Short Courses from FEMA's Emergency Management Institute

• EMI IS-7 “A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance”
• EMI IS-230 “Principles of Emergency Management”

Resources organized by topic

Disability

• ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
• Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities
• HCBS Checklist for Enhancing the Participation and Input of People with Disabilities

Health, Safety, and Illness Prevention

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Information for specific groups: response and cleanup workers, volunteers, health professionals, pet shelters, schools (mid-page)
• Information for volunteers: illness and injury prevention, coping with disaster, health recommendations, immunization recommendations, mental health resources
• Response and cleanup workers: safety, cleanup, handling human remains

From the Environmental Protection Agency

• Environmental health issues: flood cleanup in homes; mold cleanup in homes, schools, and commercial buildings; protection against West Nile Virus; drinking water and food handling
• Emergency disinfection of drinking water

Other resources

• The Resource Center's Effective Practices on public safety
• The United States Department of Agriculture fact sheet on keeping food safe during an emergency

Guides to post traumatic stress stages

• Mental Health Reactions After a Disaster Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Psychosocial Treatment of Disaster Related Mental Health Problems (PDF)
• Assessing and Responding to Suicidal Intent after Hurricane Katrina (PDF)
• Psychological First Aid Manual (PDF)
• Psychosocial Consequences of Major Hurricanes and Floods (PDF)

Human Needs

The Resource Center's Effective Practices on human needs

Find Family and Loved Ones

• Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross - the Family Links Registry - register yourself or a missing loved one, or view the list; call 1-877-LOVED 1S (1-877-568-3317)

Housing

• U.S. Department of Agriculture may provide emergency housing, food, and other resources in areas affected by hurricanes -1-800-414-1226
• USA.gov - housing and shelter for hurricane survivors
• The Resource Center's Effective Practices on housing

Organizations

• AmeriCorps
• American Red Cross
• America's Second Harvest
• AutismCares.org
• Corporation for National and Community Service
• Habitat for Humanity
• NVOAD and VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters)
• Salvation Army
• Senior Corps
• Service-Learning
• United Way of America
• Serve.gov

Preparedness

• National Preparedness Month, September 2007
• Department of Homeland Security Review of Nationwide Catastrophic Event Preparedness - fact sheets that assess the country's catastrophic planning capabilities and present conclusions on actions needed
• Disaster Preparedness Resources from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): A Disaster Preparedness Plan for Pediatricians
• Family Readiness Kit: Preparing to Handle Disasters
• FloridaDisaster.org - Florida State Emergency Response Team, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Get a Plan!

Technology

• TechSoup (PDF) Restoring IT Infrastructure after a disaster

Volunteer Management
A list of resources for supporting your volunteers (e.g., training, counseling, resources):

• FEMA EMI Course IS-244 “Developing and Managing Volunteers” (a disaster management focus)
• Red Cross does most disaster response volunteer training; contact your local chapter to register for courses

Working with spontaneous volunteers

• Managing Spontaneous Volunteers in Times of Disaster (online course)

Other resources

• The Resource Center's Effective Practices on volunteer management
• FEMA EMI Course IS-230 “Principles of Emergency Management”
• Operation Blue Roof and Beyond - protocol on the deployment of AmeriCorps teams for disaster recovery
• Resource Connection Newsletter on Homeland Security (PDF)- coordinating emergency management, tips for emergency coordinators
• Disaster Discussions List - an e-mail discussion list created for national service programs to discuss issues related to homeland security and emergency management
• Disaster and Emergency Management on the Internet
• Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management Links, Gelman Library
• USA.gov - Government Made Easy - over two-thousand questions and answers with search capability
• Federal Emergency Management Agency - Gulf Coast Recovery Office - recovery and rebuilding

Volunteers

Other resources

• Corporation for National and Community Service- national service response to hurricanes
• FEMA EMI Course IS-7 “A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance”
• The Corporation for National and Community Service: "Serve to Remember. Remember to Serve" - A Call to Service to Commemorate Katrina and 9/11 - Resources and Toolkit
• CBS News "Disaster Links"
• MSNBC Hurricanes' Aftermath
• Wikipedia: Hurricane Katrina

Service-Learning

• National Service-Learning Clearinghouse - Hurricane Katrina relief Service-Learning resources and tools
• Universities Rebuilding America Partnership Toolkit: A Toolkit for Organizing Group Service Trips to the Gulf Coast to Help Communities Recover from the Hurricanes of 2005

Volunteer organizations

• AmeriCorps - do a quick search to find a program involved in disaster relief
• American Red Cross - contact your local Red Cross about volunteering
• AmeriCorps Alums Disaster Response - fill out the availability form online
• Salvation Army
• Serve.gov

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