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Preparedness for All Hazards

Emergency preparedness requires attention not just to specific types of hazards but also to steps that increase preparedness for any type of hazard. The resources below are intended to help professionals take an all-hazards approach to preparedness.

  • Children
    Parents, teachers, doctors and nurses are just some of the people who can help children get ready for and cope with disasters
  • Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)
    COCA establishes partnerships with national clinician organizations to communicate information about disease outbreaks and terrorism events…
  • Communicating in the First Hours
    The Office of Public Affairs of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed messages and other resources for federal, state, local, and tribal public health officials to use during a response to an emergency.
  • Coping With a Disaster or Traumatic Event
    Trauma and mental health resources…
  • Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)
    CERC training program draws from lessons learned during public health emergencies, and incorporates best practices from the fields of risk and crisis communication…
  • The Health Alert Network (HAN)
    HAN is a strong national program that provides Health Alerts, Health Advisories, Updates, and Info Service Messages to State and Local Health Officers, Public Information Officers, Epidemiologists and HAN Coordinators as well as Clinician organizations. Peruse through archived HANs here.
  • Laboratory Information
    Testing, agent identification, biosafety, specimen collection and shipping…
  • Laboratory Response Network (LRN)
    The Laboratory Response Network is charged with the task of maintaining an integrated network of state and local public health, federal, military, and international laboratories that can respond to bioterrorism, chemical terrorism and other public health emergencies.
  • Preparation and Planning
    Personal preparedness, businesses, healthcare facilities…
  • Preparedness Resources for Schools
    Resources are available to help schools, education agencies, and institutions of higher education develop emergency preparedness plans, usually in collaboration with public health and first responder agencies.
  • Related Links
    CDC resources and more
  • Risk Communicator
    The Risk Communicator is produced by CDC's Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB). This publication is designed to provide evidence-based, practical guidance for emergency risk communication strategy and operations.
  • SNAPS: Snap Shots of State Population Data
    SNAPS provides local-level community profile information nationwide. It can be browsed by county and state and searched by zip code. SNAPS serves as a valuable tool when responding to public health emergency events at the state, Tribal, and local levels.
  • Surveillance
    Case definitions, illness recognition and detection, planning, systems…
  • Training & Education
    Risk communications, public health and clinical training, laboratory training…
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