Disasters and Emergency Preparedness Health information topics about Disasters and Emergency Preparedness: Children 1. FEMA For Kids Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/kids/ Coping 1. Coping with Storm Related Natural Disasters American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/stormrelatedtipssheet09102004... Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Severe Weather Watches And Warnings Definitions Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/library/strmwrn.shtm Directories 1. State Agencies Dept. of Homeland Security http://www.ready.gov/useful_state.html 2. Chemicals in Your Community Environmental Protection Agency http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/ChemicalsInYourCommunity... Law and Policy 1. EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-K Environmental Protection Agency http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/epcraOverview.htm 2. Response & Recovery Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/rrr/ Organizations 1. Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/ 2. American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/ Overviews 1. Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/ 2. Your Family Disaster Plan Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/rrr/famplan.shtm 3. Ready.Gov Dept. of Homeland Security http://www.ready.gov/index.html Related Issues 1. Flooding and Communicable Diseases Fact Sheet World Health Organization http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/ems/flood_cds/en/ 2. FAQs about Building Evacuation National Fire Protection Association http://www.nfpa.org/displayContent.asp?categoryID=811 3. Facts about Evacuation during a Radiation Emergenc Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/evacuation.asp 4. Eye Safety: Emergency Response and Disaster Recove National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/eyesafe.html 5. Emergency Preparedness: What Consumers Need to Kno American Society of Health-System Pharmacists http://www.ashp.org/emergency/consumerbulletin.cfm 6. Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_603_,00.html 7. Disaster Fire Safety United States Fire Administration http://www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/tips/disaster.shtm 8. Injuries and Mass Trauma Events National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/injuriespub.asp 9. Lightning Safety American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCDDAUP5D&sub_... 10. Locating Safe Drinking Water [After a Disaster] Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/rrr/waterf.shtm 11. Natural Disaster Recovery: Fungi Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/fungi.html 12. Respirator National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-144/ 13. Sheltering in Place during a Radiation Emergency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/shelter.asp 14. Tox Town National Library of Medicine http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/ 15. Wildfires: Health Threat from Wildfire Smoke Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/firesafety/wildfires/index.asp 16. Winter Preparedness Safety Tips Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/winterstorms/wntsft.shtm 17. Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma Events National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/braininjuriespub.asp 18. Blackouts: Safety Information for Short-Term Power American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_133_,00.html 19. Animal Safety American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_604_,00.html 20. Warning Signs of a Hazardous Substance Release Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/comunity/warnings.htm 21. Food and Water in an Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/rrr/foodwtr.shtm Research 1. New Research Outlines Public Health Consequences o National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/niehs-03.htm Seniors 1. Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_9_,00.html Specific Conditions 1. Tsunamis Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/tsunamis/tsunamif.shtm 2. Landslides and Mudflows Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/landslides/landslif.shtm 3. Winter Storm Facts Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/factsheet.asp 4. Hurricanes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/ 5. Frequently Asked Questions about Tsunamis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/library/about_tsu/faqs.html 6. Floods Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/ 7. Fire American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_584_,00.html 8. Winter Storms Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/winterstorms/stormsf.shtm 9. Earthquakes National Center for Environmental Health http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/ 10. Chemical Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/pdf/rrr/talkdiz/chemical.pdf 11. Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/index.asp 12. Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/nuclear/radiolo.shtm 13. Tsunamis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tsunamis/ 14. Volcanoes Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/volcanoes/volcanof.shtm 15. Tornadoes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/ 16. Tornado Safety Tips Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/tornadoes/tornadof.shtm 17. Thunderstorms and Lightning Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/thunderstorms/thunderf.shtm 18. Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_589_,00.html 19. Recognizing (Hazardous Materials) Releases Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/comunity/knowhaz.htm 20. Public Health Issues Related to Summertime Blackou Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/poweroutage/blackout.asp 21. Wildland Fires Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/fires/wildlanf.shtm 22. Power Outages Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/poweroutage/ Statistics 1. Biodefense Preparedness: Record of Accomplishment Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.os.dhhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040428.html Treatment 1. Strategic National Stockpile Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile/ Women 1. Giving Birth "In Place": Emergen American College of Nurse-Midwives http://www.midwife.org/focus/inplace.cfm   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. 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