• Health and Safety Guidance for Flood Recovery (PDF, 645 KB) The Department of Health Services issued a document compiling information about flood recovery. The information focuses on community respirator use, how to properly fit a N95 respirator, and a mold fact sheet and contractor list. (updated March 22, 2011)

• Division of Public Health Memo of March 14, 2008, "Flood Water exposure and Implications for vaccinating adults" (PDF, 169 KB) This document provides the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about infectious diseases after flooding and vaccination usage. (July 23, 2010)

• Food and Waterborne Manual, This manual includes communicable disease information as it relates to flooding. (July 23, 2010)

Human Services Information

• State Directory of County Human Services, Social Services and Community Programs 
• Directory of County Aging and Tribal Units/Departments 
• FoodShare Wisconsin. A state program that helps low-income families and individuals to buy nutritious food. 
• The Emergency Food Assistance Program. A federal program that provides food commodities to distribution sites (food pantries). 
• Recovering from the Emotional Aftermath of a Disaster Brochure (PDF, 66 KB) Brochure that can be locally personalized with contact information of a local resource.

• Aging and Disabilities Resource Centers. Provides information on programs and services, helps people understand the various long term care options, helps people apply for programs and benefits, and serves as the access point for publicly-funded long term care. 

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Language Resources

• Minnesota Department of Health. Includes many videos, factsheets and websites on flooding topics in several languages.

• EPA Spanish Language Portal including: 

  • Flood Clean-up in Spanish

  • Mold in Spanish 

  • Asthma in Spanish 

  • Indoor Air in Spanish 

• FEMA Spanish Language Portal

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Floods
  • Floods in Spanish
  • Floods in French
  • Floods in Vietnamese
• Red Cross: Alternate Language Materials
  Includes Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Large Print English, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

State Agencies

• ReadyWisconsin. Website to educate the public on how to prepare for and respond to disasters and emergencies.

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Tips to minimize damage on your property, how to clean-up property, and other flood related information

• Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) Current flood situation in Wisconsin. 

Federal Agencies

• FEMA Disaster Assistance
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Guidance on Microbial Contamination in Previously Flooded Outdoor Areas. The CDC provides guidance on how to assess the public health risks for using outdoor areas after a flood event where potential exposure to microbial contamination exists.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Last Revised: May 07, 2012