Emergency Management Planning Web Resources
The following is an extensive list of emergency management resources. Topics include:Back to Risk: Managing Emergencies
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General Resources
- Emergency Factsheets about Vulnerable People: have been produced by the ACT Government (DHCS). The information sheets include topics such as children and crisis, managing stress, giving psychological support to clients, what to do when someone you know has had a traumatic experience. Some of the fact sheets could also be useful as a handout for the day to day situations consumers and workers experience in the community.
- More Emergency Factsheets have been produced by the Victorian Department of Human Services.
- Emergencies in the National Capital: A Residents Guide has been produced by the ACT Emergency Services Agency.
- The CLASP Handbook (pdf document: 1.85 MB) has been produced by the Council on the Ageing (ACT) to help older people identify problems and reduce safety and security risks in and around their home.
- Community Awareness Resources have been produced by Emergency Management Australia on a range of topics.
- The ACT Community Recovery Plan (pdf document: 565 KB) is available from the Community Recovery section of the DHCS website.
- Ready is a US emergency preparedness website which includes a section on planning for people with specific needs and has a range of checklists for organisations.
People with Disabilities
- Disability Preparedness is a website with information on preparing people with disabilities for a disaster, produced by the US Department of Homeland Security
- An Emergency Planning Guide for People with Disabilities is available from the US Department of Justice.
- The Emergency Preparedness Initiative is a program run by the US National Organisation on Disability (NOD) to ensure that people with disabilities are included in all levels of emergency planning.
Business Continuity Planning
- The Non-Profit Risk Management Centre has a number of free tools for community organisations to use including online courses and tutorials.
- Continuity Central contains Business Continuity Planning from around the world. You can search their website according to topic or geographical region.
- The AXA Business Continuity Guide for Small Businesses (pdf document: 991 KB) provides an overview on how to develop Business Continuity plans with proformas at the back
Influenza Preparedness
- The Being Prepared for a Pandemic website from the Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has a number of resources to support organisations in planning for a pandemic.
- The ACT Bird Flu Information webpage from ACT Health gives information on avian influenza and provides links to the ACT's Management Plan
- Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic is a special supplement produced by the Medical Journal of Australia
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