Library Guides: Disasters and Public Health Research Guide: Disaster management

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

National Preparedness Report: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
March 2014. This 79-page document is the third National Preparedness Report.

Army Public Health Center (Provisional) Components of the Army Public Health Center. Army Public Health Center (Provisional) as part of an overall Army Medical Command External Link reorganization. Our mission is to enhance Army readiness by identifying and assessing current and emerging health threats, developing and communicating public health solutions, and assuring the quality and effectiveness of the Army's Public Health Enterprise.

SAMHSA Disaster Kit
Available for download or in print, kit includes materials for responding effectively to the general public during and after a disaster and in dealing with workplace stress. From Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Disaster Psychiatry (American Psychiatric Association)
Disaster Psychiatry resources : " "What to do Before, During, and After Disaster," Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide, Grief leadership and more.

Relief Central: Unbound Medicine
Relief Central is a free mobile and web resource to assist relief workers, first responders, and others called to serve in disaster relief situations around the world.

Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new window
1967 – current. Environmental biotechnology, engineering, pollution. (Some full-text)
Water Resources Abstracts This link opens in a new window
- Characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.
1967 – current - Some full-text
Aqualine This link opens in a new window
Water resources, water and wastewater treatment, water pollution, 1960-present.
Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Aquaculture Abstracts This link opens in a new window
1971-Current - Aquatic science, aquatic organisms, fisheries, oceanography Includes: ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources (Marine, freshwater, and brackish water organisms)-- ASFA 2: Ocean Technology,Policy and Non-Living Resources (Oceanography, limnology, coastal structures) -- ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality (Aquatic pollution, prevention and control) -- ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts (Aquaculture, culture of fish and other organisms ) -- ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts ( Molecular biotechnology, cell/tissue culture)

The Health and Environment Lexicon (THE Lexicon). - WHO
An on-line searchable database containing glossary information with multi-language terminology equivalence.
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This work builds on a multilingual (English/French/Spanish/ Portuguese/German) glossary developed by CEPIS - the WHO/PAHO Pan-American Centre for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences.
Water Law and Standards! - FAO & WHO
A joint project of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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The database of national water legislation is linked to FAO's existing FAOLEX database of legislation on natural resources, whereas the database of national water quality standards is under construction.

World Disasters Report - IFRC
From the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

WHO - Guidance on Water Supply and Sanitation in Extreme Weather Events
Produced by the World Health Organization, this guidance on the effect of extreme weather events such as floods and droughts upon water and sanitation is intended to support policymakers, managers of water supply and sanitation services, as well as civil society at large in formulating resilience assessment and implementing appropriate measures.
CDC - Winter Weather Preparedness
CDC - Natural Disasters and Severe Weather

Resilient Cities Series Annual Forum
Resilient Cities - The Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation - is the global platform for urban resilience and climate change adaptation, hosted every year in Bonn. From the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN)
UNISDR serves as the focal point for the implementation a ten year plan of action adopted in 2005 by 168 governments to protect lives and livelihoods against disas

Nuclear Preparedness (Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Journal)
Open Access supplement on nuclear preparedness from the journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (Volume 5 - Issue S1 - March 2011)