Planning & Response

Related Pages

This section is intended to assist public health professionals, water utilities, first responders, and others as they plan for and respond to emergency situations that impact WASH-related needs.

Preventing Diarrheal Illness After A Disaster

Preventing diarrheal illness fact sheet thumbnail

Message: Protect yourself and your family from diarrheal illness after a disaster by following these guidelines.

Audience: Designed for people in disaster-affected areas.

Fact Sheet:

Web: Prevent Illness After a Disaster

Page last reviewed: January 10, 2018
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID),, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)