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Disaster Response

This section provides you with resources that may be helpful before, during, or after a disaster occurs.

Bulletin January 2010: The Role of Civilian Surgical Teams in Response to International Disasters

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance

Center for International Disaster Information

Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Disaster Information Management Research Center

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

InterAction: Humanitarian Practice

Medical Reserve Corps

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NAACHO) Public Health Preparedness

National Disaster Medical System

Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)

Pediatric Disaster Resource and Training Center

Public Health Emergency

ReliefWeb

The Sphere Handbook

Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Disaster and Emergency Resources

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Urban Humanitarian Response Portal

ACS Resources

Statement on Disaster and Mass Casualty Management

Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act

ACS Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness Course

Federalization

The Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals

International

American Academy of Pediatrics Children & Disasters

American Red Cross: Types of Emergency

International Medical Surgical Response Team (IMSURT)