Professional Resources
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Association
for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
A multi-disciplinary, voluntary, international
organization. This organization has provided outstanding leadership
in bioterrorism preparedness. The Resource Section of their web
site offers several free bioterrorism resources. |
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Association
for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology,
Inc. (APIC)
A listing of bioterrorism resources and links. |
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American
Public Health Association (APHA)
APHA is a quality resource for public health
professionals. With more than a century of achievements, APHA
is on the forefront of disease prevention and health promotion. |
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Association
of School of Public Health
The only national organization respresenting
the deans, faculty and students of the accredited member schools
of public health and other programs seeking accredition as schools
of public health. |
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American
Academy of Dermatology |
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IDSA
Bioterrorism Information & Resources
The bioterrorism section of the web site is a
collaboration between IDSA and the Center for Infectious Disease
Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota with funding
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |
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The
American Academy of Pediatrics
Addresses numberous issues related to anthrax,
bioterrorism, and children. |
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Frontline
News - Plague War
October 1998 |
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The
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Gives suggestions for helping chilren after a
disaster. |
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American
Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.
Advance the profession of occupational and environmental
health nursing as the authority on health, safety, productivity,
and disability management for worker populations. |
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American
College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
The American College of Emergency Physicians
is a medical specialty society that was formed in 1968 to improve
emergency care by setting high standards for emergency medical
education and practice. |
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National
Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
NACCHO is a nonprofit membership organization
serving all of the nearly 3,000 local health departments nationwide
- in cities, counties, townships, and districts. NACCHO provides
education, information, research, and technical assistance to
local health departments and facilitates partnerships among local,
state, and federal agencies in order to promote and strengthen
public health. |
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Medscape
from WebMD
Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and
other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated
medical information and education tools. After a simple,
one time, free registration, Medscape automatically delivers
to you the specialty site that best fits your profile.
You can also change your Medscape home page to any of our
specialty and profession sites. |
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National
Association of EMS Physicians
The National Association of EMS Physicians is
an organization of physicians and other professionals who provide
leadership and foster excellence in out-of-hospital emergency
medical services. |
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Emergency
Net
Crisis, Conflict, and Emergency Service News,
Analysis, and Reference Information |
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Federation
of American Scientists (FAS)
The FAS Chemical and Biological Arms Control
Program covers all aspects of chemical and biological weapons
and their control, but concentrates, at present, on efforts to
prevent the development and use of biological weapons (BW) and
the further proliferation of BW programs. |
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NBC
Industry Group
Composed of about 100 companies, not-for-profit
organizations, and consultants who support nuclear, chemical,
and biological warfare defense activities. They are a good source
of information on emerging technologies, products, and services. |
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National
Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
With a membership base consisting of nearly 900
companies and 26,000 individuals from the entire spectrum of
the defense and national industrial bases, from government and
from some foreign nations. Their mission is to provide a forum
for the interchange of ideas between the government and industry. |
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International
Association for Counter Terrorism & Security Professionals
(IACSP)
Founded in 1992 to meet security challenges facing
the world as it enters an era of globalization into the 21st
century. Their goals include creating a center of information
and educational services for those concerned about the challenges
now facing all free societies, and promoting professional ethics
in the counter terrorism field. |
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National
Security Institute
A non-profit organization aimed at providing
information for the security industry. |
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American
College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine
(ACP/ASIM)
An on-line center that provides vital biological
terrorism information for all practicing physicians. |
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American
Society for Microbiology (ASM)
A written statement for the record provided to
the US Senate, Public Health and Safety Subcommittee's March
25, 1999, hearing on bioterrorism. |
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National
Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)
A statement about intentional acts of terrorism
directed at animal agriculture. |
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Radio-Television
News Directors Association & Foundation
A Journalist’s Guide to Covering Bioterrorism
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SRS
STG Chemical and Biological Warfare Defense Directorate
An organization that has produced several threat
studies for various government agencies. In addition, they have
developed functional prototype Counter-Terrorism Databases and
other useful products. |
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