PANDEMIC FLU BAY AREA EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PUBLICATIONS

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

    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

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

AIRLINE SAFETY

    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.

    Global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters.

NEWS SOURCES

    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

OSHA

ERGONOMICS

The following ergonomics sites provide helpful and useful information:

CHEMICAL SAFETY/MSDS

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.


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  • National Trust for Public Lands - http://www.tpl.org/
    Advocacy group for the preservation of public lands.


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  • 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