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Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response

Through the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response (CPHPDR), the AMA strives to be recognized as an important national educational resource for enhancing the disaster preparedness and response capabilities of both civilian and military providers.

Management of Public Health Emergengies - A Resource Guide for Physicians and Other Community Responders
This online guide has been compiled and published by the AMA as a reference source of information on biological, chemical, radiation, and other disasters.

To obtain a free copy of this resource guide on CD-ROM, please contact:
Jim Lyznicki, MS, MPH at (312) 464-4520 or send an E-mail to disastercd@ama-assn.org

For information regarding anything found on this site please contact us at Disaster.Preparedness@ama-assn.org

Third National Congress on Health System Readiness

Sept. 21-22, 2009, Washington DC
Building Disaster Medical and Public Health Preparedness Systems for the 21st Century

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

The first comprehensive and authoritative journal emphasizing public health preparedness and disaster response for all health care and public health professionals globally.

National Disaster Life Support (NDLS)

NDLS is a training program to prepare health care professionals and emergency response personnel for mass casualty events.

Hurricane relief efforts

AMA resources and policies

This site offers AMA resources and policies on medical preparedness for terrorist attacks and other disasters.

Legal resources

 

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