New assessment tool for evaluating emergency shelters
Emergency Management Alert, June 17, 2008
To help environmental health practitioners rapidly assess the health and safety of emergency and disaster shelters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its partners have developed an assessment tool.
Effective emergency response requires that health practitioners assess these shelters that provide refuge for communities and at-risk populations during and after emergencies and disasters, the CDC said in the June 6 edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The environmental health shelter assessment form is available in English and Spanish and covers general areas of environmental health, such as food safety, sanitation, and service and companion animal care. It also provides space for listing immediate needs. The form provides guidance and information that environmental health practitioners and shelter managers can use with existing plans, procedures, resources, and management systems, the CDC said.
The environmental health shelter assessment tool, including the assessment form, instructions for its use, and training materials, is available by clicking here.
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