Related Links

Emergency Response & Outreach

Updated information on bioterrorism and emergency response planning: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/bioprep/planning/bt-prep-planning.html

Information on planning for emergency response assembled by the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc (APIC). Includes planning template for health care providers: 
http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PracticeGuidance/Topics/Bioterrorism/Bioterrorism.htm#Readiness_Planning

Information on bioterrorism from American Society for Microbiology (ASM) including planning guidance: 
http://www.asm.org/Policy/index.asp?bid=6342

St. Louis University School of Public Health, Center for the Study of Bioterrorism: http://www.slu.edu/colleges/sph/csbei/bioterrorism/index.html

St. Louis University School of Public Health, Heartland Centers for
Public Health and Community Capacity Development
http://www.slu.edu/centers/heartland/index.htm 

Center for Biosecurity of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: 
http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org

Missouri Hospital Association website:
http://web.mhanet.com/asp/Disaster_Preparedness/default.asp

Department of Homeland Security homepage, National Disaster Medical System: http://ndms.dhhs.gov/index.html

National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN) lending library is a resource for a variety of bioterrorism/chemical terrorism training materials:
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/libnltn

Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) contains general and updated information on laboratory preparedness on the national level:
http://www.aphl.org/Emergency_Preparedness/index.cfm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – latest situational and technical information: http://www.bt.cdc.gov