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Floods

When returning to your home after a flood, take precautions to reduce the possibility of illness, disease or injury.

For more information see:

• Flood hazards - Protecting your health and safety
• Protecting yourself from animal and insect-related hazards
• Mould growth and your health
• Power blackouts - Using alternative fuel and electricity generation safely
• Private water sources in flood affected areas
• Septic tanks in flood affected areas

Floods: An environmental health practitioner's emergency management guide (1999)

Flooding is a key environmental health issue in Victoria. This monograph has been produced by the National Environmental Health Forum. It is a useful resource and reference during a flood disaster, and defines the responsibilities and roles of Environmental Health Practitioners in minimising the effects of a flood disaster on public health. It is located on the enHealth website (Available under headings: Human Environment Interface, Counter Disaster Series).

Flood recovery information, and links to other organisations and agencies involved in the current floods are available on the Emergency Management website.

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