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CCEH is committed to collecting and disseminating information that addresses the preservation and improvement of health and safety conditions among these most vulnerable individuals and families, especially in shelter, which by design can pose heightened risk.

Please continue to visit this page and the updated resources included here as CCEH continues to keep Connecticut updated on critical information to help safeguard the wellbeing of its homeless residents.

For questions or comments please contact Naomi Elliott-Gallagher at nelliott@cceh.org or (860) 721-7876 x109.

Shelter and Public Health

• Swine Flu FAQ from Seattle and King County
• CT State Flu Watch
• Swine Flu CT
• PandemicFlu.gov
• Swine Flu Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009
• An Influenza Pandemic Planning Guide for Homeless and Housing Service Providers Seattle-King County, Washington, 2006
• In the Cities and States: Useful Planning and Information Resources for Communities Responding to Flu, 2009
• Homelessness and the Response to Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Lessons from SARS, 2008
• At-Risk Populations and Pandemic Influenza: Planning Guidance for State, Territorial, Tribal, and Local Health Departments, 2008
• Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Guide for Homeless Shelters
• Pandemic and Influenza Announcement, DSS
• Pandemic and Influenza Guide, DSS

Resources

• Regional Directors for DEMHS
• Local Contacts for Emergency Management at DEMHS
• Healing Hands: Disaster Planning Requires Time, Resources, Collaboration Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians' Network, 2005
• Shelter Health: Essentials of Care for People Living in Shelter from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, 2005
• HRSA Policy Information Notice 2007-15: Health Center Emergency Management Program Expectations
• Disaster Planning for People Experiencing Homelessness from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, 2009
• A Community Planning Guide - A Community Planning Guide, 2007

Department of Public Health Key Contacts

CT Local Health Departments Directory

Pamela Kilby-Fox, Branch Chief-Local Health Administration Branch, DPH
Email: pamela.kilby-fox@ct.gov, Phone: (860) 509-7660

Dick Edmunds, Section Chief-Infectious Disease, DPH
Email: dick.edmonds@ct.gov, Phone: (860) 509-7995

Nancy Berger, Multicultural Health, DPH
Email: nancy.berger@ct.gov, Phone: (860) 509-7140