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Flooding: health guidance and advice

Flooding presents a number of risks to health. This guidance helps professionals and the public address those risks and clean up safely.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 February 2014
• Last updated: 27 October 2023 — See all updates

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published the Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP) on 27 April 2023.

People living through a flood

• Flooding and health: public advice
  • 13 March 2024
  • Guidance

Frontline responders

• Flooding and health: advice for frontline responders
  • 19 December 2023
  • Guidance

Published 1 February 2014
Last updated 27 October 2023 + show all updates

1. 27 October 2023

   Updated collection.

2. 27 April 2023

   Added link to the Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP).

3. 20 July 2022

   Added Flooding and public mental health: assessment and management.

4. 16 December 2015

   Added connection to 'Environmental management: flooding and coastal change'.

5. 30 December 2014

   Added Public Health England surveillance report summaries for 2014 floods.

6. 1 February 2014

   First published.