Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Resources
This is a collection of resources for environmental health professionals to use to prepare, mitigate, respond, and recover from natural and human-made emergencies and disasters. The repository includes resources developed by state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and governmental agencies to facilitate knowledge sharing across jurisdictions.
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Hurricane Response Guide
This guide provides environmental public health professionals with comprehensive operational guidance for hurricane response.
Disaster Guide Retail Food Facilities
This document provides guidance for retail food service establishments that are resuming business in the aftermath of natural or other disasters.
Wildfire Response Guide
Use this guide to find template wildfire messages, forms, and guidance documents created and used by jurisdictions.
Strike Team Guidance
Use this guide as a guidance document for creating, maintaining, and deploying effective EPH strike teams.
Capability Assessment Guide
Use this guide for a comprehensive workforce assessment tool that helps define the roles, competencies, and capacity needed for the EPH workforce to address EH threats during emergencies and disasters.