Emergency Medicine: Disaster Mgt

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention main site for response to public health emergencies including bioterrorism, mass casualties, outbreaks, and natural disasters.

US General Services Administration

Main website for FEMA

From the National Library of Medicine

Guide Document

Database from NIOSH (National Isntitute fo Occupational Safety and Health) includes information on chemical, biological, and radiological agents.

Guidance on diagnosis and treatment for healthcare providers from the US Department of Health and Human Services.

System designed by the National Library of Medicine to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. Available online, as an email list, or as a standalone app for mobile devices.

The Disaster Assistance Improvement Program’s (DAIP) mission is to provide disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance through joint data-sharing efforts between federal, tribal, state, local, and private sector partners.

FEMA National Situation Updates, National Weather Service news, local emergency contact information, an instructional video, emergency kit checklists, clickable map to find contact information for state and local government agencies, and up-to-date, specific emergency information in one's community via Twitter news feeds (follow user name "ReadydotGov".) From Department of Homeland Security and The Advertising Council.

Online training modules to improve competency and capacity.