Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery
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NN/LM Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit
The primary mission for this toolkit is to promote disaster planning in health sciences libraries and to serve as a disaster planning resource for local communities and the nation.
Federal Government
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Tools and resources, research projects, conferences.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Emergency Preparedness & Response
Getting prepared; types of emergencies including chemical, natural disasters, and disease; lab information; clinician resources; training and education.
Department of Veterans Affairs - The PILOTS Database
PILOTS is the largest interdisciplinary electronic resource on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. Includes information on assessment instruments used to measure trauma exposure and PTSD, mental health services after traumatic events and ethical and policy issues for traumatized populations.
DisasterAssistance.gov
Central, online location for all forms of federal disaster assistance. Register with FEMA and other federal agencies, redirect Social Security benefits to new address, access federal student loan account information.
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
Information about disasters, emergency personnel, education and training, where to obtain assistance, and a special section for kids.
Heritage Emergency National Task Force
Co-sponsored by Heritage Preservation and FEMA. Information for institutions and also the public on how to prepare for disasters and what to do after a disaster.
The Library of Congress - Emergency Preparedness
Specific information for libraries. Topics include fire recovery, risk management, and water damage.
MedlinePlus - Disaster Preparation and Recovery
Includes resources for children and information on specific disasters and emergencies.
National Library of Medicine - Disaster Information Management Research Center
Provides access to quality disaster health information at all stages of preparation, response, mitigation and recovery.
National Library of Medicine's Enviro-Health Links
Environmental health information links including toxicology and WISER (Wireless Information System for First Responders). Selected links:
- Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health - help in recovering from a disaster whether natural or manmade including guidelines for environmental cleanup.
- Biological Warfare - provides links to information about biological warfare pathogens
- Hurricanes - includes links to managing emergency health services; information on mold, drinking water, hazardous materials; cleanup and recovery
- Tornadoes - overview, preparedness, cleanup, información in Español, animals in disasters
- Wildfires - information on health effects from fires and exposure to smoke; links to air quality resources, environmental clean-up following fires, and animals in disasters.
- Special Populations: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness - provides links to selected websites featuring emergency preparedness for special populations, including people with disabilities, people with visual or hearing impairments, senior citizens, children, and women. Links to information in languages other than English are also provided.
NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit
The primary mission for this toolkit is to promote disaster planning in health sciences libraries and to serve as a disaster planning resource for local communities and the nation.
Ready.America
The Ready Campaign asks individuals to do three things to prepare for the unexpected: get a kit, make a plan, and be informed. Information for senior citizens, people with disabilities, and pet owners.
USA.gov
Use the Search box at the top (i.e., "Disaster Preparedness") to retrieve quality online information, services, and resources from the US goverment.
U.S. Department of Education - Emergency Planning
Web resource for school leaders and managers to help plan for emergency situations (e.g., natural disasters, violent incidents, and terrorist attacks).
Libraries, Schools and Medical Associations
American Academy of Pediatrics
Disaster preparedness that meets children's unique needs.
American Library Association
Disaster Response: A Selected Annotated Bibliography
American Medical Association
Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Responses
Conservation OnLine - Resources for Conservation Professionals
CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text library of conservation information, for those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.
Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance
A joint project of the Michigan State University Libraries, the Center for Great Lakes Culture and the California Preservation Program.
New York Academy of Medicine
The New York Academy of Medicine has released a report and tools that will enable households, work places, schools and early childhood/youth programs, and governments to anticipate and address problems they would face in emergencies. The Academy's main report documents that the emergency preparedness instructions being given to people and organizations do not address many important sheltering-in-place issues and sometimes make matters worse.
Other Web Resources
2-1-1.org
2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community, both in times of crises and for everyday needs.
American Red Cross Disaster Services
Addresses all types of emergencies including tornadoes, winter storms, and heat waves. Includes materials in 14 languages. Also information on preparing your home, your workplace, and your school.
Center for Biopreparedness Education, Preparation Guide for Emergencies 
Printable brochure including weekly checklist of supplies to assemble over 5 month period.
Council of State Archivists - Framework for Emergency Preparedness
Includes an Assessment guide, templates for the Pocket Response Plan, and a Toolkit
Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Training materials and other resources to assist centers for independent living, public officials, emergency preparedness officials, and people with disabilities and their families. From Independent Living Research Utilization.
Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) Information Center
The MIPT Library contains terrorism related information and services not found in other institutions or organizations, including full-text digitized documents, articles, books and reference services.
National Emergency Management Association
Professional association for emergency management directors.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)
NVOAD is a point of communication among voluntary organizations engaged in disaster response.
People Locator
USA.gov: Find Family and Friends
Resources to find missing family members, friends, employees.
Animal Health
American Veterinary Medical Association - Disaster Preparedness
Educational materials to assist veterinarians, animal owners, and others interested in the well-being of animals to prepare for animal safety in the event of a disaster.
- AVMA Collections
A compilation of journal articles focusing on disaster preparedness and response
National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management
Informs and coordinates responses to animal health incidents.
The Humane Society of the United States - Disaster Services
Resources for displaced pets and pet owners.
