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Preparedness Resources

Preparedness Resources

The following preparedness resources may benefit healthcare providers, public health professionals, and emergency planners across all-hazards.

FEMA: National Preparedness Month Coalition
http://community.fema.gov/connect.ti/READYNPM
Be Ready! September is National Preparedness Month
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/BeReady/
Ready.gov (FEMA)
http://www.ready.gov/
Emergency Planning for First Responders and Their Families
http://www.ready.gov/america/_downloads/responder/RRToolkit.pdf
Preparedness Resources for Outpatient Clinics and Urgent-Care Facilities
http://emergency.cdc.gov/healthcare/outpatient.asp
Preparedness Resources for Hospitals
http://emergency.cdc.gov/healthcare/hospitals.asp
http://www.phe.gov/preparedness/planning/hpp/Pages/default.aspx
Preparedness Resources for Pediatric Offices and Hospitals
http://emergency.cdc.gov/healthcare/pediatric.asp
Communicating in the First Hour
http://emergency.cdc.gov/firsthours/intro.asp
Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning
http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/capabilities/index.htm
Preparedness Resources for Community Planners
http://emergency.cdc.gov/healthcare/communityplanner.asp
HHS Federal State Local and Planning
http://www.phe.gov/preparedness/planning/pages/default.aspx
HHS Responders, Clinicians & Practitioners
http://www.phe.gov/preparedness/responders/pages/default.aspx
National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)
http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/responders/ndms/Pages/default.aspx
CDC Public Health Matters Blog
http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/

CDC Learning Connection: Emergency Preparedness Spotlight CDC launched a spotlight page with Emergency Preparedness & Response Training Products designed to help educate the public health community on all-hazards. http://www.cdc.gov/learning/spotlight.html

The Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB) Health Partners Outreach Team works to enhance partners’ knowledge of emerging threats and their effects on human populations, and to provide relevant, timely information to help manage these threats by developing and maintaining mechanisms for communication. This is a product of the Health Partners Outreach Team’s Clinician Communication Section (CCS) who is responsible for the management of all COCA products.

For information on this and other clinical issues or to send your feedback, contact CCS at coca@cdc.gov

The CDC’s Health Partners Outreach Team offers a variety of free tools and resources to help you enhance your knowledge of emergency preparedness and response:

CDC Health Partners Outreach Facebook page - real time updates, guidance, and situational awareness for public health partners on Facebook. Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity – resources for Healthcare providers. Subscribe the COCA RSS Feed - get notified of conference calls, updates, and CDC guidance for health providers. Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) Training - course on the fundamentals of CDC's Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication. Selective National Assessment Profiles (SNAPS) - snapshots of state population data and local-level community profile information. Risk Communicator –quarterly online newsletter providing guidance for emergency risk communication strategy.