Organizations and Research Institutions
American Public Health Association - Public Health and Terrorism
Portal page containing links to state public health associations and APHA's testimony at a October 9, 2001, Senate Health Committee hearing on public health preparedness to combat terrorism, and more.
Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies
Academic center focusing on national and international awareness of the medical and public health threats posed by biological weapons.
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Dedicated to reducing the threat from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons through direct action, education and awareness-building activities.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - Anti-Terrorism Preparedness Task Force
Web site contains information relating to its anti-terrorism preparedness policy, programmatic, and legislative priorities.
American Hospital Association - Disaster Readiness
Provides hospital resources for disaster readiness as well as state, local, and metropolitan links.
American Public Health Laboratories
Defines the role of public health laboratories in the U.S. homeland defense infrastructure.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - Anti-Terrorism Preparedness Task Force
Web site contains information relating to its anti-terrorism preparedness policy, programmatic, and legislative priorities.
Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)
STTI's website "America in Grief: Nurses respond to Tragedy" includes a comprehensive list of links on terrorism, bio/chemical terrorism, mental health/grief, as well as on teen and
child counseling. Provides resources to help initiate conversations with children about the events of September 11.
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Provides links to each of the agents of bioterrorism, with original clinical information and links to other Internet resources. Updated daily.
American Psychological Association - Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events
Discusses how people respond to traumatic events. Includes information on coping with terrorism and handling anxiety in the face of an anthrax scare.
LaurieGarrett.com
A non-political site for Laurie Garrett, science writer for
Newsday and author of
The Coming Plague and
Betrayal of Trust; that contains information about public health and links to bioterrorism/public health-related resources.
Children's Defense Fund - Talking With Children About the September 11 Tragedies in the United States
Resources for talking with children about the tragedies.
TalkingWithKids.org
Provides resources to help initiate conversations with children about the events of September 11.
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