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Hurricane Sandy Health Information. Protect Your Home From a Hurricane. Reports today predict Hurricane Irene will hug the coast line as a Category 2 hurricane. Today and tomorrow homeowners can take steps to prepare their homes:. Plan to bring in all outdoor furniture, decorations, garbage cans and anything else that is not tied down. Keep all trees and shrubs well trimmed so they are more wind resistant. Secure your home by closing shutters, and securing outdoor objects or brining them inside.

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Hurricane Sandy Health Information. Is It Safe To Cook In My Kithcen After Flooding? Yes, but precautions must be taken to protect food contact surfaces from contaminating your food. When cleaning or disinfecting, wear protective clothing, such as gloves, to avoid skin contact, irritation, or infection. Â Discard wooden cutting boards, wooden dishes and utensils, plastic utensils, baby bottle nipples, and pacifiers that have come into contact with flood water. These items cannot be safely cleaned.

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Hurricane Sandy Health Information. Tips to help kids and their families work through events like hurricanes. Director of the Division for Child Behavioral Health, Jeffrey Guenzel offers these tips on helping your child cope with the stress of the hurricane. Children of all ages need to feel safe and that they can turn to their caregivers to provide safety. Caregivers should let their children express their concerns and fears. Â Be honest and open, but keep it simple. Donâ t get into needless detail ...

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Hurricane Sandy Health Information. Clean Your Home and Stop Mold. Take out items that have soaked up water and that cannot be cleaned and dried. Fix water leaks. Use fans and dehumidifiers and open doors and windows to remove moisture. To remove mold, mix 1 cup of bleach in 1 gallon of water, wash the item with the bleach mixture, scrub rough surfaces with a stiff brush, rinse the item with clean water, then dry it or leave it to dry. Guidance to Prevent Illness from Food and Water Du.

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Hurricane Sandy Health Information. Protection Against Infectious Diseases. Regardless of your vaccination status, there are steps you can take to avoid injury and prevent infection while working in flood-affected areas. Recommendations include:. Clean your hands as often as possible. Use soap and water if your hands are visibly soiled, and rub your hands together for at least 15 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly soiled. What To Do If There Is a Delay in Refuse Collectio.

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Hurricane Sandy Health Information. FIRE and SAFETY TIPS FROM THE BURN CENTER AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER TO AVOID BURNS. Always read manufactures instructions on any generator and follow them completely. They explain how to run the equipment safely including. How to run unit appropriately. How to cool the unit off. How to fuel safely. What extension cords to be used safely. Gasoline Generators produce Carbon Monoxide! Do not leave gasoline can next to generator. Generators should be treated as you ...

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Vineland City Health Department - Health Alert Network

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Calling all Health Care Professionals! Are you part of the NJLINCS HAN? The New Jersey Local Information Network Communications System (LINCS) Health Alert Network. Is a no-cost statewide public health emergency notification system that links together local, state and federal partners to protect communities from both man-made and naturally occurring disasters;. Supports state and local public health emergency preparedness and response efforts including:. Ryan Long, Field Rep, Health Education.

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Morris County NJ Health Management

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Hurricane Sandy Health Information. Tips to help kids and their families work through events like hurricanes. Director of the Division for Child Behavioral Health, Jeffrey Guenzel offers these tips on helping your child cope with the stress of the hurricane. Children of all ages need to feel safe and that they can turn to their caregivers to provide safety. Caregivers should let their children express their concerns and fears. Â Be honest and open, but keep it simple. Donâ t get into needless detail ...

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Morris County NJ Health Management

http://morrishealth.blogspot.com/2011/08/guidance-to-prevent-illness-from-food.html

Hurricane Sandy Health Information. Guidance to Prevent Illness from Food and Water During Flooding and Hurricane Conditions. From the Office of the Governor:. The Department of Health and Senior Services urges all residents to throw away any food that may have come in contact with flood or storm waters and individuals that have suffered power outages should keep their refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain the cold temperature. Thawed food that contains ice crystals or is ...