Hurricane Resources and Guidelines
Below are a variety of resources for emergency health care providers to care for the community, ensure their own safety and stay up-to-date on information during a hurricane.
Media Inquiries
For all natural disaster inquiries related to emergency nurses, ENA resources or to interview an ENA member regarding emergency care during a natural disaster, please email ENA's PR & Communications team.
General Resources
- CDC - Hurricanes and COVID-19
- Ready.gov - Hurricanes
- CDC - Preparing for a Hurricane or Tropical Storm
- National Hurricane Center
- American Red Cross Hurricane Preparedness
- American Red Cross Hurricane Safety Checklist
- National Weather Service - Hurricane Preparedness
- NSC - Hurricanes Among the Most Destructive Forces in Nature
Other Support
For health care providers who are unable to volunteer, but still wish to contribute to the impacted areas, visit the following organization's websites for more information.
- American Red Cross Financial Donations
- American Red Cross Blood Donations
- UNICEF Hurricane Relief
- Feeding Florida - A network of the national food bank nonprofit Feeding America coordinates with book banks across the state to provide food to victims of the hurricane.
- Convoy of Hope - A Missouri-based nonprofit delivering supplies to Hurricane Ian victims.
- Dream Defenders - A Florida nonprofit supporting Black and Brown young people across the state.
- Project Hope - Focused on vulnerable communities including the elderly, those with disabilities, and with pre-existing medical conditions.
- Direct Relief - Works to expand access to medicine and health care.
- Americares - Provides surge medical support in areas affected by disaster.
- Volunteer Florida - The State of Florida's official private fund to assist communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster.
