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Information page for Health Care Professionals and Allied Fields
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Mental Health Resources for Disaster Response — Links and resources for evacuees, teachers, first responders and volunteers.
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Texas Information and Referral Network.
Call 2-1-1 for access to information about health and human services in
your community, including health, mental health and substance abuse
services. The network is also providing 24/7 information regarding
evacuation, sheltering and other general information during the
disaster. The official hurricane evacuation number is 888-312-4567
(toll free).
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Texas Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) Hurricane Katrina information — A collaborative educational network of the Texas Cooperative Extension and the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hurricanes: Health & Safety — Hurricane recovery information and resources for specific groups.
CDC Huracán Katrina: Salud y seguridad
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Federal Crisis Hotline.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services toll-free hotline for
people in crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 1-800-273-TALK
(1-800-273-8255). Callers to the hotline will receive counseling from
trained staff at the closest certified crisis center in the network.
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DSHS Mental Health and Substance Abuse Helpline.
The Helpline serves as an information resource for victims of Katrina
needing public mental health and substance abuse services. Call
1-800-252-8154.
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Bogus food stamps/gasoline e-mail information
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| Resources for Pregnant Women affected by Katrina |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — Hurricane Katrina: Effects on Pregnant Women
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| Resources for Children with Disabilities |
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Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services — Texas Early Childhood Intervention Services for 0-3 year old children with developmental delays or disabilities.
List of resources in Texas for parents of children with disabilities
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| School Immunizations |
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Immunization Requirements Relaxed for Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
News Release, August 30, 2005
Se relajan requisitos de inmunizaciones para estudiantes desplazados por el Huracán Katrina
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA, 30 de agosto del 2005 |
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Temporary Provisional Enrollment Form (68K Word) |
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DSHS Immunization Branch, 800-252-9152
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| WIC Services |
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Texas WIC Program — Hurricane Katrina News and Updates, 800-942-3678 |
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Grocers
and vendors: For information on procedures for redeeming Louisiana WIC
vouchers, call 800-252-9629 and press "0" to speak to an operator.
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| Cancer Resources |
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Resources for displaced cancer patients, their families, and physicians at National Cancer Institute"s Cancer Information Service, 1-800-4-CANCER.
NCI Offers Support for Those in Need After Hurricane Katrina
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| Dialysis Assistance |
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Stage Renal Disease Network #14 of Texas, 877-886-4435. Regular hours
are 8:00 am-5:00 pm CDT, Monday-Friday. Staff can assist in locating a
dialysis facility and identifying other resources available for
assistance (prescriptions, medical, financial).
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www.esource.net—Database of dialysis facilities that are accepting transient dialysis patients.
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| Transplant Assistance |
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United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Addressing Transplant Needs in Hurricane-Ravaged Area.
Transplant candidates and recipients who have relocated because of
Hurricane Katrina and need short-term medical care or help transferring
to an
active transplant programs may call the Patient Services line at
888-894-6361 (toll free). The line is staffed
from 7:30 am-4 pm CDT, Monday-Friday, or see the website for contact information for transplant programs.
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| HIV Medications |
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Emergency relief HIV medication assistance for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina
Emergency Relief AIDS Drug Assistance Program Application (55K Word)
Texas HIV Medication Program Hurricane Relief News for the latest news and updates from the Texas HIV Medication Program
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| Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment and Elligibility Information |
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Alabama Residents
Alabama Medicaid Agency, 334-215-0111
Louisiana Residents
Louisiana Medicaid Provider Support Center, 800-473-2783 or 225-237-3370
Emergency Provide Enrollment Packet
Mississippi Residents
Mississippi Envision Medicaid Page, 800-884-3222 or 601-206-3000
U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Hurricane Katrina Information
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| Information for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
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Deaf and hard of hearing persons may contact Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) of Oklahoma,
or call 866-845-7445 (Voice/TTY toll-free) or 918-835-7445 (Voice/TTY)
during regular business hours for information on the recovery and
rescue efforts in areas impacted by Katrina.
For
those with experience working with deaf or hard of hearing persons and
who have training in first aid, CPR, CERT, etc., see the Information page for Health Care Professionals and Allied Fields for information about volunteering.
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