Disasters and Emergency Preparedness

Children

1.	FEMA For Kids Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/kids/

Coping

1.	Coping with Storm Related Natural Disasters American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/stormrelatedtipssheet09102004...

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Severe Weather Watches And Warnings Definitions Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/library/strmwrn.shtm

Directories

1.	State Agencies Dept. of Homeland Security http://www.ready.gov/useful_state.html




2.	Chemicals in Your Community Environmental Protection Agency http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/ChemicalsInYourCommunity...

Law and Policy

1.	EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-K Environmental Protection Agency http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/epcraOverview.htm




2.	Response & Recovery Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/rrr/

Organizations

1.	Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/




2.	American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/

Overviews

1.	Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/




2.	Your Family Disaster Plan Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/rrr/famplan.shtm




3.	Ready.Gov Dept. of Homeland Security http://www.ready.gov/index.html

Related Issues

1.	Flooding and Communicable Diseases Fact Sheet World Health Organization http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/ems/flood_cds/en/




2.	FAQs about Building Evacuation National Fire Protection Association http://www.nfpa.org/displayContent.asp?categoryID=811




3.	Facts about Evacuation during a Radiation Emergenc Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/evacuation.asp




4.	Eye Safety: Emergency Response and Disaster Recove National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/eyesafe.html




5.	Emergency Preparedness: What Consumers Need to Kno American Society of Health-System Pharmacists http://www.ashp.org/emergency/consumerbulletin.cfm




6.	Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_603_,00.html




7.	Disaster Fire Safety United States Fire Administration http://www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/tips/disaster.shtm




8.	Injuries and Mass Trauma Events National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/injuriespub.asp




9.	Lightning Safety American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCDDAUP5D&sub_...




10.	Locating Safe Drinking Water [After a Disaster] Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/rrr/waterf.shtm




11.	Natural Disaster Recovery: Fungi Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/fungi.html




12.	Respirator National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-144/




13.	Sheltering in Place during a Radiation Emergency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/shelter.asp




14.	Tox Town National Library of Medicine http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/




15.	Wildfires: Health Threat from Wildfire Smoke Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/firesafety/wildfires/index.asp




16.	Winter Preparedness Safety Tips Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/winterstorms/wntsft.shtm




17.	Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma Events National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/braininjuriespub.asp




18.	Blackouts: Safety Information for Short-Term Power American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_133_,00.html




19.	Animal Safety American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_604_,00.html




20.	Warning Signs of a Hazardous Substance Release Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/comunity/warnings.htm




21.	Food and Water in an Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/rrr/foodwtr.shtm

Research

1.	New Research Outlines Public Health Consequences o National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/niehs-03.htm

Seniors

1.	Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_9_,00.html

Specific Conditions

1.	Tsunamis Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/tsunamis/tsunamif.shtm




2.	Landslides and Mudflows Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/landslides/landslif.shtm




3.	Winter Storm Facts Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/factsheet.asp




4.	Hurricanes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/




5.	Frequently Asked Questions about Tsunamis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/library/about_tsu/faqs.html




6.	Floods Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/




7.	Fire American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_584_,00.html




8.	Winter Storms Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/winterstorms/stormsf.shtm




9.	Earthquakes National Center for Environmental Health http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/




10.	Chemical Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/pdf/rrr/talkdiz/chemical.pdf




11.	Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/index.asp




12.	Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/nuclear/radiolo.shtm




13.	Tsunamis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tsunamis/




14.	Volcanoes Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/volcanoes/volcanof.shtm




15.	Tornadoes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/




16.	Tornado Safety Tips Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/tornadoes/tornadof.shtm




17.	Thunderstorms and Lightning Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/thunderstorms/thunderf.shtm




18.	Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_589_,00.html




19.	Recognizing (Hazardous Materials) Releases Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/comunity/knowhaz.htm




20.	Public Health Issues Related to Summertime Blackou Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/poweroutage/blackout.asp




21.	Wildland Fires Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/fires/wildlanf.shtm




22.	Power Outages Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/poweroutage/

Statistics

1.	Biodefense Preparedness: Record of Accomplishment Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.os.dhhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040428.html

Treatment

1.	Strategic National Stockpile Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile/

Women

1.	Giving Birth "In Place": Emergen American College of Nurse-Midwives http://www.midwife.org/focus/inplace.cfm