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Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Resources and Links

Tips for preparing for and staying safe during a natural disaster

Make a family emergency plan so every family member knows what to do in case of a natural or human-caused disaster. Click on the following for more information.

Emergency links

  • FirstGov.gov - the first ever government website to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources. http://www.firstgov.gov
  • Healthfinder - a free guide to reliable health information. A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.healthfinder.gov
  • National Institutes of Health - one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Services which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.nih.gov
  • American Medical Association - includes the development and promotion of standards in medical practice, research, and education; strong advocacy agenda on behalf of patients and physicians; and the commitment to providing timely information on matters important to the health of America. The AMA strives to serve as the voice of the American medical profession. http://www.ama-assn.org
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention - includes comprehensive resources covering Bioterrorism, Chemical Emergencies, Radiation Emergencies, and Mass Casualties http://www.bt.cdc.gov
  • Illinois Department of Public Health Website - http://www.idph.state.il.us
  • The Medical NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) Information Server - providing a distributed learning and reference source for medical NBC information. While the system is being developed for U.S. Army medical personnel, the site will be available to any medical practitioner with access to the Internet http://www.nbc-med.org/ie40/Default.html
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) - Information for disaster responders, public health officials, emergency managers and practitioners. http://ndms.dhhs.gov
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - the school works to prevent the development and use of biological weapons, to catalyze advances in science and governance that diminish the power of biological weapons as agents of mass lethality, and to lessen the human suffering that would result if prevention fails. The school draws upon the expertise of a multidisciplinary staff with experience in the government, medicine, public health and bioscience sectors. http://www.jhsph.edu
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Last Updated 04/10/2009