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American Medical Association	Disaster Preparedness and Medical Response
Seattle / King County Public Health Department	Communicable Disease Bioterrorism
Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University	Center for Biosecurity
National Library of Medicine	MEDLINEplus on Smallpox
National Library of Medicine	MEDLINEplus on Biological and Chemical Weapons
National Library of Medicine	MEDLINEplus on Anthrax
Centers for Disease Control	Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
National Institute of Mental Health	"Information About Coping with Traumatic Events”
American Hospital Association	Disaster Readiness Resources Hospital Readiness, Response, and Recovery Resources
JAMA	anthrax contact library for login instructions to obtain full text
JAMA	smallpox contact library for login instructions to obtain full text
JAMA	plague contact library for login instructions to obtain full text
JAMA	botulinum toxin contact library for login instructions to obtain full text
JAMA	tularemia contact library for login instructions to obtain full text
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Nature	Focus on Anthrax
The American College of Physicians	Bioterrorism Resource Center
The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology	Pathogenesis and Imaging of Inhalational Anthrax
The National Library of Medicine	Chapter 6. Smallpox and Vaccinia by Donald A. Henderson and Bernard Moss from the book Vaccines 3rd ed (Stanley A. Plotkin and Walter A. Orenstein, eds) can now be browsed and searched in the Bookshelf of PubMed.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)	Bioterrorism Preparedness and Anthrax Treatments
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)	Emergency Preparedness and Response Tools
The American Academy of Family Physicians	btresponse.org
American Journal of Public Health	May, 2001 issue of the American Journal of Public Health
The Electronic Textbook of Dermatology	Biowarfare
World Health Organization (WHO)	Public health response to biological and chemical weapons: WHO guidance (2004)
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)	Quick Reference for Potential Biological Weapons (from Prince William County, Virginia) Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)	Bioterrorism Agent Information Approved for both healthcare providers and the public with some in Spanish.
eMedicine Emergency Medicine	Warfare - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives
eMedicine	Disaster and Trauma eBook Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
The Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO)	Counter-Terrorism
The Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO)	Emergency Preparedness
The Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO)	Emergency Response
The Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO)	Chemical Accident Prevention
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The U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases	Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, Fifth Edition Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)	NIOSH Emergency Response Resources
ANSER Institute for Homeland Security	Journal of Homeland Security
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The American Society for Microbiology	Bioterrorism Threats To Our Future by James W. Snyder and William Check. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health	Ask NOAH About: Dealing with Traumatic Events Adobe Acrobat Reader required for some resources
National Academies	Responding First to Bioterrorism
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH)	Biodefense - resources include FactSheets, News Releases, Multimedia, Research, Articles, and other resources. Visit the new NIAID Biodefense Research Center for even more information and resources!
The American Red Cross	Red Cross Guidelines for Homeland Security Advisories
The American Red Cross	Disaster Readiness Guidelines for Families Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
The American Red Cross	Disaster Readiness Guidelines for Schools Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
The American Red Cross	Disaster Readiness Guidelines for Individuals  Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
The American Red Cross	Disaster Readiness Guidelines for Neighborhoods Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
The American Red Cross	Disaster Readiness Guidelines for Businesses Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
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National Academies	Preparing for Terrorism: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program (2002)
Centers for Disease Control	Vaccinia (Smallpox) Vaccine Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control	Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines
Bioterrorism Practical Readiness Network (Bio-PRN)	Clinicians track of Bio-PRN or Administrator area of Bio-PRN depending on your connection speed choose either Slow Connection or Fast Connection
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)	Bioterrorism Emergency Planning and Preparedness Questionnaire for Healthcare Facilities choose either PDF or text-only version
University of Minnesota / Academic Health Center	Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP)
American Academy of Pediatrics	Children, Terrorism & Disasters
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)	Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Terrorism (includes response plans and diagnosis and treatment information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and others)
Infectious Diseases Society of America	Bioterrorism Information & Resources
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)	Smallpox Adobe Acrobat Reader required for some resources
American Association of Health Plans	Bioterrorism / Emergency Preparedness
Centers for Disease Control / Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)	"Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Reactions: Guidance for Clinicians" choose either PDF or text-only version
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Ready.gov (Make a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed)
ACPMedicine	ACPMedicine chapter on Bioterrorism choose either PDF or text-only version
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)	Fact Sheet on Dirty Bombs
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The Medical Letter	A Collection of Reprints on Biologic, Chemical and Nuclear Weapons Adobe Acrobat Reader required
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)	Radiation Disaster Management Adobe Acrobat Reader required for some resources
Terrorism Research Center, Inc. (TRC)	Chemical/Biological related websites sorted by title: A to Z
Rand Corporation	Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
Centers for Disease Control	Key Facts About Hurricane Readiness also available in Spanish
Centers for Disease Control	"Recognition of Illness Associated With Exposure to Chemical Agents --- United States, 2003"
Centers for Disease Control	Chemical Agents Information by Category or Alphabetically A to Z
University of Tennessee College of Business Administration Physician Executive MBA Program	BT 101: Bio-Terrorism Intervention is an Internet-based training forum on healthcare issues associated with bio-terrorism. Created by board certified emergency medicine physicians for emergency medicine physicians.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	Disaster information for any target audience
Centers for Disease Control	Facts About Ricin
Centers for Disease Control	Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response
American College of Radiology	Radiation Disasters: Preparedness and Response for Radiology Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
World Health Organization	Preparedness for Deliberate Epidemics
Centers for Disease Control MMWR Recommendations and Reports	Medical Examiners, Coroners, and Biologic Terrorism: A Guidebook for Surveillance and Case Management choose either PDF or HTML version
National Library of Medicine (NLM)	WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.
National Business Group on Health	An Employer Toolkit: Terrorism Preparedness & Planning: A Public/Private Partnership Adobe Acrobat Reader required  for some resources
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)	Weill/Cornell Bioterrorism and Epidemic Outbreak Response Model (BERM)
Govlink	3 Days, 3 Ways Are You Ready?
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine (SPHCM)	Emergency Risk Communication for Public Health Professionals    An introduction to these concepts and principles which includes audio and video clips that illustrate concepts, interactive quizzes that provide feedback, and a toolkit that contains downloadable worksheets and checklists.
Purdue Homeland Security Institute	National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies
Washington State Department of Health & Washington Military Department - Emergency Management Division	Washington Disaster Preparedness Handbook Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
American Psychiatric Association	Disaster Psychiatry: How to Cope You will find a wealth of materials that provide information and tips on ways to deal with exposure to traumatic events from both the association and other sources.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)	Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource For Pediatricians Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
Trust for America's Health	Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, 2006 Adobe Acrobat Reader required. to read the complete report Have we made progress? Read earlier reports from 2005, 2004, 2003
SurvivalIQ	SurvivalIQ: Basic Survival Medicine   Think of this as your personal survival handbook, SurvivalIQ provides information, resources, strategies and techniques you need to know.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM)    Provides guidance for health care providers, primarily physicians, about clinical diagnosis and treatment during mass casualty radiological/nuclear (rad/nuc) events.
ACP:  American College of Physicians	Bioterrorism Resources    Extensive list of resources concerning the numerous aspects of the bioterrorism threat facing us all.
ICERx	ICERx Emergency Prescription Database for Doctors and Pharmacists.  Licensed doctors and pharmacists caring for disaster victims secure access to a patient's medication history. Armed with this information, healthcare professionals will be able to renew prescriptions for evacuees and effectively assist in the coordination of care while avoiding harmful prescription errors.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)	Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities    Maps display the location of hospitals and nursing homes relative to the regional boundaries used by a variety of emergency management and bioterrorism preparedness organizations to coordinate services.  Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

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