Flood Cleanup Health and Safety Information
Health Department News Releases
Quick Fact Sheets:
- Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (pdf)
- Disposal of Food and Other Household Waste (pdf)
- Disposal of Hazardous Household Waste and Electronics (pdf)
- Do I Need a Tetanus Shot? (pdf)
- Is My Water Safe To Drink? (pdf)
- Stay Healthy During Cleanup (pdf)
More Detailed Information:
- Debris Removal Guidelines
- Asbestos Hazards Due to Flooding (pdf)
- Flood Cleanup Guide (National Center for Healthy Housing) (pdf)
- Flood Preparedness for Food Establishments (pdf)
- Proper Waste Disposal (pdf)
- Waste Disposal/Storage Tanks (pdf)
- Commercial Underground Storage Tanks (pdf)
- Health Precautions For Flooded Areas (pdf)
- Indoor Heating Oil Cleanup (pdf)
- Information for Pregnant Women
- Mold in Homes (pdf)
- Private Sewer and Septic Systems (pdf)
- Proper Well Disinfection (pdf)
- Sand Bag Fact Sheet (pdf)
- Tetanus Vaccine Guidance for Health-Care Providers (pdf)
To Replace Lost or Damaged Birth and Death Certificates
Flood Related Links:
- FEMA Disaster Assistance
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Shelter Information
For Hospital and Long Term Care Use
- General Requirements when Accepting Patients/Residents above Licensure and/or Certification Capacity or Accepting Patients into beds Licensed and/or Certified as a Different Provider Type (pdf)
- North Dakota / Minnesota Emergency Medical FFS Policy (pdf)
- General Requirements for Placement of Residents in an Unlicensed Temporary Shelter
For Local Public Health Use
- Worker Sign-In (Word)
- Daily Scheduler (Word)
- Shelter Facility Confidentiality Statement (Word)
- Master Patient Record (Word)
- Environmental Health Assessment For Shelters (Word) -- Instructions (Word)
- Shelter Triage (pdf)
- Flood Shelter Daily Disease Surveillance (Word)
Information for Community Officials
- Disposal of Food, Putrescible Waste, Spoiled Medicines, Etc. : Information for Community Officials (pdf)
- Setting Up a Temporary Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Collection Site (pdf)
- Guideline 1 – Emergency Waste Management and Disposal (pdf)
- Guideline 14 – Emergency Waste Disposal Variance Notification: Dead or Diseased Livestock (pdf)
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