Information for Professionals - FAQs:

Links to emergency information for Health and Safety Professionals is listed below.

If you are a member of the general public…

If you believe that you have been exposed to a biological, chemical or radiological agent, or if you believe an intentional threat will occur or is occurring, please call 911.

If you have a health-related question that is not an emergency, please contact CDC.

If you are a health professional or government official…

CDC maintains a 24/7 Emergency Operations Center to assist local, state, and federal agencies. We also assist healthcare providers with questions on emergency patient care.
NOTE: this line is not intended for the general public.

All other questions for CDC

Call 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or email cdcinfo@cdc.gov. (For TTY, call 1-888-232-6348.)

Other important contacts

• State and Local Health Departments
• Regional Poison Control Centers:
  1-800-222-1222
• CDC Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response:
  404-639-7405
• CDC Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response:
  404-639-0385 
• CDC National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry:
  770-488-7100

General

• National Center for Environmental Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch (EPRB)
  24-Hour Emergency Telephone for Health Professionals or Government Officials: (770) 488-7100
   
• Hurricane-Related Information for Health Care Professionals (CDC)
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/hcp.asp
   
• CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
   
• Medlinelus Disaster Preparation and Recovery (NIH)
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/disastersandemergencypreparedness.htm

Technical Assistance: Child Care

• Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources for Child Care Programs
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/initiatives/emergency/provider_resources.htm
   
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources for Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Grantees http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/initiatives/emergency/ccdf_resources.htm

Worker Safety

• Storm/Flood and Hurricane Response (CDC):
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/flood.html

• National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Guidance Documents: Protecting Emergency Responders (CDC):
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/guidancedocs/rand.html

• Hurricane Information for Response and Cleanup Workers (CDC)
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/workers.asp

• Worker Safety After a Flood (CDC)
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/workersafety.asp
   
• Emergency Response Resources (CDC/NIOSH)
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/flood.html
   
• Traumatic Incident Stress: Information For Emergency Response Workers (CDC)
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2002-107/
   

Drugs and Medical Devices

• Emergency Preparedness Response (FDA):
  http://www.fda.gov/EmergencyPreparedness/default.htm
   
• Information Regarding Insulin Storage and Switching between Products in an Emergency (FDA):
  http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/ucm085213.htm
   
• FDA Offers Tips about Medical Devices and Hurricane Disasters:
  http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/emergency/hurricane.html