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Information regarding the earthquake in Haiti
Information from the National Institutes of Health
- Special Report—Health Concerns in Haiti: Infectious Disease and Mental Health Perspective—NIH News Radio
- Coping with Traumatic Events—National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do—National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Community Members Can Do—National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Rescue Workers Can Do—National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- NIEHS Earthquake Response Training Tool: Protecting Yourself While Responding to Earthquakes (English version)—National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (PDF - 4.6 MB)
- NIEHS Earthquake Response Training Tool: Protecting Yourself While Responding to Earthquakes (English version) —National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (MS PPT - 10.9 MB)
- NIEHS Earthquake Response Training Tool: Protecting Yourself While Responding to Earthquakes (Haitian Creole version)—National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (PDF - 4.6 MB)
- NIEHS Earthquake Response Training Tool: Protecting Yourself While Responding to Earthquakes (Haitian Creole version)—National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (MS PPT - 11.6 MB)
- Multi-language Resources (Creole, French and Spanish), National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Information from Health and Human Services
- Emergency
Wound Management for Healthcare Professionals
— Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Public
Health Issues and Priorities for the Haiti Earthquake
— Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidance
for Relief Workers and Others Traveling to Haiti for Earthquake
Response
— Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
- Travel
Health Warning: Major Earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Avoid Nonessential Travel to Haiti
— Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidance
for U.S. Residents in Haiti
— Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Health
Recommendations for Relief Workers Responding to Disasters
— Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Injuries:
Information for Clinicians
— Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
More Information
Director's Statement: Statement from NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, January 15, 2010
Americans trying to locate family members in Haiti are encouraged to contact the State Department at 888-407-4747.
Help
for Haiti — White House Blog
This page last reviewed on March 7, 2011
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