Online Training Resources for Volunteers
Recommended Training Course
Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
- Emergency Management 103: Introductory Course (EM 103)
Additional Resources
Federal Resources
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Federal US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Other Agencies
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
- Northern New England Metropolitan Medical Response System (NNE-MMRS) - Serving Vermont , New Hampshire, and Maine
University/Academic Center Programs
- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness
- Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness
- Preparedness Tips
- Training and Events
Personal preparedness information and online trainings (physician ICS, personal preparedness, psychology of terrorism)
- North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness
- University at Albany School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness
Mental Health Resources
Personal Preparedness
- Ready.gov
Comprehensive Preparedness Site: Department of Homeland Security
Additional Information
- Texas Department of Health
Public health emergency preparedness and response resources. Includes biological, chemical, radiological, and agricultural terrorism, as well as natural disasters and health emergencies.
- University of Alabama Birmingham Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education
Category A bioterrorism agents and emerging infectious diseases.


