This document consists of planning recommendations/guidance that disaster planners can use to prepare for and respond to potential emergencies involving infection prevention and control (IPC) issues in shelters. The document is designed to be used as a planning and reference document for disaster planners setting up and/or running a shelter. It is hoped that IPC professionals will be involved in community shel­ters, but resources may not allow this. Therefore, APIC wrote this document assuming that a non-IPC professional would be implementing the recommen­dations. This document is not intended for existing shelters used for identified populations (unhoused, abused individuals, refugees, etc.). These recommendations should only be used for declared disaster situations during which there are large numbers of displaced individuals who require shelter.

• Access the IPC for Shelters During Disasters Guide
• Access the Hand Hygiene Poster for Disaster Shelters
• Access the Toy Cleaning Poster for Disaster Shelters