For Local Health Departments: Hurricanes/Tropical Storms
Public Health Resources
- Assistance
- Building a Portable Handwash Station
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention
- Disaster Recovery Health and Safety
- For Shelters: Communicable Disease Reporting
- Infection Prevention Resources – Natural Disaster
- Protecting Vaccines During Emergencies
- Environmental Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
- NEHA Environmental Health Hurricane Response Guide (PDF)
- Resources for North Carolina Nurses
Supporting Access and Functional Needs Populations
Responder Health and Safety Resources
Tab/Accordion Items
- Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event
- Disaster Behavioral Health Self Care for Health Care Worker Modules (PDF)
- Disaster, Disease and Distress: Resources to Promote Psychological Health and Resilience in Military and Civilian Communities
- Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance
- Fatigue in First Responder Operations (PDF)
- Hurricane Worker Podcasts
- Individual Resilience: Factsheet for Responders (PDF)
- Mini Modules to Relieve Stress for Health Care Workers (PDF)
- Personal Safety and Health for Emergency Responders
- Protecting Emergency Responders
- Responder & Community Resilience
- Responder Self Care App
- Safety Awareness for Responders to Hurricanes: Protecting Yourself While Helping Others
- Safety Officer Toolbox
- Self-Care Modules (YouTube)
- Stress Management for Emergency Responders: What Responders Can Do
- Stress-Related Mental Health Issues in Emergency Responders, First Receivers, Disaster Workers and their Families
- Tips for Disaster Responders: Understanding Compassion Fatigue (PDF)
- Tips for Retaining and Caring for Staff after a Disaster (PDF)
- Tips to Help First Responders Sleep Better
- Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks (English only)
- How to Cope with Sheltering in Place (English only)
- Tips for Disaster Responders – Preventing and Managing Stress (English only)
- Tips for Health Care Practitioners and Responders (English only)
- Tips for Health Care Professionals: Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue (English only)
- Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or a Traumatic Event (English only)
Creating Safe Scenes Online Training
This is a free online course that helps first responders assist individuals in crisis with mental illness or substance use disorder using safe, positive approaches.
SAMHSA’s Disaster Response Template Toolkit
The Disaster Response Template Toolkit for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Technical Center (DTAC) features a program administration section for managers and supervisors, as well as public education materials that designated staff in disaster behavioral health response programs can use to create resources for reaching people affected by a disaster.
Immunization Recommendations for Responders
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