AHEC Digital Library - Disaster Preparedness & Response

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Disaster Preparedness & Response

Key Governmental Resources

Preparedness/Response/Recovery

Topics

Agencies/Institutions/Organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

North Carolina Division of Emergency Management

NC Department of Crime Control & Public Safety

OnTheMap for Emergency Management

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Pre-Disaster Planning (for professionals)

Allocation of Scarce Resources During Mass Casualty Events

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

CDC Stacks

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Disaster Recovery: Selected Themes for Effective Long-Term Recovery

Government Accounting Office (GAO)

Evidence Aid Project

Cochrane Collaboration ,The

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

HHS Public Health and Medical Services Emergency Support Preparedness

Office of Inspector General

Hospital Preparedness Program

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Making Cities Resilient Report 2012

UNISDR: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

National Health Security Preparedness Index

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media

National Academies Press

Ready Responder Toolkit: Emergency Planning for First Responders and Their Families (pdf)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Great Southeast Shakeout

Southern California Earthquake Center

Weather-Ready Nation

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Disaster Response and Recovery

Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) Toolkit

National Center for Environmental Health

Emergency Preparedness & Response

North Carolina Division of Emergency Management

NC Department of Crime Control & Public Safety

OnTheMap for Emergency Management

U.S. Census Bureau

Workplace Safety and Health Topics: Emergency Medical Services Workers

National Institute for Occupational Health & Safety

Training and Education

CDC Learning Connection

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response

Office of Minority Health

Emergency Management Institute

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Incident Command Decision Making for Public Health Leaders

Center for Public Health Practice

NC AHEC Statewide Continuing Education Calendar

NC AHEC Program

PLoS Currents Disasters

Public Library of Science

Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE)

NC Statewide Program for Infection Control & Epidemiology (SPICE)

TRAIN Learning Network: Online Training Finder

Public Health Foundation

UNC School of Public Health Webcasts

School of Public Health

News & Updates

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

The History of Bioterrorism

Emergency Preparedness & Response

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Mobile Resources

First Aid by American Red Cross

American Red Cross

Heat Safety Tool

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Hurricane by American Red Cross

American Red Cross

All Pre-Disaster Planning (for professionals)Disaster Response and Recovery Training and Education News & Updates Mobile Resources

Animals and Disasters

AVMA Emergency Preparedness and Response Guide

American Veterinary Medical Association

Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards

Saving the Whole Family

American Veterinary Medical Association

Droughts and Extreme Heat

Communicating the Health Risks of Extreme Heat Events

Health Canada

Drought risk reduction framework and practices: Contributing to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action

Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

National Drought Mitigation Center

North American Drought Monitor

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

U.S. Drought Portal

National Integrated Drought Information System

Mass Casualty Events

Allocation of Scarce Resources During Mass Casualty Events

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack: A Decision-Making Framework (2005)

Board on Life Sciences, National Academies

Pandemic

Community Flu 2.0

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Influenza (Flu)

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

North American Plan For Animal and Pandemic Influenza

North American Leaders Summit

Pandemic Influenza Information for Health Professionals

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Natural Disasters

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

NC Red Cross Chapters

American Red Cross in North Carolina

Biological, Chemical & Nuclear Terrorism

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness

School of Public Health & Information Sciences

Criminal and Epidemiological Investigation Handbook

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Emergency Room Procedures in Chemical Hazard Emergencies: A Job Aid

National Center for Environmental Health

Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal

National Center for Infectious Diseases

Epidemiology in North Carolina

Epidemiology Section

Guidance for Protecting Responders� Health During the First Week Following A Wide-Area Aerosol Anthrax Attack

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

MedlinePlus - Biodefense and Bioterrorism

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus - Chemical Emergencies

MedlinePlus

Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack: A Decision-Making Framework (2005)

Board on Life Sciences, National Academies

Hurricanes

Hurricane & Flood Disaster Resource Collection

AHEC Digital Library

Hurricane Preparedness

National Hurricane Center

Hurricanes and Floods

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Hurricanes

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Private Wells: What to Do After the Flood

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Ready.gov

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Report: Gaps Continue To Exist in Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness and Response During Disasters

Office of Inspector General

All Animals and Disasters Droughts and Extreme Heat Mass Casualty Events Pandemic Natural Disasters Biological, Chemical & Nuclear Terrorism Hurricanes

U.S. Government

Emergency Preparedness & Response

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

National Disaster Medical System

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Other Organizations

American Red Cross

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

University of Minnesota

Hospital Preparedness Program

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

WHO - Health Action in Crises

World Health Organization (WHO)

North Carolina

North Carolina Division of Emergency Management

NC Department of Crime Control & Public Safety

North Carolina Emergency Management Association

NC Emergency Management Association

North Carolina Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response

Epidemiology Section

Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE)

NC Statewide Program for Infection Control & Epidemiology (SPICE)

All U.S. Government Centers for Public Health Preparedness Other Organizations North Carolina

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