Mass Gatherings: Health Information Guide
Overview
Public Health for Mass Gatherings: Key Considerations (PDF, 5.2 MB)
World Health Organization
Provision of Emergency Medical Care for Crowds (PDF, 135 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Committee, American College of Emergency Physicians
Travel to Mass Gatherings: Yellow Book Chapter 8 Advising Travelers with Specific Needs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
ASPR TRACIE Topic Collection: Crisis Standards of Care
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services
Information by Topic Area
The searches below find resources from two National Library of Medicine databases:
- Disaster Lit®: links to disaster medicine and public health documents for a professional audience, available on the internet at no cost. Includes expert guidelines, research reports, conference proceedings, training classes, fact sheets, websites, databases, and more.
- PubMed: more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. May include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Click on the searches below, or go directly to the databases and develop your own searches.
General Health-Related Information
Disaster Lit
Mass Casualties
Disaster Lit
PubMed
Healthcare System Surge Capacity
Disaster Lit
Outbreaks and Communicable Diseases
Disaster Lit
Resources for the General Public
Health information for the general public about hazards, emergencies, and disasters is available in MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus resources are also available in Spanish.