Terrorism Resources for the Health Care Community

In response to the ongoing concerns about bioterrorism, the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) has developed this selected list of web sites that may be useful to both health care providers and consumers. See selection criteria.

Homeland Security Advisory

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Guideline Clearinghouse - Anthrax as a biological weapon, 2002: updated recommendations for management
  
  
• CDC’s Division of Bacterial & Mycotic Disease site: Anthrax
  
  
• CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response site: Anthrax
  
  
• FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research site: Anthrax
  
  
• FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: Cipro (Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride)
  
  
• FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: Doxycycline
  
  
• National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus: Anthrax page
  
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• The American Academy of Pediatrics has information and advice on communicating with children about disasters.
  
  
• The New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) site has information on dealing with traumatic events.
  
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• Centers for Disease Control -- Facts About Ricin
  
  
• Cornell University - Poisonous Plants Information Database
  
  
• eMedicine.com - CBRNE - Ricin
  
  
• National Library of Medicine -- Toxnet Database
        (Type ricin in the search box to retrieve citations to articles and other information.)
  
  
• Texas Department of Health - Bioterrorism information page

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Guideline Clearinghouse - (1) Smallpox as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. (2) Smallpox as a biological weapon. (Addendum) Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. 1999 Jun 9 (addendum published 2002).
  
  
• emedicine: Smallpox
  
  
• National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus: Smallpox page
  
  
• National Network for Immunization Information: Smallpox

• CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Smallpox
  
  
• State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Smallpox

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• The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Guideline Clearinghouse has links to guidelines for bioterrorism agents. Search for the specific agent.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control - Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response page . Additionally, the CDC's journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, has published several articles on bioterrorism. Search on keyword, terrorism.
  
  
• Environmental Protection Agency - Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office.
  
  
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - There is also a web site on terrorism.
  
  
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Counterterrorism page
  
  
• Homeland Security
  
  
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Indoor Environment Department. -- Advice for Safeguarding Buildings Against Chemical and Biological Attack.
  
  
• Metropolitan Medical Response System, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
  
  
• National Academy of Engineering - Fact Sheets on Terrorist Attacks
  
  
• National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease -- Biodefense Research
  
  
• The National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. MEDLINEplus web site includes information on terrorism at its Disaster Preparedness and Recovery, Biodefense and Bioterrorism, Anthrax, and Smallpox web pages.
  
  
• Transportation Research Board - Transportation System Security
  
  
• U.S. Army, Academy of Health Sciences, NBC Sciences Branch, has a terrorism consequence management resource page.
  
  
• U.S. Army, Chemical and Biological Information Analysis Center
  
  
• U.S. Army, Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
  
  
• U.S. Arm, Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
  
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Government

• Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Maryland Community Health Administration
  
  
• New York City Department of Health Responds to the World Trade Center (WTC) Disaster
  
  
• Virginia Department of Health - BioTerrorism Preparedness
  
  
• Washington DC Department of Health - Bioterrorism
  
  
• StatePublicHealth.org,   
  Information about local responses to bioterrorism can be accessed through state public health Web sites. StatePublicHealth.org, provides links to directories of state health agencies, state health officials, and public hotlines.

Associations/Societies

• California Medical Association - Bioterrorism Resource Center
  
  
• Michigan State Medical Society - Biodefense Resource Center
  
  
• Texas Medical Association - Bioterrorism Resource Center
  

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• American Academy of Family Physicians - btresponse.org - resources for medical professionals.
  
  
• American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine - Bioterrorism Information Center
  
  
• American Hospital Association - Disaster Readiness
  
  
• American Medical Association - Disaster Preparedness and Medical Response page includes sections on Physician Resources, Federal Resources, Coping withDisaster, National and State Resources, and AMA Policy and Resources. They also provide free JAMA articles on selected biological weapons.
  
  
• American Society for Microbiology - Biological Weapons Resources Center
  
  
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology - Bioterrorism Resources
  
  
• Federation of American Scientists - Biological and Chemical Weapons Control
  
  
• National Academy of Sciences - Responding First to Bioterrorism, a bibliography of web resources for "first responders" on bioterrorism and public safety.
  
  
• National Emergency Management Association - Professional association for state-level emergency management officials.
  
  
• Rand Corporation - Terrorism and Homeland Security
  

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• Anser Institute for Homeland Security - news, commentary, analysis, links concerning public safety and homeland security.
  
  
• Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

• Center for Health and Homeland Security ("CHHS") - University of Maryland



• Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy, University of Minnesota - bioterrorism preparedness page
  
  
• Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey (California) Institute of International Studies has special information sections on chemical/biological weapons terrorism and terrorist attacks on America.
  
  
• CREATE - Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events, University of Southern California, an "interdisciplinary national research center funded by the Department of Homeland Security."
  
  
• Center for the Study of Bioterrorism & Emerging Infections - School of Public Health, St. Louis University
  
  
• JURIST: The Legal Education Network, University of Pittsburgh School of Law - terrorism law and policy page provides background information, Executive Orders, counterterrorism legislation, and commentary by law professors.

• National Center for Disaster Preparedness - Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
  
  
• National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Library - provides information and guidelines on biological and chemical attacks; hazardous materials; decontamination; mental health issues and emergency response. Also has a calendar of upcoming conferences of terrorism/counterterrorism and emergency response to terrorist incidents.
  
  
• University of Maryland Medicine - Bioterrorism Information



• Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, University of California, Davis
  
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• Disaster Central - hub for information on crisis and emergency management including terrorism and homeland security.
  
  
• EmergencyNet provides emergency services news, analysis and reference information for police, fire, emergency medicine and rescue personnel.
  
  
• National Homeland Security Knowledgebase -- provides links to government and research organizations concerned with homeland security, terrorism and natural disasters
  
  
• Terrorism Research Center - institute for research on terrorism, security and infrastructure protection

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