During emergencies, public health and/or emergency management staff establish a Joint Information Center (JIC) to track important information and communicate it to the public. Organizations...
Natural Disasters
Events in which a natural hazard has the potential to harm people's health and/or cause significant damage to property or infrastructure. A natural disaster may affect human health via its potential to cause illness or injury, the contamination or shortage of food and/or water, power outages, and development of other hazards such as mold growth or release of carbon monoxide. Examples of natural disasters include earthquakes, extreme heat, floods, hurricanes, landslides and mudslides, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, wildfires, and extreme winter weather. For more information, please visit the CDC page on natural disasters and severe weather.
Florida uses "dark site" templates to prepare for internal and public communication during disasters
During a health emergency, agencies' roles in communicating information both internally and to the public become increasingly important. Agencies' communication strategies need to ensure that people...
During disasters in which evacuation is required or property is damaged, temporary shelters provide people with short-term accommodations, food and other provisions, and sometimes medical or nursing...
The 56,698-acre Qualla Boundary (a geographic region next to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina) is home and ancestral land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI...
Following the 2002 Rodeo Chedinski fire, Arizona partners created the Web site 593info.org as part of the White Mountain Joint Information System to communicate emergency information to the public...
In 2008, Hurricane Ike hit southeastern Texas, causing evacuation warnings, drinking water shortages, road and power line damage, and enforced nighttime curfews in Houston. Several schools were...
On May 22, 2011, Minneapolis experienced the worst tornado to hit the city in 30 years. Much of the property damage, 47 injuries, and two storm-related deaths were concentrated on the north side of...
Disaster preparedness at the family level has been the focus of many public health agencies' communications campaigns. Recent collaborations between health agencies and school districts have...
Social media is used increasingly to alert, update, or provide recommendations to the public during emergencies. A 2011 American Red Cross (ARC) survey found that the Internet is the third most...
Hospitals rely on an immense infrastructure to provide patient care and a hygienic environment. Wisconsin's 136 hospitals use an estimated 300 to 350 gallons of water per bed per day. Much of that...
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