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CDC 2017 Hurricane Incident Management System Team.
Description:
CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have guidance and technical materials available in both English and Spanish to help communities prepare for hurricanes and floods (Table 1). To help protect the health and safety of the public, responders, and clean-up workers during response and recovery operations from hurricanes and floods, CDC and ATSDR have developed public health guidance and other resources; many are available in both English and Spanish (Table 2).

Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast on August 25, 2017, as a Category 4 storm. In southeast Texas, record rainfall caused extensive flooding and damage to public infrastructure and communities, and displaced thousands of persons. As of September 12, 2017, the media have reported >80 storm-related deaths attributed to Hurricane Harvey (medical examiner confirmation is pending for some deaths). Most of these deaths likely were caused by drowning in flood waters within the first few days after impact (e.g., drowning at home or in vehicles).

On September 7, 2017, a Category 5 hurricane, Irma, reached the Lesser Antilles, including the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Hurricane Irma then continued its path across the Greater Antilles and made landfall in south Florida on September 10, 2017. Irma’s hurricane-force winds and related storm surges caused substantial damage in the Caribbean and Florida.

Suggested citation for this article: . Hurricane Season Public Health Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guidance for Health Care Providers, Response and Recovery Workers, and Affected Communities — CDC, 2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 13 September 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6637e1.


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Cyclonic Storms Disaster Victims Emergency Responders Natural Disasters Relief Work
Series:
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ; v. 66, early release, September 13, 2017
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Name as Subject:
Hurricane Harvey, 2017 ; Hurricane Irma, 2017 ; Hurricane Harvey, 2017 ; Hurricane Irma, 2017
Hurricane Harvey, 2017 ; Hurricane Irma, 2017 ; Hurricane Harvey, 2017 ; Hurricane Irma, 2017 Less -
Genre:
Statistics
Place as Subject:
United States
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/48095/cdc_48095_DS1.pdf
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