Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Relief

• American Red Cross  The nation's premier emergency response organization also offers community services to help the needy and the military and families are the largest supplier of blood and blood products and offers educational programs that promote health and safety.
• CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response  Purpose of this site is to increase the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
• Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response (AMA)  American Medical Association's national educational resource for enhancing the disaster preparedness and response capabilities of both civilian and military providers.
• CERT Community Emergency Response Teams  Educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, and disaster medical operations
• Colorado Emergency Preparedness & Response Division  To help Coloradans understand the impacts of different emergency situations and to help plan and prepare for any natural or man-made emergency that may arise.
• DERA - The Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association  An organization founded in 1962 as a nonprofit association linking professionals, volunteers, and organizations active in all phases of disaster preparedness and emergency management.
• DisasterAssistance.gov  Single easy to use website allows citizens to apply for disaster relief from 17 different government agencies offering 40 different forms of assistance,  with a single online application. The website is highly protected and privacy is guaranteed.
• EPA Emergency Response Program  Environmental Protection Agency's ERP coordinates and implements a wide range of activities to ensure that adequate and timely response measures are taken in communities affected by hazardous substances.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)  Mission is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
• National Center for Disaster Preparedness  An academically-based resource center dedicated to the study, analysis, and enhancement of the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to major disasters, including terrorism.
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters NVOAD  Their goal is to bring 28 national voluntary organizations active in a disaster together to foster more effective service to people affected by a disaster.
• NIOSH Emergency Response Resources  National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health portal to resources on natural disaster response, terrorism response, emergency responders, disaster site management, equipment, and chemical agent information.
• Public Health Emergency Preparedness AHRQ  Links to research projects and to tools and resources for community planning, dealing with pandemic influenza, & capacities to deal with medical emergencies.
• Radiation Event Medical Management System  The Dept. of Health and Human Services website to assist healthcare providers with information regarding clinical diagnosis and treatment during mass casualty radiological/nuclear events. Key files are available for download to mobile devices in advance so that it would be available during an event if the internet is not accessible.
• Ready or Not 2020  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America's Health annual report on the nation's preparedness for disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and bioterrorism.  The latest report found risk elevated due to budget cuts and the economic crisis.
• Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness  The aims of this New York Academy of Medicine project are to:
  • Assess the health information needs of public health professionals with regard to disaster preparedness and bio-terrorist threats;
  • Streamline access to relevant documents and guidelines by creating and distributing a regularly updated Internet resource guide that directly links users to accurate and reliable sources of health-related preparedness information; and
  • Leverage existing information and outreach resources, including the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, to increase the scope and maximize the benefit of project goals.
• WISER and WebWISER  The Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders now is available as a stand-alone application on Windows Mobile devices, Palm OS PDAs, and Microsoft Windows PCs. The download is free and linked from the WISER homepage.