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Health Resources for Haiti, Post-Earthquake
- Earthquakes and Health
- Haiti Earthquake Web Pages from U.S. Federal Agencies
- Haiti Earthquake Web Pages from Non-Governmental Organizations
- People Locators
- Free Resources from Publishers for Medical Responders
- Multi-language Resources
- Social Media Sites: Haiti Health Information
- Help for Haiti
- Disclaimer
Featured Site
Earthquakes and Health
- Cholera Outbreak (See also the section below on Dealing with Mass Fatalities)
- Haiti Emergency blog
Pan American Health Organization
Also in Spanish - Cholera in Disaster Situations
Pan American Health Organization
Also in Spanish -
Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
Pan American Health Organization
Also available in French - 2010 Haiti Cholera Outbreak - includes travelers' warnings
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Cholera home page
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Laboratory Testing for Cholera
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Also in French and Spanish - Defeating Cholera: Clinical Presentation and Management for Haiti Cholera Outbreak, 2010
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Also in Haitian Creole, French and Spanish - Haiti Cholera Related Videos
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Also in French - Cholera
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
Also available in Spanish - Germs and Hygiene
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
Also available in Spanish - Haiti: Cholera Outbreak - Oct 2010
ReliefWeb - Global Task Force on Cholera Control home page
World Health Organization
Not available in Spanish or French - Technical Note for Emergencies – Hygiene promotion in emergencies (PDF, 883 KB)
World Health Organization - Acute diarrhoeal diseases in complex emergencies: critical steps
World Health Organization
Also in French
Not available in Spanish - Cholera home page
World Health Organization
Also available in French
Also available in Spanish - First Steps for Managing an Outbreak of Acute Diarrhoea
World Health Organization
Also available in French and Spanish - Cholera outbreak: assessing the outbreak response and improving preparedness
World Health Organization
Also in French and Spanish. -
Cholera Factsheet
Hesperian
Available in Kreyòl, English, French and Spanish
- Haiti Emergency blog
- Traumatic Injuries and Treatment
- Crush Injuries & Crush Syndrome
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Emergency Wound Management for Healthcare Professionals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Emergency Wound Care After an Earthquake
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Best Practice Guidelines on Emergency Surgical Care in Disaster Situations (PDF, 2.2 MB)
World Health Organization - Prevention and Management of Wound Infection (PDF, 40 KB)
World Health Organization - First Aid - MedlinePlus
First Aid - Mobile MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Limb Loss- MedlinePlus
Amputees - MobileMedlinePlus
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
- Crush Injuries & Crush Syndrome
- Dealing with Mass Fatalities
- Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations (PDF, 780 KB)
Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization - Disposal of Dead Bodies in Emergency Situations
World Health Organization - Interim Health Recommendations for Workers who Handle Human Remains After a Disaster
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Information for Healthcare Providers in Body Recovery from Mass Death
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University - Information for Relief Workers on Emotional Reactions to Human Bodies in Mass Death
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University
- Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations (PDF, 780 KB)
- Guidelines for Medical Evaluation of Individuals Arriving from Haiti
- Tuberculosis Screening for International Adoptees Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Important Health Information for Parents Adopting Children from Haiti during the 2010 Earthquake Recovery
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Interim Recommendations for Initial Domestic Medical Screening of Haitian Orphan Parolees
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tuberculosis Screening for International Adoptees Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Guidelines for Responders
- Disaster Preparation and Recovery
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Earthquake Cleaup and Response Resources
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Earthquake Response Training Tool: Protecting Yourself While Responding to Earthquakes (PDF, 4.6 MB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health - PAHO/WHO Regional Emergency Response Team - Field Manual
Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization - Haiti Relief Toolkit
Knowledge for Health Project (K4Health), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions. Earthquake: Haiti (PDF, 505 KB)
World Health Organization - Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: The Essentials
U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Disaster Preparation and Recovery
- Environmental Health and Sanitation
- Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health
Disaster Health Links, National Library of Medicine - Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters: A Practical Guide
World Health Organization - Disaster Site Management
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - WHO Technical Notes for Emergencies: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
World Health Organization - A Brief Guide to the Management of Building Waste Materials in Emergencies
Shelter Centre
- Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health
- Infectious/Communicable Disease Information
- Potential for Dengue Infection Among Relief Workers Returning from Haiti
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Malaria Acquired in Haiti - 2010
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Haiti Pre-Decision Briefs for Public Health Action
Covers Acute Watery Diarrhea & Cholera, Bloody Diarrhea, Dengue Fever & Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever, Diptheria, HIV/AIDS, Influenza, Leptospirosis, Malaria, Measles, Meningococcal Disease, Rabies, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, and Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - After the Haiti Earthquake: Illnesses
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions: Earthquake – Haiti
World Health Organization - Fact Sheets: Infectious diseases
World Health Organization - Communicable Diseases
Pan American Health Organization - Infectious Diseases
Knowledge for Health Project (K4Health), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Global Disease Alert Map - Haiti
HealthMap - E-book: Infectious Diseases of Haiti by GIDEON
GIDEON
- Potential for Dengue Infection Among Relief Workers Returning from Haiti
- Stress and Coping Issues
- Disaster Mental Health for Responders: Key Principles, Issues and Questions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Coping with Disasters
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Coping with Traumatic Events
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
- Disaster Mental Health for Responders: Key Principles, Issues and Questions
- Other Health Resources
- Earthquakes
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Do Not Eat Unripe Ackee Fruit or the Seeds and Rind of Ripe Ackee Fruit
(Available in English, French and Haitian Creole)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Insulin Storage and Switching Between Products in an Emergency
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Impact of Severe Weather Conditions on Biological Products
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Background on Haiti & Haitian Health Culture (PDF, 765 KB)
CultureVision, Cook Ross Inc.
- Earthquakes
Haiti Earthquake Web Pages from U.S. Federal Agencies
- Haiti Earthquake
U.S. Agency for International Development - Earthquakes
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 - Haiti Earthquake Relief
U.S. Department of Defense - 2010 Earthquake in Haiti
U. S Department of State - Haiti Guidance and Information
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Haiti Earthquake Response
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health - Magnitude 7.0 - HAITI REGION
U.S. Geological Survey
Haiti Earthquake Web Pages from Non-Governmental Organizations
- Earthquake in Haiti - January 2010
Pan American Health Organization - Haiti Earthquake
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Haiti: Earthquakes - Jan 2010
ReliefWeb - Top Stories Search: Haiti
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Haiti Emergency
World Food Programme - Health Action in Crises: Haiti
World Health Organization
People Locators
- Haiti Earthquake People Locator (HEPL)
- Interactive Web site providing information about found or missing people in Haiti following the earthquake in January 2010
- Users can search or post information about people who are missing or located in Haiti
- Simultaneously searches multiple people locators including CNN iReport, Google, and the International Committee of the Red Cross
- Submit photos and descriptive information about located people via computer, cell phone, or the Found in Haiti iPhone App
- Reunite - iTunes app
iTunes software needed to run this app. Download iTunes at http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
- Reunite - iTunes app
- Looking for Loved Ones in Haiti
A CNN iReport system to report and search for missing and found people in Haiti.
Free Resources from Publishers for Medical Responders
- Emergency Access Initiative
*The Emergency Access Initiative for the cholera outbreak in Haiti expired on December 20, 2010*
This online collection provides access to 200+ popular medical journals. It also includes over 60 e-books, including the Merck Manual, Harrison's Internal Medicine, basic textbooks, drug handbooks, and titles on emergency medicine, infectious diseases, toxicology, post-disaster public health and more. For assistance with the Emergency Access Initiative, please email custserv@nlm.nih.gov or call 1-888-346-3656 in the United States, or 301-594-5983 internationally.
Emergency Access Initiative is a collaborative effort between the National Library of Medicine and participating publishers. - Infectious Diseases of Haiti (PDF, 2.8 MB)
This guide covers the 198 infectious diseases known to occur in Haiti and is based on the resources of the Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Online Network (GIDEON). - MedlinePlus
Mobile MedlinePlus
Basic health information for the general public, plus patient information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Also in Spanish. This content is always no-cost.
National Library of Medicine - Earthquakes: Resources for Response and Recovery
National Library of Medicine
Multi-language Resources
- Resources in Haitian Creole (Kreyòl)
- Haitian Creole Phrasebook with Useful Wordlist
Center for Applied Linguistics, U.S. Department of State - Haitian Creole Language Materials
Medical terminology
Joint Language University - Health Information in Haitian Creole (Kreyòl)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - NLM MedlinePlus Brochure Translated into Haitian Creole (Kreyòl)
Louis Calder Memorial Library and Biomedical Communications
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami - Pote sekou bay moun ki gen blesi yo pran lèyon bagay kraze yo apre yon Tranblemanntè (Haitian Creole version) (PDF, 55 KB)
(After an Earthquake: Management of Crush Injuries & Crush Syndrome)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Jesyon Blesi Annijans pou Pwofesyonèl Medikal (Haitian Creole version) (PDF, 36 KB)
(Emergency Wound Management for Healthcare Professionals)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Apre yon Dezas Natirèl ou fèt pou pwoteje Manje ak Dlo (Haitian Creole version) (PDF, 30 KB)
(Food and Water Concerns)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Lave men sove lavi: Sitiyasyon nan ka dijans (Haitian Creole version) (PDF, 92 KB)
(Clean Hands)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rekòmandasyon Sanitè Pwovizwa pou Travayè kap Manyen (Haitian Creole version) (PDF, 34 KB)
(Interim Health Recommendations for Workers who Handle Human Remains after a Disaster)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Gwo Chalè (Haitian-Creole)
(Extreme Heat)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - A to Z Listing of Resources by Keyword
Refugee Health Information Network - Haitian Creole Documents: All Health Topics
Refugee Health Information Network - Pwoteje tèt ou pandan w ap pote sekou nan tranblemanntè (Haitian Creole version) (PDF, 4.6 MB)
(Earthquake Response Training Tool: Protecting Yourself While Responding to Earthquakes)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health - Kreyòl Ayisyen pou Swen Sante (PDF, 230 KB)
(Haitian Creole for Health Care)
Educa Vision, Inc. - Creole Language – Preparedness (H1N1)
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment -
Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards for Disaster Response (Sphere Handbook in Haitian Creole)
The Sphere Project
- Haitian Creole Phrasebook with Useful Wordlist
- Resources in French (Français)
- Recommandations sanitaires intérimaires pour les personnes qui manipulent les cadavres (French version) (PDF, 18 KB)
(Interim Health Recommendations for Workers who Handle Human Remains after a Disaster)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Prise en charge en urgence des plaies et des blessures pour les professionnels de santé (French version) (PDF, 36 KB)
(Emergency Wound Management for Healthcare Professionals)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Health Information in French (Français)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
- Recommandations sanitaires intérimaires pour les personnes qui manipulent les cadavres (French version) (PDF, 18 KB)
- Resources in Spanish (Español)
- Terremotos
(Earthquakes)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Health Information in Spanish (Español)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
- Terremotos
Social Media Sites: Haiti Health Information
Help for Haiti
- USAID Responds to Haiti Earthquake
U.S. Agency for International Development - List of Organizations Responding to Haiti Earthquake
InterAction - Haiti Earthquake Relief
The White House (Help for Haiti)
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