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Online Flood Resources Available
(Bulletin from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services)

Attention Editors and News Directors:
To aid in your coverage of the flooding situation in the communities you cover, feel free to use the following resources available from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services:

Flooding Health & Safety Tips
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/eh/DisasterHealthSafety/flooding.htm

Water Safety
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/eh/DisasterHealthSafety/WellDisinfection.htm

Disinfecting the Well and Water System
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/eh/DisasterHealthSafety/WellDisinfection.htm#Disinfecting

Reentering your home after utility service interruption
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/eh/DisasterHealthSafety/Reenteringhome.htm

Mold
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/eh/DisasterHealthSafety/flooding.htm#Future

General Disaster Health and Safety Tips (Which includes Links to FEMA, Wisconsin Emergency Management, and National Weather Service):
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/eh/Disasterhealthsafety/index.htm

Recovering from the Emotional Aftermath of a Disaster
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/mh_bcmh/Disaster.htm

Local Public Health Department listing:
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/localhealth/index.htm