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November 8, 2004

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Oct 29, 2004

Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, & Tribal Public Health Directors
All-hazards reference tool for health professionals who are responsible for initiating the public health response during the first 24 hours (i.e., the acute phase) of an emergency or disaster.

Oct 27, 2004

Reentering Your Flooded Home
Your house may be contaminated with mold or sewage, which can cause health risks for your family…

Oct 27, 2004

Protect Yourself from Mold
After hurricanes, tornadoes, & floods, excess moisture & water contribute to growth of mold in homes & other buildings…

Oct 19, 2004 Presentation: Overview of the Laboratory Response Network Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (2.69 MB/23 pages)
 Microsoft PowerPoint PowerPoint (686 KB/2 pages)
Oct 7, 2004 French, German, & Chinese translations of "Possible Health Effects of Radiation Exposure on Unborn Babies"
Oct 7, 2004 French, German, & Chinese translations of "Radiation and Health Effects"
Oct 7, 2004 French, German, & Chinese translations of "Radiation Facts"
Oct 7, 2004 French, German, & Chinese translations of "Sheltering in Place During a Radiation Emergency"
Oct 4, 2004 Spanish translation of "Chemical Agents: Facts About Sheltering in Place"
Oct 4, 2004 Spanish translation of "Chemical Agents: Facts About Evacuation"
Oct 4, 2004 French, German, Tagalog, & Chinese translations of "FAQ About a Radiation Emergency"
Oct 4, 2004 French, German, Tagalog, & Chinese translations of "Chemical Agents: Facts About Personal Cleaning & Disposal of Contaminated Clothing"
Oct 4, 2004 French, German, Tagalog, & Chinese translations of "Facts About VX"
Oct 4, 2004 French, German, Tagalog, & Chinese translations of "Facts About Sarin"
Oct 4, 2004 French, German, Tagalog, & Chinese translations of "Facts About Ricin"
Oct 4, 2004 French, German, Tagalog, & Chinese translations of "Facts About Sulfur Mustard"
Oct 4, 2004 French, German, Tagalog, & Chinese translations of "Facts About Nitrogen Mustards"
Oct 4, 2004 French, German, Tagalog, & Chinese translations of "Facts About Cyanide"
Sep 25, 2004

Spanish translation of "Preventing Chain Saw Injuries During Tree Removal After a Hurricane"

Sep 25, 2004

Preventing Chain Saw Injuries During Tree Removal After a Hurricane

Sep 23, 2004

Vietnamese Translation of "Hurricane Public Service Announcements" Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (62 KB/3 pages)
View in English

Sep 17, 2004

Hurricane Public Service Announcements

Sep 15, 2004

Vietnamese Translation of "After a Hurricane or Flood: Cleanup of Flood Water" Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (72 KB/2 pages)
View in English

Sep 15, 2004

French: Après un ouragan ou une inondation : nettoyage des eaux de crue Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (59 KB/2 pages)
French translation of After a Hurricane or Flood: Cleanup of Flood Water

Sep 13, 2004

Spanish: Después de un huracán o inundación: limpieza después de una inundación
Spanish translation of After a Hurricane or Flood: Cleanup of Flood Water

Sep 13, 2004

After a Hurricane or Flood: Cleanup of Flood Water

Sep 3, 2004

Haitian Creole: Kijan pou nou sere manje nou byen Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (104 KB/6 pages)
Haitian Creole translation of Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery

Sep 3, 2004

Hmong: Kev Muaj Tseeb Txog Ntawm Nag Xob Nag Cua Nrog Cua Daj Cua Dub Tom Qab Raug Tag Lawm Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (148 KB/6 pages)
Hmong translation of Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery

Sep 3, 2004

Vietnamese Translation of "Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency" Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (114 KB/2 pages)
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Sep 3, 2004

French: Protégez-vous contre l’asphyxie par l’oxyde de carbone après une situation d’urgence Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (84 KB/2 pages)
French translation of
Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency

Sep 1, 2004
(posted
Sep 2, 2004)

Spanish: Protéjase contra la intoxicación por monóxido de carbono después de una emergencia
Spanish translation of Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency

Sep 1, 2004

Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency

Aug 26, 2004
(posted
Aug 31, 2004)

Letter From Wyeth Extending the License of Dryvax Vaccine Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (33 KB/2 pages)
August 26, 2004 letter to CDC extending the license of lots 4020071, 4020072, 4020074, & 4020075

Aug 27, 2004 CDC Laboratory Response Network (LRN) website
Overview of the LRN, an integrated network of state & local public health, federal, military, & international labs that can respond to both bioterrorism & chemical terrorism.
Aug 23, 2004

Spanish: Lavarse las manos
Spanish translation of Handwashing in Emergency Situations

Aug 23, 2004

French: Lavage des mains Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (62 KB/2 pages)
French translation of Handwashing in Emergency Situations

Aug 23, 2004

Vietnamese Translation of "Handwashing in Emergency Situations" Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (72 KB/2 pages)
View in English

Aug 22, 2004

Guidelines for the Management of Acute Diarrhea (For Health Providers)
Increased incidence of acute diarrhea may occur in post-disaster situations where access to electricity, clean water, and sanitary facilities are limited.

Aug 20, 2004 Handwashing in Emergency Situations
Aug 20, 2004 Vietnamese Translation: Worker Safety in a Power Outage Adobe Acrobat Reader
PDF (95 KB/2 pages)
Aug 20, 2004 French Translation: Worker Safety in a Power Outage Adobe Acrobat Reader
PDF (95 KB/2 pages)
Aug 18, 2004 Spanish Translation: Worker Safety in a Power Outage
Aug 18, 2004

Vietnamese Translation: Heat Stress in the Elderly

Aug 18, 2004 French Translation: Heat Stress in the Elderly
Aug 18, 2004

Worker Safety in Power Outages
Preventing electrocutions when using electrical generators....

Aug 18, 2004 Spanish Translation: Heat Stress in the Elderly
Aug 16, 2004
(posted
Aug 18, 2004)

Letter From Wyeth Extending the License of Dryvax Vaccine Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (71 KB/1 page)
August 16, 2004 letter to CDC extending the license of lots 4020076, 4020077, & 4030020

Aug 17, 2004

Heat Stress in the Elderly
Power outages caused by hurricanes can cause heat sress. Elderly people are more prone to heat stress than younger people for several reasons...

Aug 16, 2004

French Translation: Key Facts About Hurricane Readiness  Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF

Aug 16, 2004

French Translation: Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery  Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF

Aug 16, 2004

French Translation: Hurricanes and Your Health and Safety  Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF

Aug 15, 2004

Vietnamese Translation: Key Facts About Flood Readiness  Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF
Preparing for a flood, emergency supplies...

Aug 15, 2004

French Translation: Key Facts About Flood Readiness  Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF
Preparing for a flood, emergency supplies...

Aug 15, 2004

Vietnamese Translation: Key Facts About Flood Recovery   Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF
How to make sure food & water is safe, how to clean up...

Aug 15, 2004

French Translation: Key Facts About Flood Recovery   Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF
How to make sure food & water is safe, how to clean up...

Aug 13, 2004

Vietnamese Translation: How to Protect Yourself From the Dangers That Hurricanes Leave Behind  Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF

Aug 13, 2004

French Translation: How to Protect Yourself From the Dangers That Hurricanes Leave Behind  Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF

Aug 13, 2004

Vietnamese Translation: Hurricanes and Your Health and Safety 
Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF

Aug 13, 2004

Spanish Translation: Key Facts About Flood Readiness 
Preparing for a flood, emergency supplies...

Aug 13, 2004

Spanish Translation: Key Facts About Flood Recovery  
How to make sure food & water is safe, how to clean up...

Aug 12, 2004

Key Facts About Flood Readiness 
Preparing for a flood, emergency supplies...

Aug 12, 2004

Key Facts About Flood Recovery  
How to make sure food & water is safe, how to clean up...

Jul 30, 2004

Online Training: Smallpox Vaccine Storage & Handling
Online course to improve the ability of healthcare providers to properly store, handle, & ship smallpox vaccine. Available for CE credit.

Jul 30, 2004

CDC Presentations from the First National Congress on Public Health Readiness

Jul 27, 2004

2004 Syndromic Surveillance Conference Coming Nov 3-4, Boston

Jul 20, 2004

CDC Clinician Outreach & Communication Activity (COCA)
COCA establishes partnerships with national clinician organizations to communicate information about disease outbreaks & terrorism events...

Jul 06, 2004

Estimating Time and Size of Bioterror Attack
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004 July;10(7):1202-1205.

Jun 24, 2004

Webcast: "Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: A Primer"

Jun 21, 2004

Budget Year Five Guidance for Cooperative Agreement on Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism

Jun 17, 2004

Plague Training Module
Eight-lesson Web-based module designed to teach you about the natural epidemiology of plague & how to manage it as both a natural disease & an intentional attack

Jun 14, 2004

Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI)
Facts and Q&As about the new pilot program

Date
Updated
Updated
Nov 8, 2004 Chemical Agents: Facts About Sheltering in Place
Nov 8, 2004 Chemical Agents: Facts About Evacuation
Oct 13, 2004 Anuncios de Servicio Público sobre huracanes
Spanish translation of Hurricane Public Service Announcements
Sep 13, 2004 How to Protect Yourself From the Dangers That Hurricanes Leave Behind
Sep 11, 2004

What You Need to Know When the Power Goes Out (Spanish translation also updated)

Sep 10, 2004

Hurricanes and Your Health and Safety (Spanish translation also updated)

Sep 10, 2004

Floods: Water Quality (Spanish translation also updated)
Water for drinking & cooking, disinfecting wells...

Sep 10, 2004

Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery (Spanish translation also updated)
Printable fact sheet on how to protect your health & safety after a hurricane…

Sep 10, 2004

Key Facts About Flood Recovery (Spanish translation also updated)
Printable fact sheet on how to make sure food & water is safe, how to clean up...

Sep 9, 2004

Anthrax Q & A Treatment
Side effects, antibiotics...

Sep 9, 2004

Anthrax Q & A Preventive Therapy
Cipro, storing antibiotics...

Aug 18, 2004

Letters From Wyeth Extending the License of Dryvax Vaccine
Letters to CDC extending the license of Dryvax vaccine

Aug 12, 2004

Patient Information: Amoxicillin
Dosage covered by document changed from 250 mg to 500 mg on Aug 12, 2004.

Aug 11, 2004

Facts About the Laboratory Response Network
New information added on the LRN structure for chemical terrorism.

Jun 28, 2004

Evaluate a Rash Illness for Risk of Smallpox

Jun 23, 2004

Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines
Guide E - Communications Plans and Activities updated

Jun 21, 2004

Continuation Guidance for Cooperative Agreement on Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism – Budget Year Five

Jun 7, 2004

Shipping Instructions for Samples Collected From People Potentially Exposed to Chemical Terrorism Agents Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF (102 KB/4 pages)
 Microsoft Word Word (686 KB/2 pages)
Includes illustrations and contact information.

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