Click on any of the links below to view helpful emergency preparedness resources.

General information and check-lists

State pandemic flu planning

Emergency Response Guide updated for 2008

Translated facts sheets for the general public

Calendar for Emergency Preparedness Exercises

Resource page for Psychological and Social Consequences of Emergencies

CDC resources for Disaster Mental Health

Resource for the general public for people with disabilities

Resources for the general public from the American Red Cross

JAMA articles about medical and public health management of biological agents

Articles about medical and public health management of biological agents

A fact sheet from the American Psychological Association on resilience in response to terrorism among primary care providers

Training links

Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response - Training portals for physicians, PA-C’s, nurses, clinic staff and emergency preparedness responders.

Public Health Emergency Training Series – Click “Disaster Mental Health” in the Menu

John Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness

Psychological First Aid Competencies for Public Health Workers

Center for Disaster Medicine and Emergency Preparedness

Mental Health Implications of Public Health Emergencies (archived webcast) MHI03

Northwest Center for Public Health Practice – Disaster Behavioral Health

Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Community Health Centers and Community Practice Sites

NIMS Webinar Slides 2/09

For a summary and highlights of the major Congressional reauthorization of the Public Health Preparedness Act of 2002 – now titled Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act, go to www.upmc-biosecurity.org.

Websites

State Emergency Management Division

Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Northwest Center for Public Health Practice

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention