Internet Resources on Emergency Preparedness
Equipment | Funding/Grants | Planning | Response Agencies | Technical Information
Equipment
Bureau of Justice Assistance
State and local domestic preparedness equipment grants.
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
The site obtain original US Government surplus property.
EAI Corporation
Since 1980, EAI Corporation, a GEO-CENTERS, INC. company, has been a premier provider of chemical and biological defense training, equipment, and operational analysis.
Life Safety Systems
Life Safety Systems (LSS) is a provider of counter-terrorism equipment and supplies. 
Funding/Grants
Office of Justice
This site provides a list of federal grants.
US Department of Health and Human Services
List of various federal grants available from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Planning
America's War Against Terrorism
Various online documents via University of Michigan website.
Bioterrorism as a Public Health Threat
This is an article by D.A. Henderson of The Johns Hopkins University, appeared in the July-September 1998 issue of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal.
Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies
The Center's web site is one of their "communication tools in helping avert bioterrorism and its devastating effects. Their goal is to educate their colleagues, public leaders, and the traditional response community in the medical and public health aspects of a bioattack."
Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP)
CIDRAP, located at the University of Minnesota, works to support the development of and refine public policies relating to the prevention, control, and treatment of infectious diseases to ensure that they reflect the most current biomedical knowledge and to promote practices among both healthcare professionals and the public that aim at reducing illness and death from infectious diseases through provision of accurate, up-to-date information and education. 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Communication
CDCynergy, an interactive CD-ROM, is a training and decision-support tool. It is designed to help CDC staff and public health professionals systematically plan communication programs within a health context. It allows users to assemble the piece of a health communication plan systematically by answering questions offered in a specific sequence.
First Gov
Government resource for planning, funding, and training.
Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch (EPRB)
Part of the CDC's Environmental Health division, the EPRB provides support for local, state and federal agencies to plan their emergency response protocols. The EPRB also provides assistance after technological or natural disasters.
Health Alert Network
The Health Alert Network (HAN) page provides important information "to assist states in developing their health alert network information technology and distance learning. It is part of the CDC's Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program."
Homeland Defense Journal
"We are 100% Homeland Defense - This is our mission, our only mission."
Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning
This site, from the CDC's National Vaccine Program Office, offers information on influenza, its potential impact, information on pandemics and history of influenza. There is also a link to FluAid 2.0, software that estimates number of deaths, hospitalizations, and outpatient visits that may occur during the next outbreak. 
National Terrorism Preparedness Institute
To prepare the Nation's civilian and military first responders to survive and mitigate the consequences of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Office of Justice Program for Counter-Terrorism
The origins of this web site lie in recommendations made by the Counter-Terrorism Training Coordination Working Group convened by the US Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Justice Programs to examine the counter-terrorism tools available to law enforcement and first responder communities.
Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT)
MIPT is dedicated to preventing and reducing terrorism and mitigating its effect. One special obligation is to first responders - police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical technicians, etc. The site provides links to research, library resources, first responder resources, links to organization and information regarding terrorism.
US Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command's (SBCCOM's) Homeland Defense Business Unit
Reducing the consequences of weapons of mass destruction incidents by enhancing the preparedness, protection, and response capabilities of local, state, and federal agencies.
United States Institute of Peace Library
This site provides links to Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism websites. 
Response Agencies
Center for Disease Control Terrorism Response
CDC website aimed at terrorism.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Criminal investigations.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA is an independent government agency. Its mission is to "reduce loss of life and property and protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards through a comprehensive-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery." The site contains links to administration, disaster assistance, preparedness/mitigation, and prevention.
Technical Information
Anthrax
This site from the Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contains technical and general information about anthrax, including symptoms, vaccinations, images, and planning documents. The site also links users to additional resources on anthrax.
Anthrax Vaccine - Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
This CDC MMWR report contains information on the use of anthrax vaccine in the US. 
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
APIC members are professionals working in infection control and epidemiology. The site contains specific information regarding the threat of biological terrorism.
Biosafety Documents
This site contains links to CDC Biosafety publications, including HHS Regulations, guidelines, symposium proceedings and presentations, and satellite broadcasts.
Bioterrorism
This site, from the Washington State Department of Health provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about anthrax, the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC, and provides links to related sites.
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Network
"This web site provides information about chemical and biological agents, press releases, training, contacts, and other important information dealing with the public health aspects of bioterrorism preparedness and response."
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Peer reviewed journal that tracks infectious disease. 
