Disaster Recovery: Health Information Guide
Overview
- National Disaster Recovery Framework
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Recovering from a Disaster
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Disaster Site Management
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - DisasterAssistance.gov
DisasterAssistance.gov, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Emergency Management Agencies
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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
Worker and Responder Safety
Disaster Lit
Disasters and Hazardous Chemicals
Disaster Lit
Hazardous Materials
- ChemIDplus
National Library of Medicine - Hazardous Materials Incidents
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Hazardous Substances Data Bank
National Library of Medicine - Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Protect the Environment: Report Spills and Environmental Violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - WISER - Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
National Library of Medicine
Multilingual Resources
- Guia de Respuesta in Caso de Emergencia 2016 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
U.S. Department of Transportation – Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) - MedlinePlus en español:
- Listo.gov
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.