Facility Operations
Emergency Preparedness Online Resources
State of Florida Resources
- AHCA Emergency Management Information
- Emergency Status System
- Florida Division of Emergency Management
- Agency for Health Care Administration's Emergency Resources for Assisted Living Facilities
U.S. National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- National Integration Center (NIC) Incident Management Systems Division
- DisasterHelp.gov (FEMA, Homeland Security)
- Disaster Process and Disaster Aid Programs, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Emergency Management Assistance Compact
- National Response Framework, Federal Emergency Management Agency
General Sites - U.S. Government Agencies
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
- U.S. Administration on Aging (AOA)
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Disaster or Hazard Specific - Government
- AOA Emergency Preparedness and Assistance
- CDC/American Water Works Assn Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities
- CDC Bioterrorism Information
- CDC Chemical Hazards Information
- CDC Mass Casualty Event Preparedness and Response
- CDC Natural Disasters and Severe Weather
- CDC Pandemic Flu for Seniors
- CDC Pathogen Specific Guidelines
- CDC Radiation Emergencies
- CDC Seasona Flu for Ages 65+
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Survey & Certification Emergency Preparedness
- DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (transport medical oxygen)
- EPA Radiation Emergency Response
- FAA Safety (air evacuation and hazardous materials)
- FBI Local Offices
- FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (biological - vaccines and illnesses)
- FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (biological - drug information)
- FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (food recalls and illnesses)
- Multi-agency Pandemic Flu (Avian Flu)
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (flood)
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center (tsunami)
- NOAA National Hurricane Center
- NOAA National Weather Service
- NOAA Storm Prediction Center (severe weather/tornado)
- NOAA Winter Weather Safety and Awareness
- NRC Emergency Preparedness and Response (radiation)
- NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance
- OSHA Toxic Substances Information (chemical)
- Region IV ESF-8 Unified Planning Coalition
- USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
- USGS Landslide Hazards Program
- USGS Natural Hazards - Flooding
- USGS Natural Hazards - Tsunamis
- USGS Natural Hazards - Wildfires
- USGS Natural Hazards - Post Wildfires
- USGS Volcano Hazards Program
- USGS Water Resources of the United States (flood)
- VA Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group
- WHO Pathogen Specific Guidelines
General Sites - Non-Government or International Organizations
- AARP
- Alzheimer's Association
- American Health Care Association
- American Red Cross
- Center for Internet Security
- Internet Storm Center
- National Center for Assisted Living
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
- PREPARE: Mather LifeWays/Institute on Aging
- Salvation Army (United States)
- World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Publications
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs' Disaster Preparedness Guide for Elders
- APIC Infection Control, Fall 2009 Issue - Considerations for the 2009-2010 Flu Season
- OIG Report, August 2006: Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness and Response During Recent Hurricanes
- GAO Briefing, 2/16/06: Disaster Preparedness, Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Hospitals and Nursing Homes Due to Hurricanes, Briefing for Congressional Committees
- GAO Status Report, April 2008: Status of Implementation of GAO Recommendations on Evacuation of Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations and Patients and Residents of Health Care Facilities
- Emergency Preparedness Checklist: Recommended Tool for Effective Health Care Facility Planning by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Mechanic's Manual: Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
- Psychological First Aid for Nursing Homes, Second Edition, a Field Operations Guide
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