• General hurricane information
• Preparing for a hurricane
• Animals/Insects
• Asbestos
• Carbon monoxide
• Cleanup
• Drinking Water
• Food Safety
• Flooding
• Injury prevention
• Mental health
• Mold
• Oral hydration
• Pregnant women
• Septic tanks
• Shelters
• Vibrio vulnificus

General hurricane information

• General brochure about hurricane recovery (Mississippi)
  (In English) - (In Spanish) - (In Vietnamese)
  
  
•  Katrina brochure (Can be modified for other storms) (Mississippi)

• Storm safety and health (Mississippi)
  
  
• General information about health and safety during hurricane recovery, which covers all of the bases from floods to illness to potential for unearthed caskets (Mississippi)

• Important precautions during and after a hurricane (North Carolina)
  (In English) - (In Spanish)
  
  
• FAQ following a hurricane (Louisiana)
  
  
• News release: General hurricane preparation tips (Mississippi)

Preparing for a hurricane

•  Hurricane cares and concerns: A preparedness guide (South Carolina)
  (In English) - (In Spanish)

• Important precautions during and after a hurricane (North Carolina)
  (In English) - (In Spanish)
  
  
• The ABC’s of Hurricanes (South Carolina)
  
  
• Staying informed (South Carolina)
  
  
• Making your emergency survival kit (South Carolina)
  
  
• Preparing to evacuate (South Carolina)
  
  
• Sheltering information (South Carolina)
  
  
• Making plans for your family pets (South Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Keep past experiences in mind while dealing with Hurricane Ophelia (injury prevention release that discusses lessons learned from 1999’s Hurricane Floyd (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Public health officials warn residents to avoid roads during, after hurricane (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Citizens reminded to be careful if hurricane strikes (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Older adults reminded to prepare for hurricane (North Carolina)
  
  
• Preparing for Hurricane Isabel: Combat stress (North Carolina)
  
  

Animals / Insects

• General brochure about mosquito repellents (Mississippi)
  
  
• Animal and insect issues (South Carolina)
  
  
• Animal burial guidelines during a declared emergency (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Charlie’s last gasp: Mosquitoes. Release that discusses how to deal with increase in mosquitoes following hurricane rain (North Carolina)

Asbestos

• Asbestos do’s and dont’s for the homeowner (North Carolina)
  (In English) - (In Spanish)

Carbon monoxide

• Carbon monoxide dangers (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Carbon monoxide poisoning a threat during hurricane cleanup (North Carolina)

Cleanup

• Home cleanup after Katrina (Louisiana)
  
  
• After the flood: getting back into your home safely (North Carolina)
  
  
• Going back in and being safe: health risks of entering flooded buildings (North Carolina)
  
  

Drinking Water

• Food and water safety (South Carolina)
  
  
• Water safety and preparation (Louisiana)
  
  
• Boil water alerts (North Carolina)
  
  
• General information on use of private wells after storms (North Carolina)
  
  
• Diarrhea Illness and Flooding (North Carolina)
  
  
•  How to disinfect your well (North Carolina)
  
  
•  Well disinfection brochure (North Carolina)
  
  
• Well disinfection calculator (North Carolina)
  
  
• Tips for homeowners with septic tanks (North Carolina)
  (English) - (Spanish)
  
  
•  Is your well water safe? PDF brochure (North Carolina)
  
  
• Tips for homeowners under a boil water advisory (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Well water could be affected by Hurricane Floyd (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Floyd’s rain could leave pesticides in its wake (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Septic tanks could be affected by hurricane

Food Safety

• After the storm: food safety (North Carolina)
  (English) - (Spanish)
  
  
• Food and water safety (South Carolina)
  
  
• Vibrio vulnificus: food safety (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Disaster victims cautioned about food handling (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Floyd’s rain could leave pesticides in its wake (North Carolina)

Flooding

• After the flood: getting back into your home safely (North Carolina)
  
  
• Going back in and being safe: health risks of entering flooded buildings (North Carolina)
  
  
• Public health and flood waters: tips for dealing with health, safety and environmental issues (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Health officials warn against contact with floodwaters (North Carolina)

•  Biological contamination in flooded buildings: inspection checklist for re-occupancy (North Carolina)

Injury Prevention

• News release: Reduce risk of injury following hurricane Floyd (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Health and safety important to cleanup after Hurricane Floyd (North Carolina)
  
  
• Returning home safely (South Carolina)
  
  
• After the storm: injury prevention (North Carolina)
  (English) - (Spanish)
  
  
• Important precautions during and after a hurricane (North Carolina)
  (English) - (Spanish)
  
  

Mental Health

•  PDF Brochure: coping with disaster (in English)

Hope after Hurricane materials. These are a series of handouts that were created to respond to special mental health needs following a storm

• Helping children 1 to 5
  
  
• Helping children 6 to 11
  
  
• Helping children 12-18
  
  
• Guidelines for caregivers
  
  
• Older persons and their responses
  
  
• Psychological first aid for disasters
  
  
• Mental health disaster site (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Feeling stress is normal after hurricanes, especially for children (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Stress in wake of hurricane is hard on seniors (North Carolina)
  
  
• News release: Preparing for Hurricane Isabel: Combat stress (North Carolina)

Mold

• Mold and human health web site (North Carolina)

Oral hydration

•  General information about oral hydration

Pregnant women

•  Hurricane tips: pregnant women

Septic tanks

•  Tips for homeowners with septic tanks (North Carolina)
  (English) - (Spanish)

Shelters

•  Hurricane cares and concerns: A guide for shelter residents (South Carolina)
  
  
•  Hurricane cares and concerns: A guide of shelter residents (in Spanish)

Vibrio vulnificus

• Vibrio vulnificus web site
  
  
• Vibrio vulnificus: the facts
  
  
• Safety advice for fishermen
  
  
• Vibri vulnificus: food safety