TRAC-V Hospital Preparedness Group
This Group Consists of Public Health Personnel and Hospital Representatives from TRAC V. This group’s goal is to develop a Regional Plan that will ensure the appropriate response by hospitals in case of a WMD or MCI.
Healthcare Preparedness Program
CDC Mass Trauma Preparedness
This site is designed to provide information and tools to help the public, public health professionals, and clinicians prepare for and respond to mass trauma.
CDC Training Module on Plague
This web-based module is designed to teach you about the natural epidemiology of plague and how to manage it as both a natural disease and an intentional attack. The content is presented to you, the participant, in a series of 8 lessons to be completed in the order that they appear. You may be able to receive continuing education credit for this on-line course.
FEMA Emergency Management Institute, Independent Study Courses
This is a FEMA web-site that has 50 different Courses on Emergency Management that can be done on-line or through the mail at your own pace. This web-site has a list of Independent Study Courses on Emergency Management.
Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: A Public Health Strategy (2003)
This is an online book on the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism and strategies for dealing with these consequences. This book is made available on-line by the National Academy of Science and can be viewed/read on this web-site.
Ready.Gov from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This web-site was created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It has materials for the public on preparing for WMD’s that can be printed out to provide the public in general or for PSA’s. It can also be used to prepare your families for an event.
Terrorism Preparedness Links & Resources
This web-site provides links to terrorism preparedness as well as JCAHO & OSHA standards.
United States Department of Health & Human Services — Disasters & Emergencies
This web-site is the U.S. Health & Human Services official web-site for Disasters & Emergency Preparedness. The web-site contains information on Biological, Chemical, Radiological, and natural disasters. It has information on Smallpox and Anthrax as well as on dirty bombs and bio-terrorism.