Preparedness Information and Resources

Governmental Organizations

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• CDC - Emergency Preparedness & Response
• CDC’s Environmental Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness
• Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS)
• Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services/Office of Emergency Preparedness
• Iowa Department of Public Health
• Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management
• Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID
• USAID Disaster Response resources
• The Federal Agency for Healthcare and Quality (AHRQ)
• Rebuild Iowa Office

Academic Organizations

• National Library of Medicine
• NYAM/NLM Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness
• ASPH Public Health Preparedness Resource Center
• Center of Infectious Disease Research and Policy - University of Minnesota
• Project Export Center of Excellence on Health Disparities

Public Heath Organizations or Information Indices

• RAND Public Health Preparedness Database
• Mental Health Competencies for Health Care Providers for Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness and Response
• National Association of County and City Health Officials
• American Public Health Association
• Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
• Iowa Public Health Information Web site
• Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Management: Web sites for Researchers
• Public Health Incident Command System (PHICS) / Volume I: A Guide for the Management of Emergencies or Other Unusual Incidents within Public Health Agencies & Volume II: Appendices (Including 66 sample job action sheets)
• Safeguard Iowa Partnership

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