX (DOD)

Medical Management & Patient Advisement

Government Resources

• Advice for Providers Treating Patients in or Recently Returned from Hurricane-Affected Areas, Including Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (CDC)
• Guidelines for the Management of Acute Diarrhea (CDC)
• Hurricane Information for Health Care Professionals (CDC)
• Infection Control (CDC)
• Keep It With You: Personal Medical Information Form (CDC)
• Leptospirosis (CDC)
• Medical Care of Ill Disaster Evacuees: Additional Diagnoses to Consider (CDC)                      

• Coping With a Disaster or Traumatic Event (CDC)           

• Management of Vibrio vulnificus Wound Infections (CDC)

Non-Government Resources

• Control of communicable diseases and prevention of epidemics (WHO)
• Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity (AHRQ)
• The Role of Laboratories and Blood Banks in Disaster Situations (PAHO)

Mortuary Information

Government Resources                 

• Interim Health Recommendations for Workers who Handle Human Remains (CDC)
• TG 195 - Safety and Health Guidance for Mortuary Affairs Operations: Infectious Materials and CBRN Handling (DOD) (Password protected - AKO)

Non-Government Resources

• Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders (PAHO)

Psychological Stress Resources

Government Resources

• Tips for Survivors of a Traumatic Event (HHS)
• Coping With a Disaster or Traumatic Event (CDC)

Government Resources

• Information for Disaster Evacuation Centers (CDC)
• Infection Control Guidance for Community Evacuation Centers Following Disasters (CDC)
• Infection Control Recommendations for Prevention of Transmission of Respiratory Illnesses in Evacuation Centers (CDC)

Government Resources

• Hurricanes/Tropical Cyclones (NASA)
• Emergency Response Imagery (NOAA)

Government Resources

• FEMA
• FEMA (en Español)
• Federal Disaster Declarations (FEMA)
• National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA)
• TRICARE

Non-Government Resources

• Military One Source
• National Military Family Association 
• Red Cross
• Salvation Army
• National Emergency Management Association