Coping With Floods, Cleaning up Afterwards – and Staying Healthy

This leaflet has been put together to provide advice and background information on staying free from infectious disease during and after flooding, including cleaning up the home after the flooding has subsided.

This briefing material has been produced for healthcare professionals, the media and others who are looking for some background understanding of hygiene issues related to flooding and/or are responsible for providing guidance to the public on coping with hygiene issues associated with flooding.