Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response

Partner Resources

Hand-shake There are a number of valuable healthcare preparedness tools and resources that have been published by non-governmental and governmental partners. The following web portals host a number of tools, resources, and situational awareness during emergencies.

Other Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics Children and Disasters

This website is AAP’s resource site for pediatricians, child care providers, families, schools, and policy makers. This site provides both original and linked content to tools, trainings, and resources for children and emergency preparedness.

AMA Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response

The AMA Center posts breaking alerts and other links of relevance to medical practitioners. The AMA also publishes the journal, “Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.”

NACCHO Public Health Preparedness Program

NACCHO’s preparedness work focuses on activities related to both practice and policy. NACCHO creates new tools and improves existing ones to help local health departments enhance their readiness to respond to public health emergencies and other disasters. NACCHO also serves as a conduit through which local input can reach and effect positive change on national initiatives

PHE.gov – Public Health Emergency

Public Health Emergency.gov is a web portal created by HHS and its cross-governmental partners to serve as a single point of entry for access to public health risk, and situational awareness information.