External Resources

ATS Related Assemblies

• ATS Assembly on Pulmonary Infections & Tuberculosis (PI-TB)

Medical Organizations

• Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) - Emerging Infections and Biothreats
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Bioterrorism and Military Health Risks
  

Scientific Organizations

• Federation of American Scientist (FAS) - Biosecurity and Biodefense Resource
  

Academic Institutions

• Baylor College of Medicine Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology - Emerging Infections and Biodefense
• University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - Bioterrorism
• John Hopkins Center for Health Security

Governmental Organizations

• Federal Government

  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - Bioterrorism
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Biodefence and Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • US Department of Homeland Security - Biological Threats
  • US Food & Drug Administration - Bioterrorism and Drug Preparedness

• State Government

  • Illinois Department of Public Health - Emergency Preparedness

• Local Government

  • National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) - Detection and Decision Making

ATS Related

• ATS Assembly of Environmental, Occupational & Population Health (EOPH)

Medical Organizations

• American Academy of Pediatrics - Chemical Terrorism and Agents
• American Burn Association (ABA)
• European Respiratory Society European Lung White Book - Acute Inhalation Injuries

Scientific Organizations

• American Chemical Society
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
• Federation of American Scientists - Biological, Chemical, and Other Non-Nuclear Threats
• The Royal Society of Chemistry

Academic Institutions

• Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Library - Occupational Lung Diseases

Governmental Organizations

• Department of Defense

  • US Army Medical Department, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

• Federal Government

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Biomonitoring Program - Chemical Threat Agents
  • The National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Chemical Terrorism
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT)
  • US Department of Homeland Security - Chemical Threats
  • US Department of Labor Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  • US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Technology Transfer Network - Air Toxics

• State Government

  • Association of State and Territorial Health Official (ASTHO) National Health Security Index

• International Government

  • United National Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) - Chemical Weapons

Private/Non-Profit/Non-Government Organization

• International Association of Fire Fighters - Health and Safety
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

ATS Related Assemblies

• ATS Assembly on Critical Care (CC)

Medical and Scientific Organizations

• American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) - Disaster Response Network
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) - Disaster Medicine Section
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) - Emergency Preparedness
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) - Disaster Resources
• World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Academic Institutions

• Columbia University National Center for Disaster Preparedness

Governmental Organizations

• Federal Government

  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Emergency Response Safety and Health Database
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) US National Library of Medicine (NLM) Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) US National Library of Medicine (NLM) Emergency Access Initiative (EAI)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) US National Library of Medicine (NLM) - Special Populations Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
  • US Department of Agriculture - Disaster Resource Center
  • US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) - Public Health Emergency
  • US Department of Homeland Security - Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • US Food and Drug Administrative (FDA) - Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Local Government

  • National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) - Public Health Preparedness

Private/Non-Profit/Non-t Organizations

• American Red Cross - Prepare for Emergencies
• Doctors without Borders - Natural Disasters
• Evidence Aid
• Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI)
• Medical Reserve Corps
• The International Association of Preparedness and Response
• Public Health Foundation (PHF) Public Health and Preparedness Response Program
• RAND Corporation - Public Health Preparedness
• The Salvation Army - Emergency Disaster Services