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Topic: Disasters and Emergency Preparedness

Children

- FEMA For Kids - Federal Emergency Management Agency

Coping

- Coping with Storm Related Natural Disasters - American Psychiatric Association

Dictionaries/Glossaries

- Severe Weather Watches And Warnings Definitions - Federal Emergency Management Agency

Directories

- State Agencies - Dept. of Homeland Security
- Chemicals in Your Community - Environmental Protection Agency

Law and Policy

- EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-K - Environmental Protection Agency
- Response & Recovery - Federal Emergency Management Agency

Organizations

- Federal Emergency Management Agency -
- American Red Cross -

Overviews

- Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Your Family Disaster Plan - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Ready.Gov - Dept. of Homeland Security

Related Issues

- Flooding and Communicable Diseases Fact Sheet - World Health Organization
- FAQs about Building Evacuation - National Fire Protection Association
- Facts about Evacuation during a Radiation Emergenc - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Eye Safety: Emergency Response and Disaster Recove - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Emergency Preparedness: What Consumers Need to Kno - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities - American Red Cross
- Disaster Fire Safety - United States Fire Administration
- Injuries and Mass Trauma Events - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- Lightning Safety - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Locating Safe Drinking Water [After a Disaster] - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Natural Disaster Recovery: Fungi - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Respirator - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Sheltering in Place during a Radiation Emergency - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tox Town - National Library of Medicine
- Wildfires: Health Threat from Wildfire Smoke - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Winter Preparedness Safety Tips - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma Events - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- Blackouts: Safety Information for Short-Term Power - American Red Cross
- Animal Safety - American Red Cross
- Warning Signs of a Hazardous Substance Release - Environmental Protection Agency
- Food and Water in an Emergency - Federal Emergency Management Agency

Research

- New Research Outlines Public Health Consequences o - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Seniors

- Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors - American Red Cross

Specific Conditions

- Tsunamis - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Landslides and Mudflows - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Winter Storm Facts - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hurricanes - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Frequently Asked Questions about Tsunamis - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Floods - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fire - American Red Cross
- Winter Storms - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Earthquakes - National Center for Environmental Health
- Chemical Emergency - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- Nuclear Power Plant Emergency - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Tsunamis - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Volcanoes - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Tornadoes - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tornado Safety Tips - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Thunderstorms and Lightning - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected - American Red Cross
- Recognizing (Hazardous Materials) Releases - Environmental Protection Agency
- Public Health Issues Related to Summertime Blackou - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Wildland Fires - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Power Outages - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Statistics

- Biodefense Preparedness: Record of Accomplishment - Dept. of Health and Human Services

Treatment

- Strategic National Stockpile - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Women

- Giving Birth "In Place": Emergen - American College of Nurse-Midwives