Disaster Relief

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Linked below are a compilation of organizations giving direct aid to those directly affected. Take a moment to look these over with members of your household. Gift cards to stores such as Home Depot, Target, Walmart, Bed, Bath & Beyond, etc to help families with basic necessities can go along way.

Those of us who live with so many blessings can share some of those blessings with others in need.

Being Prepared for the Worst: What To Have In Your Car In Case of Disaster

Hurricanes
Information Guide: https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html

Floods
Information Guide: https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/floods.html

Coping with Disasters, Violence and Traumatic Events
Information Guide: https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/coping.html
Lost Person Finder Harvey Event https://pl.nlm.nih.gov/en

Resources from NLM:

Resources in Spanish and other languages

National Institute of Environmental Health Science resources:

Worker Training Program Hurricane and Floods Training Resources https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/index.cfm?id=2472
Worker Training Program All-Hazards Training Resources: https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/index.cfm?id=2569

National Institutes of Health resources:

Other Federal agency resources:

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Harvey
https://www.phe.gov/emergency/events/harvey2017/Pages/default.aspx

Tweet: Immediate help is available for those affected by Hurricane #Harvey in Texas and Louisiana: http://bit.ly/2jQqdCN

FEMA Twitter list
https://twitter.com/FEMAlive/lists/happening-now

Tweet: Stay up-to-date as #Harvey makes its way toward the U.S. & follow this list of trusted accounts for the latest: https://twitter.com/FEMAlive/lists/happening-now

Health agency resources:
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Help Kids Cope App http://www.nctsn.org/content/help-kids-cope

Tweet: Prepare now for Hurricane #Harvey by downloading Help Kids Cope app http://ow.ly/HPVo30eEK5D

Healthcare Ready
http://healthcareready.org/
Healthcare Ready has activated RX Open to assist in locating open pharmacies https://www.healthcareready.org/rxopen
Create an RX on the Run card with your medical information: https://www.healthcareready.org/rx-on-the-run
Protecting Breastmilk
How do I protect my breastmilk during a power outage?
http://www.eatsonfeetsresources.org/?page_id=2624

Hurricane and Flooding Data
If in Texas at the moment, you can use the USGS Water On-The-Go app: https://txpub.usgs.gov/water-onthego/

USGS Flood Information:
https://water.usgs.gov/floods/

USGS Texas - Real-time data and Response to Hurricane Harvey
https://txpub.usgs.gov/txwaterdashboard/

USGS Hurricane Harvey: https://www.usgs.gov/harvey

USGS Water Watch: https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/

USGS Groundwater Watch: https://groundwaterwatch.usgs.gov/

USGS Water-Quality Watch: https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/wqwatch/
Recently updated information guides from NLM:

Floods https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/floods.html - responder safety, cleanup and recovery, and more
Hurricanes https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html - responder safety, cleanup and recovery, and more
Disaster Recovery https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/disasterrecovery.html – emergency health management, responder safety, environmental cleanup, hazardous materials, and more

Resources from the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response (ASPR):

Harvey: Resources for Professionals https://www.phe.gov/emergency/events/harvey2017/Pages/professionals.aspx
Hurricane Resources at Your Fingertipshttps://asprtracie.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/aspr-tracie-hurricane-resources-at-your-fingertips.pdf
Tips for Retaining and Caring for Staff after a Disaster https://asprtracie.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/tips-for-retaining-and-caring-for-staff-after-disaster.pdf
After the Flood: Mold-Specific Resources https://asprtracie.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/after-the-flood-mold-specific-resources.pdf
empower Map 2.0 https://empowermap.hhs.gov/ - Every hospital, first responder, electric company, and community member can use the map to identify areas and populations that may be at risk during a prolonged power outage, based on the number of Medicare beneficiaries with electricity-dependent equipment claims