Click on any of the links below to view helpful emergency preparedness resources.
General information and check-lists
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
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
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