Currently, NLM is not updating the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) website, and is limiting updates to the Disaster Lit database to COVID-19 related data collection tools found in the DR2. We are no longer adding links to other new disaster-related information. The content of select resources from Disaster Lit will be digitized and made available through Digital Collections and Bookshelf.

The original sources for disaster-related information from Disaster Lit can be found at:
• CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response website
• ASPR Public Health Emergency website
• ASPR Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) website

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Ethics in Disaster Medicine and Public Health

Codes of Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards

Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief
Also available in French, Spanish and Arabic.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Code of Ethics for Emergency Physicians
American College of Emergency Physicians
The Sphere Handbook: Protection Principles
Sphere
Ethical Responsibilities of Health Care Leadership (PDF, 404 KB)
Wisconsin Hospital Association
Ethical Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals (PDF, 376 KB)
Wisconsin Hospital Association
Public Health Code of Ethics (PDF, 889KB)
American Public Health Association

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.

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