BP Gulf Oil Spill - HHS Health Response

Part of the federal government response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the monitoring of conditions that might affect public health and the safety of seafood.

Health Information

Coping with the Gulf Oil Spill: Mental Health Information

What to Expect from the Oil Spill and How to Protect Your Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Key information on the safety of seafood from the gulf (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

     

     

News

• FDA Procedure for Requesting NOAA/FDA Analysis of Seafood from a State Harvesting Area Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill November 17,2010
• NOAA and FDA announce chemical test for dispersant in Gulf seafood October 29, 2010
• HHS Launches Oil Spill Distress Helpline October 1, 2010
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Proposed BP Funding Levels of Gulf Oil Spill Behavioral Health Needs. August 16, 2010
• Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Statement on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Letter Report: Assessing the Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on Human Health. August 10, 2010
• FDA Commissioner's Statement on the Reopening of Some Louisiana Waters to Commercial Fishing July 29, 2010
• Secretary Sebelius Visits Grand Isle Beach and New Orleans to Assess Health Impact of Gulf Oil Spill July 10, 2010
• NOAA, FDA, and Gulf Coast State Officials Affirm Commitment to Ensuring Safety of Gulf Coast Seafood June 29, 2010
  • Summary of the Harvest Waters Reopening Protocol
  • Official Protocol
• NOAA, FDA Continue Ramping Up Efforts to Ensure Safety of Gulf of Mexico Seafood, June 14, 2010
• Federal Mobile Medical Unit Arrives in Louisiana, May 31, 2010
• Secretary Sebelius letter to BP Chairman and President Lamar McKay, May 28, 2010
• Secretary Kathleen Sebelius outlined the federal government’s efforts to support the health and medical needs of residents and responders impacted by the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Friday through a teleconference, May 28, 2010.

Testimony

• House Committee on Education and Labor, June 23, 2010
• House Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 16, 2010
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, June 15, 2010

Fact Sheets

Factsheet on HHS Response to Deepwater Oil Spill, August 19, 2010

Previous Fact Sheets on HHS Response to Deepwater Oil Spill:

• December 9, 2010
• August 12, 2010
• August 6, 2010
• July 30, 2010
• July 23, 2010
• July 16, 2010
• July 9, 2010
• July 2, 2010
• May 29, 2010