• Emergency Preparedness(National Fire Protection Association)
• Emergency Preparedness and You(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Make a Plan(Dept. of Homeland Security)
• Preparing for Disaster(American Red Cross, Federal Emergency Management Agency) - Links to PDF

• Be Ready! September Is National Preparedness Month(09/07/2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Emergency Planning Tips If You're Pregnant or Have Young Children(09/03/2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Explosions(Dept. of Homeland Security)

  Also available in Spanish

• Thunderstorms and Lightning(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

  Also available in Spanish

• DisasterHelp(Office of Management and Budget)
• Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water(Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water)

  Also available in Spanish

• Emergency Preparedness: What Consumers Need to Know to Prepare for an Emergency(American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
• FAQs about Building Evacuation(National Fire Protection Association)
• Get a Kit(Dept. of Homeland Security)
• Getting Medicare and Prescription Drugs in a Disaster or Emergency Area(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF
• Health Recommendations for Relief Workers Responding to Disasters(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Healthy Shelter Living(American College of Physicians Foundation) - Links to PDF

  Also available in Spanish

• How Do I Get Food and Water?(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Individuals with Special Needs(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Information about Medical Devices in Emergency Situations(Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• Information for Pet Owners(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Injuries and Mass Casualty Events(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

  Also available in Spanish

• Insulin Storage and Switching between Products in an Emergency(Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Keeping Food and Water Safe After a Disaster or Power Outage(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

  Also available in Spanish

• Personal Workplace Disaster Supplies Kit(American Red Cross) - Links to PDF
• Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Recover & Rebuild(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Resuming Safe Operation of Building Water Systems: Risk of Legionnaires' Disease(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Take the Opportunity to Make Your Home Safe for You and Your Family!(American Red Cross)
• What You Need to Know When the Power Goes Out Unexpectedly(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

  Also available in Spanish

• Blackouts(Healthy Roads Media) - Requires Flash Player
• Downed Power Lines(Healthy Roads Media) - Requires Flash Player
• Evacuations and Community Shelters(Healthy Roads Media) - Requires Flash Player

• Disaster Recovery: A Guide to Financial Issues(American Red Cross)
• Financial Preparations(American Red Cross)
• Relief Aid in a Disaster(National Fire Protection Association) - Links to PDF

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Disasters(National Institutes of Health)

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Post 9/11 federal disaster funds: where did the $7 billion...
• Article: Storyboard. Tough decisions: who gets care during a crisis?
• Article: In a disaster, who gets critical care? And who decides?
• Disaster Preparation and Recovery -- see more articles
• Disaster relief -- see more articles

• Community and State Information(Dept. of Homeland Security)

• American Red Cross

  Also available in Spanish

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Also available in Spanish

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

  Also available in Spanish

• Strategic National Stockpile(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• FEMA for Kids(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Preparing for Disaster: The Parent View(National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies)
• Ready Kids(Dept. of Homeland Security)

  Also available in Spanish

• Disaster or Emergency Preparedness Plan for Women(National Women's Health Information Center)

• Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors(American Red Cross)

  Also available in Spanish