Guide To Online Disaster Links

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) - www.atsdr.cdc.gov
• American Military University - www.apus.edu/amu/cdp/
• Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) - www.afip.org
• Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - www.afrri.usuhs.mil
• Canadian Center for Emergency Preparedness - www.ccep.ca
• Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, John Hopkins University - www.hopkins-biodefense.org
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response - www.bt.cdc.gov
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases - www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm
• CDC Distance Learning Web Sites - http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/sites.asp
• CDC Mass Trauma Web Site - http://www.cdc.gov/masstrauma/
• CDC Public Health Training Netowrk - http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/default.asp
• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration - http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
• Center for National Response - www.centerfornationalresponse.com
• Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Insitute for International Studies - http://cns.miis.edu
• Center for the Study of Bioterrorism - http://bioterrorism.slu.edu
• Center for Terrorism Preparedness - http://seem.findlay.edu/terrorism/
• Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center (CBIAC) - www.cbiac.apgea.army.mil
• The Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute - www.cbaci.org
• Defense Threat Reducation Agency - Chem-Bio Defense - www.dtra.mil
• Department of Energy - http://tis.eh.doe.gov/fire/fro/fro.html
• Department of Health & Human Services - www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hazmat-emergency-preparedness.html
• Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Emergency Preparedness - www.ndms.dhhs.gov
• Department of Defense, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System - www.geis.ha.osd.mil/
• Department of Justice, Office of State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support, Technical Support Help - www.ojp.usdoj.gov/osldps/ta.htm
• DHHS Office of Emergency Preparedness planning documents/guides - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/ta/ta.htm
• Disaster Resource Guide - http://disaster-resource.com
• Domestic Preparedness Campus - www.teexwmdcampus.com
• EAI Corporation - www.eaicorp.com/training.htm
• Early Responders Distance Learning Center (ERDLC) - http://erdlc.sju.edu/education-course.php
• Emergency Preparedness News - www.bpinews.com
• Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) - www.emrtc.nmt.edu/programs.html
• FEMA - www.fema.gov
• Fire and Rescue Training Institute - www.mufrti.org/ctwmd.htm
• The Gables Group - http://gablesgroup.com/training.htm
• GBK Partnership - www.gbkpartnership.com/hazmatSPEC.htm
• General Physics Corp. - www.gpworldwide.com
• George Meany Center: National Labor College HAZMAT Training - www.georgemeany.org/html/hazmat_training.html
• The George Washington University - www.gwumc.edu/ems/wmd.html
• The Handbook of Frequently Asked Questions Following Traumatic Events:
  Violence, Disasters or Terrorism - www.dcchildrens.com
• HEICS - Hospital Emergency Incident Command System - San Mateo County - www.emsa.ca.gov/dms2/download.htm
• Hospital Procedures for WMD event, JAMA article - http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v283n2/full/jsc90100.html
• IAFF Hazardous Materials Training Department - www.iaff.org/politics/us/content/hazmat.html
• Institute of Medicine - www.iom.edu
• International Association of Emergency Managers - www.iaem.com
• International Safety Research - www.i-s-r.ca/RADRESbrochure.v.1.2.pdf
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - www.jcaho.org
• Journal of the Federation of American Scientists - www.fas.org/faspir/index.html
• Local Terrorism Planning Model - www.emergency.com/
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - www2.cdc.gov/mmwr/
• National Academies of Science - Civilian Emergency Response to Chemical or Biological Weapons Incidents Project - www.nap.edu/html/terrorism/
• National Academies of Science, Institute of Medicine - www.iom.edu
• National Disaster Medical System, Team MA-1, Boston - www.ma1boston.com
• National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Academic Consortium - www.emrtc.nmt.edu/
• The National Emergency Management Association - www.nemaweb.org/index.cfm
• The National Emergency Rescue and Response Training Center - http://teexweb.tamu.edu/nerrtc/
• National Environmental Training Institute Inc. - http://members.tripod.com/netiinc/courses.htm
• National Fire and Rescue Magazine - www.nfrmag.com
• National Homeland Security Training Center - http://www.nhlstc.com/
• National Institutes of Health - www.nih.gov
• National Fire Protection Association - www.nfpa.org/ProfessionalDev/OnlineLearning/OnlineLearning.asp#c
• The National Response Center, US Coast Guard - www.nrc.uscg.mil
• The National Response Team (HAZMAT & Chemical Spills) - www.nrt.org
• National Strategy Review - www.nationalstrategy.com/
• The Nonproliferation Review, Center for Nonproliferation Studies - http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/npr/index.htm
• Northeastern University Institute of Emergency Medical Services - www.ems.neu.edu/coned.html
• Northwestern University - http://server.traffic.northwestern.edu/course/course_search.asp?topic=Homeland_Security
• Office of Domestic Preparedness - www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/coursecatalog.pdf
• Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) - www.ds-osac.org
• Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines http://www.luhs.org/depts/emsc/peddisasterguide.pdf
• Public Health Service Office of Emergency Preparedness - http://ndms.dhhs.gov/
• Public Safety Consultants - www.pscnw.net
• Public Safety Group - www.psgcabo.com/wepgov.html
• Risk Tech - www.risktechintl.com/training.html
• S2 Safety & Intelligence Institute - http://s2institute.com
• SAIC - www.saic.com/natsec/homeland-security/response-training.html
• Texas A&M University - http://teexwmdcampus.com
• Transportation Security Administration Seminr on Terrorism & Explosives - www.tsa.dot.gov/public/display?theme=82
• University of Missouri, Columbia - www.mufrti.org/ctwmd.htm
• U.S. Fire Academy - www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/nfacsd/
• Virginia Department of Emergency Management - www.vdem.state.va.us/train/

  Fact Sheets for Public Health Professionals and Clinicians

  ·       Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma Events
  ·       Lesiones cerebrales y sucesos traumáticos masivos
  ·       Coping with a Traumatic Event
  ·       Cómo manejar un suceso traumático
  ·       Injuries and Mass Trauma Events
  ·       Lesiones y sucesos traumáticos masivos

  Preparedness Tools for Public Health Professionals and Clinicians

  ·       Explosions and Blast Injuries: A Primer for Clinicians
  ·       Mass Trauma Casualty Predictor
  ·       Predicting Casualty Severity and Hospital Capacity

  Response Tools for Public Health Professionals and Clinicians

  ·       Mental Health Survey Instrument
  ·       Rapid Assessment of Injuries from Mass Trauma Events  
  ·       Rapid Assessment of Mental Health (Mental Health/Crisis Intake Form) 

  Resources for Public Health Professionals and Clinicians

  ·       Glasgow Coma Scale
  ·       Medlineplus Health Information Website-- Disasters and Emergency Preparedness
  ·       Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: A Public Health Strategy
  ·       State and Local Health Department Websites

  Fact sheets in English and Spanish for the Public 

  ·       Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma Events
  ·       Lesiones cerebrales y sucesos traumáticos masivos
  ·       Burns
  ·       Quemaduras
  ·       Coping with a Traumatic Event
  ·       Cómo manejar un suceso traumático
  ·       Injuries and Mass Trauma Events
  ·       Lesiones y sucesos traumáticos masivos

  Additional information on psychosocial stress as a result of a catastrophic event can be found at:
  Government Agencies
  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): www.fema.org
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):  www.nimh.nih.gov
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): www.samhsa.gov
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security Website: www.dhs.gov
  Non-profit Organizations
  American Counseling Association:  www.counseling.org
  American Psychiatric Association: www.psych.org
  American Red Cross: www.redcross.org
  Disaster Mental Health Institute, University of South Dakota:  www.usd.edu/dmhi
  National Center for Child Traumatic Stress: www.nctsnet.org
  National Mental Health Association  (NMHA):  www.nhma.org