Public Health and Wellness Committee's Disaster Preparedness List
Family medicine is an important part of humanitarian assistance when disaster strike. For that reason, the ACOFP Public Health and Wellness Committee is providing information about public health and wellness, disaster preparedness and terrorism awareness.
Overview of Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness - Overview
Disaster Management
National Incident Management System
Listen, Protect, and Connect: Psychological First Aid for Children
Dynamics of Disaster Chart - Civil/Military
Resources/Links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
Family Emergency - Communications Plan - Ready.gov
The Role of the Physician in “Medical” Marijuana
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White Paper on State-Level Proposals to Legalize Marijuana
WADEM and Osteopathy
We have included a link to the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM), a non-operational, non-governmental multidisciplinary organization that aims to improve disaster care. WADEM now has an Osteopathic Physician Section, whose goal is to expand the role of the osteopathic physician in global health and humanitarian aid. For more information,
click here.
Government Agencies
Joining Forces
National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center