Links & Internet Resources

Bioterrorism Links

• Emergency Preparedness Brochures & Checklists (Office of the Sheriff Contra Costa County)
• Are you prepared? - 72hours.org (San Francisco Office of Emergency Services)
• Are You Ready? - Free monthly newsletter by email specifically for people with hearing loss (Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network)
• CDC Emergency & Terrorism Preparedness for Environmental Health Practitioners
• Preparedness Today (American Red Cross)
• Centers for Disease Control website including Facts about: Anthrax, Botulism, Pneumonic Plague, and Smallpox & Chemical agent preparation and guidelines for hospitals and emergency departments Santa Clara County Public Health provides information about the detection and control of illnesses resulting from exposure to agents of biological or chemical terrorism.
• Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections
• Internet resources on emergency readiness relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
• Information about Ricin:
  1-800-550-5234
• Parents, Teachers, and Day Care Staff - teach children how to respond to bioterrorism attack, prevent infections and more
• Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security