Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources and Fact Sheets

This page contains an A to Z listing of links to fact sheets and other resources relating to health emergencies.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I-J-K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T-U | V | W | X-Y-Z

A

Alerts - Pandemic stages of Alert

Anthrax Fact Sheet

Anthrax Guidelines for Preparedness, Response and Management Following the Deliberate Release of Bacillus anthracis

Antibiotic Resistance Fact Sheet

Australian Bat Lyssavirus

Australian Chief Medical Officer

Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC) Fact Sheet

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)

Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th edition 2008

Avian Influenza web page

Avian Influenza: Frequently Asked Questions

B

Biological Agents that could be used in a terrorist event - an overview

Burns: Australian Mass Casualty Burn Disaster Plan (AUSBURNPLAN)

Business Continuity Planning: Being Prepared for an Influenza Pandemic

C

CBR: Health Aspects of CBR Hazards (Emergency Management Australia website)

CBR: National CBRN Security Strategy

CBR Agents (US CDC website)

Centres for Disease Control (USA)

Chemical Guidelines: Australian Clinical Guidelines for Acute Exposures to Chemical Agents of Health Concern: A Guide for the Emergency Department Staff

Cheif Medical Officer

Child Care - Preventing Infectious Diseases in Child Care - Third edition

Cholera Fact Sheet

COAG Review of Biological Agents

Communicable Diseases Information

Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA)

Crimean-Congo Fever Fact Sheet

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D

Dengue Fever Fact Sheet

Diphtheria Fact Sheet

Disaster Response: Australian Government Disaster Response Plan (COMDISPLAN)

Disease Fact Sheets

Disease Surveillance - National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) Fact Sheet

E

Ebola Fact Sheet

Emergency Planning: UK Department of Health

Emergo Train System

Environmental Health: Responding to Environmental Health Incidents - Community Involvement Handbook

F

Floods: An environmental health practitioner's emergency management guide

Food Standards Australian New Zealand (FSANZ)

G

German Measles (Rubella) Fact Sheet

H

Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib) Fact Sheet

Health Infrastructure Assurance Advisory Group (HIAAG)

HealthMap: Global Disease Alert Map

Hepatitis Fact Sheet

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I-J-K

Immunisation - Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th Edition (NHMRC)

Immunise Australia website

Infection Control Guidelines (Australia)

Infection Control in Health Care Facilities (US CDC Guidelines)

Influenza: Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (2008)

Infrastructure: Critical Infrastructure Protection

Infrastructure: Critical Infrastructure Protection and the Trusted Information

L

Lassa Fever Fact Sheet

Lyssavirus Fact Sheet

M

Marburg Fact Sheet

Measles Fact Sheet

Meningococcal disease Fact Sheet

Meningococcal disease - Guidelines for the early clinical and public health management of meningococcal disease in Australia

Mental Health: IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

Mental Health: IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings - Poster

Mumps Fact Sheet

N

National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance

National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre

National Emergency Medicines Stockpile Fact Sheet

National Health Security Act 2007

National Incident Room Fact Sheet

National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)

O

Office of Chemical Safety (OCS)

OzFoodNet

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P

Personal Protective Equipment: Safe Use of Personal Protective Equipment

Plague Fact Sheet

Polio Fact Sheet

Public Health Information Line

Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN)

Q

Quarantine - Human Quarantine Legislation Review

Quarantine - Human Quarantine and Travel Health

R

Rabies Fact Sheet

Radiation Event Medical Management: Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment for Health Care Providers

Resilience: UK

Rubella Fact Sheet

S

SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

SARS - Guidelines and Protocols

Smallpox Facts Sheet

Smallpox Guidelines: Guidelines for Smallpox Outbreaks, Preparedness, Response and Management

State and Territory Health Department Communicable Disease Contacts (for use by practitioners only)

T-U

Terrorism: Australian Government National Security Information for Individuals

Terrorism: Global Incident Map

Tetanus Fact Sheet

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Fact Sheet

Travel recommendations www.smartraveller.gov.au

V

Vaccine Preventable Diseases Fact Sheet

Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Fact Sheet

Viral Hepatitis Fact Sheet

W

Weather: Bureau of Meteorology

Weather: Heatwave Plan for England 2007

Weather: UK Keep Warm Keep Well Winter Guide 2007/2008

World Health Organization (WHO)

X-Y-Z

Yellow Fever Fact Sheet

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