EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Caring for Nurses in Public Health Emergencies - CPRN Report

Be Pandemic Prepared

Emergency Preparedness (EP) Week - an annual, national event that takes place during the first full week of May. The main objective is to increase awareness about individual preparedness. All EP Week activities reinforce the idea that we can reduce the risks and lessen the consequences of a disaster by being better prepared.

OSACH Resource Document: Health and Safety in Emergency Management  20060511

Ontario Ministry of Labour: Provincial Emergencies and Urgent Advisories - Information for Ontario Workplaces - In the event of a provincial emergency, this site will provide information about relevant workplace issues, as well as links to other important information relating to the emergency.

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC): Emergency Response Plan - includes detailed information on the overall framework for emergency management and response within the ministry, as well as specific roles and responsibilities, actions and step-by-step procedures for resource deployment to be followed by the ministry when responding to an emergency situation.   20051209

MOHLTC: Emergency Planning and Preparedness - important information on what individuals can do to help keep themselves and their families prepared and safe.

Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response - from Health Canada's Population and Public Health Branch (PPHB). The Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response is Canada's central coordinating point for public health security issues. Among its many responsibilities, CEPR:

• develops and maintains national emergency response plans for Health Canada
• monitors outbreaks and global disease events
• assesses public health risks during emergencies
• contributes to keeping Canada's health and emergency policies in line with threats to public health security and general security for Canadians in collaboration with other federal and international health and security agencies
• is responsible for the important federal public health rules governing laboratory safety and security, quarantine and similar issues
• is the health authority in the Government of Canada on bioterrorism, emergency health services and emergency response.   20040920

Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector    20070802

BIOTERRORISM

Anthrax facts for health care professionals - from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care  20030101

Anthrax facts for members of the public - from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care  20030101

Association for Professionals in Infection Control Inc. - find information about bioterror agents.  20040706