{"id":4,"date":"2016-10-24T10:07:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T14:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2019-10-29T14:35:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T18:35:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_metaslider_widget panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div id=\"metaslider-id-1812\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-80-0 ml-slider-pro-2-36-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1812 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Home page slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1812\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1812\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1744 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1744\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/01\/sandy_goe_2012302_1745_lrg1-e1453416141637-570x285.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"1200\" alt=\"Hurricane Sandy\" class=\"slider-1812 slide-1744\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 13 (GOES-13) captured this natural-color image of Hurricane Sandy at 1:45 p.m. NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon with data courtesy of the NASA\/NOAA GOES Project Science team.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1778 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2014\/07\/mold-1200x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"1200\" alt=\"Lower Ninth Ward following Hurricane Katrina\" class=\"slider-1812 slide-1778\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">New Orleans,LA., October 23, 2005 \u2014Residents of the Lower 9th Ward face major home damage upon return to their homesfollowing Hurricane Katrina.\n(Andrea Booher\/FEMA)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1610 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1610\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/01\/62047-1200x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"1200\" alt=\"Flooded Police Sub-Station with Mold\" class=\"slider-1812 slide-1610\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">South Kearny, N.J., Nov. 30, 2012 -- Employee break room with overturned refrigerators and obvious mold on wall from Hurricane Sandy flooding. FEMA Public Assistance funds may reimburse a portion of city's recovery cost. (George Armstrong\/FEMA)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1619 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/01\/sandy_vir_2012303-e1453397468221-690x345.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"1200\" alt=\"Hurricane Sandy\" class=\"slider-1812 slide-1619\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">This image of Hurricane Sandy was acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite around 2:11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (06:11 Universal Time) on October 29, 2012. (NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon.)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1608 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1608\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/01\/51510-e1453317407378-1200x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"1200\" alt=\"Hurricane Irene\" class=\"slider-1812 slide-1608\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Wayne, NJ. -- September 13, 2011 -- After the heavy rain following Hurricane Irene, many homes are left damaged by flood water, mold, and debris from high winds. FEMA provides funds to help survivors recover. (Tim Pioppo\/FEMA)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rcpt panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4-0-0-1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Events<\/h3><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/2014\/10\/12\/are-you-concerned-about-your-health-after-severe-wet-weather-has-caused-your-home-andor-things-in-your-home-to-smell-moldy-uconn-workshop-on-nov-14th\/\" title=\"Why should you be concerned about exposure to mold when severe wet weather has flooded buildings and things smell moldy?\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> Why should you be concerned about exposure to mold when severe wet weather has flooded buildings and things smell moldy?<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/2015\/01\/09\/at-the-annual-necoem-meeting-in-december-2014-the-project-team-presented-a-poster-titled-preventing-respiratory-disease-associated-with-severe-weather-response\/\" title=\"&#8220;Preventing Respiratory Disease Associated with Severe Weather Response&#8221; &#8211; December 2014 NECOEM Annual Conference\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> &#8220;Preventing Respiratory Disease Associated with Severe Weather Response&#8221; &#8211; December 2014 NECOEM Annual Conference<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/2015\/01\/09\/announcement-on-upcoming-naccho-conference\/\" title=\"&#8220;A Learning Session on Tools and Methods from Hurricane Sandy Recovery Research&#8221; &#8211;  2015 NACCHO Preparedness Summit\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> &#8220;A Learning Session on Tools and Methods from Hurricane Sandy Recovery Research&#8221; &#8211;  2015 NACCHO Preparedness Summit<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/2015\/06\/17\/members-of-the-uconn-health-centers-recovery-from-catastrophic-weather-hurricane-sandy-project-team-presented-at-the-2015-national-conference-on-worker-safety-and-health\/\" title=\"&#8220;A Round Table discussion on Building Capacity in Disasters&#8221; &#8211; 2015 National COSH Conference on Worker Safety and Health\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> &#8220;A Round Table discussion on Building Capacity in Disasters&#8221; &#8211; 2015 National COSH Conference on Worker Safety and Health<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/2015\/06\/26\/1059\/\" title=\"&#8220;Hurricanes and mold: The health concerns; reducing personal risk; and rebuilding with resiliency&#8221; &#8211; A UConn Health Workshop\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> &#8220;Hurricanes and mold: The health concerns; reducing personal risk; and rebuilding with resiliency&#8221; &#8211; A UConn Health Workshop<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4-0-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Health and Safety<\/h3>\n<h4>Guidelines for Physicians and Healthcare Providers<\/h4>\n<p>This section provides general points that you, as a health care provider, may want to consider before your patients participate in clean-up efforts. Additionally, this section contains helpful information for patients that become ill following response and recovery activities.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-success btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/guidelines-for-health-providers\/\">Guidelines for Physicians<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-success btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/mold-moisture\/\">Mold and Moisture Course<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Guidelines for Workers, Volunteers, and Residents<\/h4>\n<p>This section provides general points that you, as a worker, volunteer and\/or resident, may want to consider before participating in clean-up efforts following severe storms.<\/p>\n<p><em>Why should you be concerned about exposure to mold when severe wet weather has flooded buildings and things smell moldy?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-success btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/health-and-safety\/\">Risk Messages<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>How can you protect yourself from exposures related to mold and moisture? What PPE\/Personal Protective Equipment should\u00a0you\u00a0wear?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-success btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/safe-clean-up-work-sequence-2\/\">A Guide for Your Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4-0-1-1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4>Rebuilding with Resiliency<\/h4>\n<p>Resilient building is becoming increasingly important due to climate change. 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