About This Guide
This resource guide has been curated by MAHEC librarians to support relief and recovery for those impacted by Hurricane Helene in WNC. There are two main pages: Home - General and Consumer Information and Healthcare Provider Resources. Services are rapidly changing; please consult with hubs and official agencies for the latest details. The guide is not a comprehensive list.
Top Resources for Healthcare Providers
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) informs workers, employers, and occupational health professionals about workplace chemicals and their hazards. The NPG gives general industrial hygiene information for hundreds of chemicals/classes. The NPG clearly presents key data for chemicals or substance groupings (such as cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) that are found in workplaces. The guide offers key facts, but does not give all relevant data. The NPG helps users recognize and control workplace chemical hazards.
This report outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks: (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction for resilience and; (iv) Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Public Health Emergency Preparedness will give your students a clear understanding of the critical competencies necessary to prepare for and respond to Public Health emergencies.
This book takes all hazards approach to public health preparedness and emergency management by providing broad perspectives on local, national, and global threats.
This Technical Assistance Publication (TAP), updated in 2021, provides guidance for behavioral health service and substance use disorder treatment programs wanting to develop or update a comprehensive, scalable, and flexible disaster plan. It addresses planning needs specific to programs that offer prevention services, outpatient or residential treatment, medically supervised withdrawal, and pharmacotherapy. Publication ID: PEP21-02-01-001. Publication Date:
Preview Only. Includes Chapter 11. New edition will be available in 2025. Disaster Psychiatry is the first clinical manual on the best practices for helping those affected by disaster, Disaster Psychiatry: Readiness, Evaluation, and Treatment offers an explicit and practical discussion of the evidence base for recommendations for psychiatric evaluation and interventions for disaster survivors.
From Buncombe County Helene Recovery email news 3/26/2025
Mental Health Months After the Storm
All Souls Counseling, which has been deploying therapists throughout the community since the storm, highlights the importance of mental health support and taking care of yourself. Even through distress after a natural disaster is normal, it is important to recognize that these feelings can transition into something more serious.
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or anxiety may arise, including persistent flashbacks or intrusive memories, severe mood swings, changes in sleep patterns, difficulty concentrating or withdrawal from social interactions. It is normal to experience hypervigilance following a natural disaster, and it can be a sign of anxiety and can be worse with severe weather. If you are feeling any of these symptoms, reach out to trained specialists, build a support network, and practice self care. Resources include:
Selected references about disaster response have been added to this Zotero collection. As needed you can make article request via this form.
