Disaster Preparedness Toolkit
for Environmental Health Specialists

Toolkit Description

Toolkit Items in Electronic Format
A description and picture of toolkit items can be found in the Toolkit Description listed above.

1. Water
   Guidelines for Hauling Bulk Drinking Water for Emergency Distribution
   Guidelines for Food Establishments During a Boil Water Order
   Boil Order   pdf    Word
   Natural Disaster Assistance for Missouri Citizens: Restoring Drinking Water
   Safe Well Water After an Earthquake
   


2. Food
   Food Handling During a Crisis Situation
   Feeding Sites and Shelters
   NOTICE: Food Service and Retail Food Establishments Regarding Food Safety During a Power Outage
   Guidelines for Food Safety in Power Outages
   


3. Liquid Waste/Sewage
   Natural Disaster Assistance for Missouri Citizens: Disaster Response for On-Site Wastewater (Septic) Systems
   


4. Solid Waste Disposal
   Natural Disaster Assistance for Missouri Citizens: What To Do With Disaster Debris
   Natural Disaster Assistance for Missouri Citizens: Disaster-Related Animal Production Mortalities Emergency Procedures
   


5. Housing/Mass Care Shelters
   A Public Health Guide for Emergency Shelters in Missouri for Shelter Coordinators and Staff
   Food Safety at Emergency Shelters and Feeding Centers
   Precautions for Returning to Flood Damaged Homes or Buildings
   Flood Clean Up Instructions
   


6. Vector Control
   Missouri Department of Agriculture Rules Regulating Pesticides
   Epidemic/Epizootic West Nile Virus in the United States: Guidelines for Surveillance, Prevention, and Control
   Tick Management Handbook
   Methods for Trapping and Sampling Small Mammals for Virologic Testing
   


7. Hazardous Materials
   Natural Disaster Assistance for Missouri Citizens: Household Chemicals and Household Hazardous Waste
   


8. Medical Waste
   Regulated Medical Waste Resource Locator
   Management of Infectious Waste by Small Quantity Generators
   


9. Responding to a Radiological Incident
   Frequently Asked Questions About a Radiation Emergency
   Frequently Asked Questions: Dirty Bombs
   Facts About Evacuation During a Radiation Emergency
   Sheltering in Place During a Radiation Emergency
   Radioactive Contamination and Radiation Exposure
   Population Monitoring After a Release of Radioactive Material
   Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Emergency Responder Radioactive Material Quick Reference Sheet
   Handbook for Responding to a Radiological Dispersal Device, First Responder’s Guide—the First 12 Hours
   


10. General Publications
    Request for Literature   pdf   Word
    Disaster Field Manual for Environmental Health Specialists Course
    A Public Health Guide to Safe Disaster Recovery



If you have questions about resources contained in this toolkit, please contact the
Center for Emergency Response and Terrorism at 573-526-4768.