Florida Environmental Public Health Tracking
works in partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to track diseases that may be related to environmental exposures. This website provides data sets on environmental hazards and associated health outcomes. The purpose of these efforts is to inform communities about disease trends and to design interventions that lead to better health outcomes. Learn more
works in partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to track diseases that may be related to environmental exposures. This website provides data sets on environmental hazards and associated health outcomes. The purpose of these efforts is to inform communities about disease trends and to design interventions that lead to better health outcomes. Learn more
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September is National Preparedness Month
This year’s theme is Preparing for Older Adults. Older adults can face greater risks when it comes to extreme weather events and emergencies.
This year’s theme is Preparing for Older Adults. Older adults can face greater risks when it comes to extreme weather events and emergencies.
- Get ready! Prepare your emergency action plan today.
- Planning today will keep you, your family and pets safe during an emergency.
- Learn more about weather related hazards such as Heat illness and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
DYK: It only takes a bottle cap of water for some mosquitoes to breed and multiply?
To protect yourself against mosquito bites:
To protect yourself against mosquito bites:
- Drain standing water from garbage cans, buckets, pool covers, coolers, tires or flowerpots.
- Cover up with long sleeves and long pants.
- Spray your skin with mosquito repellent.
Heat Illness in Florida
Heat-related illness in the U.S causes more deaths each year than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods combined.
Learn more about how extreme heat events in Florida affect human health from viewing hospitalizations, emergency department visits and death Data. You can also find weather Data related to the number of days or events with daily maximum temperatures above 90-105 degrees or heat index above 90-105 degrees.
Check out our Beat the Heat infographic and video for ways to prevent heat related illness.
Heat-related illness in the U.S causes more deaths each year than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods combined.
Learn more about how extreme heat events in Florida affect human health from viewing hospitalizations, emergency department visits and death Data. You can also find weather Data related to the number of days or events with daily maximum temperatures above 90-105 degrees or heat index above 90-105 degrees.
Check out our Beat the Heat infographic and video for ways to prevent heat related illness.
Generator Safety and Carbon Monoxide Danger
Hurricane Season begins June 1st and ends on November 30th. Learn how to avoid accidental exposure to carbon monoxide by viewing our portable generator safety video.
From May 27th to June 9th and August 26th-September 8th, carbon monoxide alarms (costing less than $70) and generators (costing less than $1000) can be purchased tax free during the Disaster Preparedness 2023 Sales Tax Holiday.
Go to Florida Tracking for more information about preventing carbon monoxide poisoning.
Hurricane Season begins June 1st and ends on November 30th. Learn how to avoid accidental exposure to carbon monoxide by viewing our portable generator safety video.
From May 27th to June 9th and August 26th-September 8th, carbon monoxide alarms (costing less than $70) and generators (costing less than $1000) can be purchased tax free during the Disaster Preparedness 2023 Sales Tax Holiday.
Go to Florida Tracking for more information about preventing carbon monoxide poisoning.