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This tip sheet explores the effects a pandemic can have on an individual’s ability to manage stress and provides coping skills and strategies. It provides information concerning common reactions in adults, children, and teenagers, as well as tips for managing financial stress.
View ResourceThis tip sheet lists reactions to stress that are common among children and that caregivers, parents, and teachers may see during and after an infectious disease outbreak. It also suggests ways that adults can help children manage stress.
View ResourceThis tip sheet explores the effects a pandemic can have on an individual’s ability to manage stress and provides coping skills and strategies. It provides information concerning common reactions in adults, children, and teenagers, as well as tips for managing financial stress.
View ResourceThis wallet card offers tips for the public to manage stress and foster resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. It lists stress reduction techniques and additional resources for information and support.
View ResourceThis resource provides tips on how to manage alcohol, drug, and medication use following a disaster. It also provides information for people who have experienced an alcohol or drug problem in the past and are worried about misusing substances again after a disaster. Disaster response workers can provide this resource to survivors as an overview of the topic of post-disaster substance use.
View ResourceThis resource explores the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on families and explains the importance of resilience and equity. It encourages families to foster and build resilience through techniques focused on self-compassion, connection, empowerment, coping, and more.
View ResourceThis tip sheet lists reactions to stress that are common among children and that caregivers, parents, and teachers may see during and after an infectious disease outbreak. It also suggests ways that adults can help children manage stress.
View ResourceIn downloadable fact sheets and posters in English and Spanish, CDC provides basic information for pregnant women who are traveling to areas where Zika has spread rapidly, pregnant women who live in these areas, people sick with Zika virus disease, and the public. Topics include preventing mosquito bites and avoiding other ways of contracting the disease and taking steps to support your own health if you come down with Zika.
View ResourceThe American Red Cross shares tips for coping with a swine flu pandemic and symptoms that suggest the need for professional help. An emergency contact card is included at the end of the fact sheet, allowing readers to keep phone numbers for their local Red Cross chapters, health providers, and mental health providers in one place.
View ResourceThis fact sheet provides information for educators on how to plan for a flu pandemic. The sheet explains the differences between seasonal flu and pandemic flu, describes how influenza spreads, and highlights key concepts on how to plan and prepare for a pandemic in the schools.
View ResourceIn this fact sheet, the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress offers guidance on pandemic influenza preparedness and response. The authors list steps that officials can take to support communities in preparedness, response, and recovery, and to plan for mental health interventions such as effective risk and safety communication and Psychological First Aid.
View ResourceThis website provides links to fact sheets about bioterrorism agents, such as anthrax, botulism, brucellosis, plague, smallpox, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers.
View ResourceThis fact sheet shares tips on reducing stress related to a pending or existing influenza pandemic. It also provides information on the flu, how to plan and what to expect during a pandemic, and how individuals can protect themselves and their families.
View ResourceThis fact sheet provides tips on how to remain safe and healthy after a hurricane or a flood. It focuses on prevention of foodborne illness, as well as prevention and treatment of illness from other sources and of injuries that become more likely after a hurricane or flood.
View ResourceThis resource summarizes the challenges faced by people who use drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides a roadmap for organizations on how to provide harm reduction services in future times of crisis. Links to related resources are also provided.
View ResourceThis webpage contains five fact sheets about Ebola preparedness. One fact sheet focuses on steps members of the general public can take to protect their health. Another is for health care providers and gives tips on how to recognize Ebola, and also how to talk to patients who are worried about the outbreak. There is also a fact sheet for community leaders that describes effective communication tactics in high-stress situations.
View ResourceThis fact sheet explores the challenges facing healthcare workers during infectious disease outbreaks and provide strategies for ensuring self-care and well-being. It includes a list of stress management tips, such as taking breaks from work and communicating with colleagues, to avoid burnout and build resilience while providing services.
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