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A new document titled When Every Drop Counts: Protecting Public Health During Drought Conditions – A Guide for Public Health
Professionals has been finalized and is available on the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) Web
site at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/Publications/Drought.htm. CDC’s National Center for
Environmental Health developed this publication to assist public health
officials, practitioners, and other stakeholders in their efforts to understand
and prepare for drought in their communities. The document includes information
about how drought affects public health, recommends steps to help mitigate the
health effects of drought, identifies future needs for research and other
drought-related activities, and provides a list of helpful resources and tools.
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