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PANDEMIC FLU
- Australia: Portal
for Information on Avian Influenza -http://www.avianinfluenza.com.au/
- Australia:
Department of Health and Aging -http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-avian_influenza-index.htm
- Canada: Public
Health Agency of Canada
- http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html
Includes H5N1 Situation Updates
- FAO: Food and Agriculture
Organization portal on Animal Health and Avian Flu -http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-cards/special_avian.html
- New Zealand:
Ministry of Health portal for information on Pandemic Influenza -http://www.moh.govt.nz/pandemicinfluenza
- OSHA: Guidance for Protecting
Workers Against Avian Flu -http://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/avian-flu.html
- Singapore:
Ministry of Health, Bird Flu Website - http://www.flu.gov.sg/
- UK Department of Health,
Pandemic Flu Policy and Guidance Website -http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/EmergencyPlanning/PandemicFlu/fs/en
- U.S. Government avian and pandemic
flu information portal -http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
Pandemicflu.gov and Avianflu.gov website access
- WHO: World Health Organization
Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response -http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- FEMA - http://www.fema.gov
- Colorado University/Natural
Hazard Center - http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/library
- National Earthquake
Information Center - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/
- Cascades Volcano Observatory - http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov
- US Geological Survey - http://www.usgs.gov
- National Wildland/Urban Inteface
- http://www.firewise.org/
- National Institute of Urban
Search & Rescue - http://www.niusr.org/
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PUBLICATIONS
- DRJ- http://www.drj.com
- CPM- http://www.contingencyplanning.org/
- Disaster Resource Guide- http://www.disaster-resource.com
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/emergency/prev_em.htm
Search for recommendations on disaster
preparedness
- Federal Emergency
Management Agency - http://www.fema.gov/pte/prep.htm
Information on how to prepare for
variety of disasters.
- National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration - http://www.noaa.gov
Information on natural disasters,
storm watch, ozone layer with satellite imagery.
- U.S.
Geological Service - http://www.usgs.gov
Up-to-date information on hurricanes,
extreme storms, volcanoes, earthquakes with links to preparedness
recommendations
- Environmental Systems
Research Institute - http://www.esri.com
Hazard awareness. Allows you to make a hazard map of
your area or one you may be visiting.
BIO-TERRORISM
- http://www.anthrax.osd.mil/
Department of Defense anthrax vaccine
immunization site.
- Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/
Source of information on press
releases, state of nation etc. on various biological agents.
- CDC Bio-Terrorism - http://wwwbt.cdc.gov
CDC page specific to emergency
preparedness and response information on biological agents,disease and other
threats. Regularly updated.
- University of Pittsburg Medical Center,
Biosecurity -http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/
Information for clinicians on
Anthrax, Botulinum Toxin à Plague à Smallpox à Tularemia. Concise
diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines for Anthrax, Botulism,
Smallpox and Plague. Instructions on how to handle Anthrax Threat letters,
Bio-Terrorism Preparedness and Response Post-Sept. 11. FAQ. Information
for the General Public.
- U.S. Food
and Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov/
Government information on approved
drugs for various bio agents
- World Health
Organization - http://www.who.int/home-page/
Health status of refugees and Afghanistan,
world recommendations on vaccinations such as small pox, advisories about
"deliberate infections" meaning bio-terrorism.
- Occupational Safety
and Health Administration - http://www.osha.gov/
Search for articles on mail handling
recommendations and air quality monitoring information for those working at scenes
of terrorist attack.
- Todar's Online
Textbook of Bacteriology - http://textbookofbacteriology.net/Anthrax.html
Anthrax, history,photos, information
- Journal of the
American Medical Association - http://www.ama-assn.org
Excellent site for research on bio-terrorism,
history,vaccines.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
- BCI: Business Continuity
Institute http://www.thebci.org/
- BRMA: Business Recovery Managers
Association - http://www.brma.com/
- ASIS: American Society for
Industrial Security - http://www.asisonline.org/
- ARMIC: Association of Insurance
and Risk Managers - http://www.airmic.com/
- BCPA: Business Continuity
Planners Association -
http://www.bcpa.org/metadot/index.pl
- BSI: British Standards
Institution - http://www.bsonline.bsi-global.com/server/index.jsp
- CCEP: Canadian Centre for
Emergency Preparedness - http://www.ccep.ca/
- CPE: Contingency Planning Exchange
- http://www.cpeworld.org/
- CPM Group - http://www.contingencyplanning.com/
- DRJ: Disaster Recovery Journal -
http://www.drj.com/
- Disaster Resource Guide - http://www.disaster-resource.com/
- DRIE: Disaster Recovery
Information Exchange - http://www.drie.org/
- DRII: Disaster Recovery
Institute - http://www.drii.org/
- Emergency Planning Society http://www.emergplansoc.org.uk/
- Disaster Preparedness Summit - http://www.disastersummit.org/
- RIMS: Risk and Insurance
Management Society - http://www.rims.org/
SECURITY
- U.S.
Government’s Official Web Portal - http://www.firstgov.gov
Central home page for all national
government links. Search on topics to find latest gov't thinking on state
- Office of Homeland
Security - http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland
Press releases about activities of
government,speeches. Straightforward information on emergency preparedness.
- U.S.
Postal Service - http://www.usps.gov
Search for updates on mail, safe
handling of mail and government positions on mail handling.
- Cybercrime Awareness,
Safety and Prevention website - http://www.ccmostwanted.com/mostwantedterr.htm
America's most
wanted cyber terrorists, with pictures.
Email or phone (1-866-483-5137)
Search for articles water supply
security, air quality monitoring tables, FAQ, anthrax
- Federal Bureau of
Investigation - http://www.fbi.gov
Information on the hunt for the
terrorists, most-wanted photos, rewards for information leading to capture of
Bin Laden, anthrax cases. Link to place to leave tips. To report information by
phone 1-800-CRIMETV
- Chemical and Biological Defense Information
Analysis Center
- http://www.cbiac.apgea.army.mil/resources/directory/dom_prepar.html
The clearinghouse for information on
all aspects of chemical and biological defense technology.
- Stimson Center - http://www.stimson.org
Private research institute that
focuses on issues of national and international security. Site offers analysis
of bio-terrorism: proliferation throughout the world, history, FAQs.
- U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services -http://www.hhs.gov
Department of Health and Human
Services home page: anthrax, cipro availability, how to get help if affected by
biological terrorism.
- Advancing National
Strategies and Enabling Results (ANSER) -http://www.anser.org
Private research institute that publishes its own
journal on homeland security with articles written by major government figures
and academics. Journal is called Homeland Security Journal, but is not to be
confused with the government office of Homeland Security. Site also offers
links to academic and private institutions that study this issue.
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
- American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -
http://www.aacap.org/press_releases/2005/0104.htm
Responding to Natuaral Disaster:
AACAP's Resources for Parents and Families.
- Purdue University
Extension Disaster Education Network -
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/Kids.htm
Resources to parents, teachers and
other educators who work with children, adolescents, families, and communities,
as they react to terrorism.
- National Institute of Mental Health -
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm
Recommendations on helping children
and adolescents cope with violence and disaster.
- American
Psychological Association -
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=22
Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering From
Disasters and Other Traumatic Events.
AIRLINE SAFETY
- http://www.AirlineSafety.com
Opinionated forum for discussing
policies and issues related to airline safety. With articles, editors, letters,
and links.
- Critical Information
for the Traveling Public - http://www.airsafe.com
Provides safety data and advice for
traveling on passenger airplanes, including accident-news articles, tips and
weather reports. Specific articles about the status of reinforced cockpit doors
on different airlines, airport security issues, in flight transportation of
chemicals, suspicious mail. Separate section on rumors and misinformation.
- Federal Aviation
Administration - http://www.faa.gov
Security regulations, requirements for
flying, what you can carry on board.
- National
Transportation Safety Board - http://www.ntsb.gov
Descriptions of major accidents and recent accident
reports. Investigations, statistics, formal results of accident reports.
RELIEF EFFORTS AND DONATIONS
- Federal Emergency
Management Agency - http://www.fema.gov
Latest on relief efforts, how to apply
for relief or donate funds.
- American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org
Latest on relief efforts around the
world, disaster preparedness tips, first aid information, how to donate money,
blood, tissue. Links to other helpful sites.
- Relief Web - http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf
Global hub for time-critical humanitarian information
on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters.
NEWS SOURCES
- The Newsroom - http://EclecticEsoterica.com/news.html
News web site with links to top 25
newspapers in the world, local newspapers and television stations in every
region internationally, many of them in English. Also links to major U.S. news
sources such as NY Times Washington Post, CNN etc. Useful for developing your
own international perspective on the news.
- Assignment Editor
newsroom Homepage -
http://www.assignmenteditor.com/index.cfm
Links to national and international
news publications, media outlets, government organizations and web sites for
news in business, entertainment, politics, media as well as sites that feature
the local concerns of specific large cities. Specific link to a page designed
to gather resources related to the 9/11 disaster.
- Monterey Institute of
International Studies News & Events Experts Guide -
http://www.miis.edu/news-experts-intro.htm
Perspectives on the conflict from
academics who have international political, diplomatic and espionage background
from the faculty of the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
- Janes Information
Group - http://www.janes.com/
Articles about current events from a
weapons-manufacturing perspective: strategies, alliances. Coverage of military
actions and tactics by countries besides the United States. Weapons analyzed
include biochem.
- Reuters Foundation - http://www.alertnet.org
Breaking news from Reuters about war, aid, disasters.
WEATHER SITES
- Weather Channel- http://www.weather.com
- National Hurricane Center- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
- NOAA- http://www.noaa.gov
OSHA
- Federal- http://www.osha.gov
- California- http://www.dir.ca.gov/occupational_safety.html
ERGONOMICS
The
following ergonomics sites provide helpful and useful information:
- 3M - http://www.3m.com/ergonomics/
- UCLA - http://ergonomics.ucla.edu/
- Cornel University
Ergonomics Web - http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/
- University of Michigan Center
for Ergonomics -http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/ioe/C4E/
- National Institute for
Occupational Safety & Health -http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
- Virtual Evacuation – Emergency
Evacuation and Disaster Planninghttp://www.virtualevacuation.com/
CHEMICAL SAFETY/MSDS
- National MSDS Registry - http://www.msdssearch.com/
- University of Vermont
MSDS Registry - http://www.hazard.com/
- MSDS's on the Net - http://msds.ehs.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp
- MSDS Provider - http://www.msdsprovider.com/1/provider/home
- Right-To-Know-Network,
Environmental Toxics - http://www.rtk.net/
- EPA Office of Emergency
Management, Chemical ER Preparedness -http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/
SPECIAL LINKS
- One Percent for the
Planet - http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/
Alliance of companies that recognize the true cost
of doing business and donate 1% of their sales to environmental
organizations worldwide.
- National Trust for
Public Lands - http://www.tpl.org/
Advocacy group for the preservation
of public lands.
- Audubon Society - http://www.audubon.org/
Advocacy group for areas sustaining
important bird populations.
- International Crane
Foundation - http://www.savingcranes.org/
Worldwide advocacy group for
conserving cranes as well as the wetland and grassland ecosystems on which
they depend.
BUSINESS
- Disaster Preparedness Summit - http://www.disastersummit.org/
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Resources
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