Bioterrorism Readiness
Terrorism and Disaster Info
Planning Support
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Info
Biological Agents
Chemical Agents
Legal Issues
Stress Management
Response Organizations and Resources
San Antonio and Bexar County Agencie s
Texas Agencies
Federal Agencies
Military Resources and Organizations
Think Tanks
Additional Links

 

References for Disaster Preparedness and
Weapons of Mass Destruction Response 

BIOTERRORISM READINESS

http://www.apic.org

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/bioterr.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/anthrax_g.htm

http://www.who.int/en/

http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org

TERRORISM AND DISASTER INFO

State Department Patterns of Global Terrorism:

World Disaster Report 2001, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Directory of Civilian Emergency Response Training Programs:

http://www.fema.gov/about/training/index.shtm

PLANNING SUPPORT

World Health Organization http://www.who.int/csr/en/

Bioterrorism Readiness Plan: A Template for Healthcare Facilities.

 

Preparing for various hazards http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD) INFO

Air War College Military Medicine links

US Army Chemical and Biological Information Analysis Center:

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry:

Tempest Publishing: http://www.chem-bio.com/
Reference materials Jane’s Information Group

Chem-Bio Terrorism and its Impact on Children, American Academy of Pediatrics

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BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

All the Virology on the Web:

US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases

ProMed

 


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CHEMICAL AGENTS

CDC: Managing Hazardous Material Incidents

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LEGAL ISSUES

Bilfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Trauma Central

 

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RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES

*MEDICAL

CDC

Journal of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Planned Response Exercises and Emergency Medical Preparedness Training

*OTHER

WMD First Responders

EmergencyNet

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SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY AGENCIES

City of San Antonio

Bexar County

Bexar County Medical Society

TEXAS AGENCIES

Division of Emergency Management
See also their excellent training offerings link

Texas Medical Association

FEDERAL AGENCIES

Central Intelligence Agency

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Links for National Pharmaceutical Stockpile, mortuary assistance and other support

Plum Island Animal Disease Center
(think Foot and Mouth Disease as a bio weapon…)

US National Response Team (for oil and hazardous material spills):

 

 

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MILITARY RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

USAF Counterproliferation Center

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THINK TANKS

Lots of reports and other studies

Center for Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Assistance

Latin America and Carribean focus

Center of excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Pacific Rim focus

Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies

 

ANSER Institute for Homeland Security:

Center for Nonproliferation Studies:

Oklahoma City Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism:

Henry L Stimson Center:
Analysis of solutions to global security issues

Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters:

 

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ADDITIONAL LINKS

Red Cross http://www.redcross.org

Family Preparedness http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/

CDC Travel Info: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/

Department of State Travel Advisories: http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html