Medical Countermeasure Resources
MCM and public health emergency links from the FDA and government partners
FDA
- Antimicrobial Resistance
Information from FDA - Bioterrorism and Drug Preparedness
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - Emergency Preparedness and Response
Office of Crisis Management - Food Defense
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - Food Recalls, Outbreaks and Emergencies
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - Medical Countermeasures (MCMs)
- Medical Devices - Emergency Situations
Center for Devices and Radiological Health - Vaccines, Blood and Biologics: Countering Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - What are medical countermeasures?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Administration for Strategic Preparedness & Response (ASPR)
ASPR leads the nation's medical and public health preparedness for, response to, and recovery from disasters and public health emergencies - ASPR TRACIE - HHS Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response Technical Resources Assistance Center and Information Exchange
Information gateway that connects public health and medical professionals with the emergency preparedness, response and recovery information that they need - CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response
Information and resources for preparing for and responding to public health emergencies - ClinRegs, from NIH
Database of country-specific clinical research regulatory information, designed to save time and effort in planning and implementing clinical research - Disaster Information Management Research Center
Disaster and emergency response tools from the National Library of Medicine - Influenza (Flu)
Flu prevention, symptoms, preparedness, treatment, and more, from CDC - Global Health Security Agenda information, from CDC
- National Strategy to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, from CDC
- NIAID Biodefense and Related Programs
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - NINDS CounterACT program
Countermeasures against chemical threats - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - S3: Science, Safety, Security
Safe and successful scientific research protects the nation and the world from infectious diseases, terrorism, and environmental changes, from HHS ASPR - Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM)
Guidance on diagnosis and treatment for healthcare providers
Additional Government Resources
- DARPA Biological Technologies Office (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Food Emergency Response Network (FERN)
- Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI)
An informal, international partnership among like-minded countries to strengthen health preparedness and response globally to CBRN and pandemic influenza threats - Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (Department of Defense)
- Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) (World Health Organization)
- Ready.gov (learn to plan ahead for disasters, from DHS)
- USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats
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