Public Health Preparedness

Web Resources for Health Care Providers 

• Shelter Assessment from the CDC added 10-15-08
• Advanced Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Groups
• Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• American College of Emergency Physicians
• American College of Physicians
• American Medical Association
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
• Be Ready
• Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education
• CDC Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
• Public Education Materials to Help Kids Cope with Terrorism
• Helping Children Handle Disaster Related Anxiety
• Emerging Infectious Diseases: Bioterrorism Related Articles
• CDC Tool for Evaluating a Rash Illness Suspicious for Smallpox
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Health & Human Services / Office of Emergency Preparedness
• Infectious Disease Society of America
• Impact of Power Outage on Vaccine Storage
• John Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense
  *The John Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense has written consensus guidelines on the medical and public health management of the primary bioterrorist agents, including smallpox, anthrax, botulism, plague and tularemia. These guidelines were published in the Journal of the Medical Association and archived copies are available at http://jama.ama-assn.org.
• Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response: Essentials for Public Health Professionals and Clinicians
• Mass Trauma Casualty Predictor
• Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook
• National Pharmaceutical Stockpile
• Office of the State Epidemiologist
• Texas Department of State Health Services
• Texas Homeland Security
• Texas Statutes
• UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters
• US Department of Homeland Security
• US National Response Team