Flood cleanup

Flood cleanup

A Quick Reference for Homeowners - http://health.gov.sk.ca/flood-cleanup

• For general information about flood cleanup and also about private wells, go to the guide at: http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/flood-cleanup-guide.
• Testing for private drinking water supplies - http://health.gov.sk.ca/free-water-testing.
• Facts on private wells that are impacted by flooding, go to the fact sheet at: http://health.gov.sk.ca/flooded-private-wells-fact-sheet.
• Information about the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program: http://gr.gov.sk.ca/PDAP.
• Facts about mould - http://www.lrws.gov.sk.ca/facts-about-mould-guide.
• Flooding Preparedness information (preparing before a flood) go to these links:  http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/flood-prep and http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/flooding-preparedness and http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/flds-wtd/index-eng.aspx and http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/index-eng.aspx

You can also contact the SCHR Public Health Inspectors for more information by calling this Toll Free number – 1-888-295-8005 or sending an email to PubHealthInspection@schr.sk.ca. 

Is your Tetanus immunization up to date? Keeping your immunization up to date is always important but is particularly important for those individuals in communities where flooding clean-up is occurring. Tetanus is a bacteria that can enter the body through breaks in the skin or wounds and can occur following a minor scrape or puncture.

If you need a tetanus booster, contact your local Public Health Office:

• Weyburn Public Health             306-842-8618
• Coronach Public Health            306-267-5705
• Radville Public Health              306-869-2555
• Kipling Public Health                306-736-2522
• Carlyle Public Health                306-453-6131
• Redvers Public Health              306-452-4020
• Oxbow Public Health                306-483-4220
• Estevan Public Health               306-637-3626