Hurricane Recovery


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AVMA

Find public health information on the AVMA Web site at www.avma.org/public_health/default.asp.


CDC Hurricanes such as Katrina that recently hit the Gulf Coast can have serious public health consequences. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide information on those public health issues.

EPA

The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. For more information, visit www.epa.gov.

USDA

Current information relating to the status of communicable diseases and the environmental health (access to safe water and hygiene, sanitation situation) of the areas affected by the recent hurricane can be found on the United States Department of Agriculture Web site.

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