Useful Links
Regional
Western Massachusetts Medical Reserve Corps
Western Mass Homeland Security Council
http://www.westernmassprepares.org The Western Massachusetts Regional Homeland Security Advisory Council (WRHSAC) has launched a public awareness web site, which provides the general public with basic information on council functions and funding.
Hampshire Council of Governments
American Red Cross of Central and Western Massachusetts
Western Mass Center for Healthy Communities
Franklin Council of Governments
State
Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)
MDPH Emergency Preparedness Bureau
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Local Public Health Institute (LPHI)
Health and Homeland Alert Network
Massachusetts Medical Reserve Corps
Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership has established a statewide emergency Services Program (ESP) toll free number. This line serves as a mechanism through which anyone in Massachusetts can obtain the phone number of their local Emergency Services Program and Mobile Crisis Intervention services, by entering a zip code. Call toll Free: 877-382-1609
Federal
National Association of City and County Health Officers
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
US Department of Homeland Security
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness The Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness is a gateway to freely available online resources related to public health preparedness. It is produced through a collaboration between The New York Academy of Medicine Library and the National Library of Medicine's Disaster Information Management Research Center. Resources include expert guidelines, factsheets, websites, research reports, articles, and other tools aimed at the public health community. All resources are cataloged and may be searched by keyword or browsed by topic.
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. Helping the public health workforce find and use information effectively to improve and protect the public's health
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Website
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
Public Health Emergency Website (HHS)
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
Massachusetts Public Health Professional Organizations
Coalition for Local Public Health A coalition of MA Public Health Professional organizations; includes advocacy toolkit
Massachusetts Association of Health Boards
Massachusetts Health Officers Association
Massachusetts Environmental Health Association
Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses
Massachusetts Public Health Association
Western Mass Healthy Communities
Other Massachusetts Preparedness Coalitions
Boston Public Health Commission
Region 2 Worcester County Preparedness Coalition
Region 4b 27 Communities forming a crescent around Boston
Bristol and Plymouth 48 Boards of Health in SE Massachusetts
Cambridge Public Health Department’s Emergency Preparedness Website (formerly APC)
Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals’ Emergency Preparedness Resources
University Research Centers
University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
This website contains more than 280 tools, promising practices, and strategies to enhance public health response to an influenza pandemic. Materials represent public health activities and outreach in 45 US states, including 56 cities/counties.
Initially created to enhance preparedness, the Promising Practices collection is now being updated frequently to include successful strategies and practices in response to some of the most difficult aspects of the novel H1N1 pandemic. State and local health departments are sharing their successes in H1N1 response to support one another and conserve resources in the face of this major public health challenge.
You may use this information immediately. Please credit the authoring agencies if you use tools they created and review individual project descriptions for any other conditions of use.
DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness
Harvard School of Public Health’s Center for Public Health Preparedness
On-line Public Health Degrees
What Can You Do with a Public Health Degree? - https://www.publicservicedegrees.org/what-can-you-do/public-health-degree/
Guide to Online Degrees in Public Health - https://www.publicservicedegrees.org/online-degrees/public-health-programs/