Hurricane Katrina

09/16/2005

• Wade Horn, Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, explains special arrangements to help parents of pre-schoolers enroll their children in Head Start.
• ACF Administrator Wade Horn (MP3 File = 926 KB; text)

09/15/2005

• Charles Curie, Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, talks about the availability of a national crisis counseling hotline to help you cope with Hurricane Katrina.
  • SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie (MP3 File = 926 KB; text)

09/03/2005

• U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona issues a warning about carbon monoxide poisoning from cookers and generators being used in the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
  • Surgeon General Carmona (MP3 File = 926 KB)

08/31/2005

• Secretary Mike Leavitt declared a public health emergency in response to Hurricane Katrina
  • HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (WAV File 1 = 383 KB, text; WAV File 2 = 258 KB, text; WAV File 3 = 361 KB, text)

Hurricane Public Service Announcements (Health and Human Services)

Hurricane Public Service Announcements (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Hurricane Public Service Announcements (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Last revised: October 14, 2005

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