Helpful Resources for Identifying Hazards
The sites below provide information about natural disasters and public health:
- New York City Hurricane Evacution MapFrom NYC.gov; provides an interactive map of evacuation zones.
- New York City Office of Emergency ManagementPlans and prepares for emergencies, educates the public about preparedness, coordinates emergency response and recovery, and collects and disseminates emergency information
- National Hurricane CenterA center of the National Weather Service. Issues watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather. Includes satellite and radar images, information on hurricane awareness, and historical storm-related data.
- U.S Geological Survey (Hazards)Sections covering land-based natural hazards (earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, etc.).
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)The CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response website is CDC’s primary source of information and resources for preparing for and responding to public health emergencies.
Use the Library & the Librarians.
This guide is intended to provide some jumping off points for your research on the Impact of Disaster on Cultures and Communities. It's just the tip of the iceberg. The library subscribes to all sorts of resources, including scholarly journal articles & newspaper articles that may aid you in this assignment. We encourage you to stop by or set up a Reference Consultation with a librarian to discuss this or any other assignment or research question, or simply to get a better sense of Library Resources and the Research process.
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United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction
- Disaster Risk ReductionDeveloped by the United Nations General Assembly to serve as the focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations system and regional organizations and activities in socioeconomic and humanitarian fields
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- Community Resilience: Department of Health and Human ServicesIncludes a factsheet, tools and reports.
- New York City Office of Emergency ManagementPlans and prepare for emergencies, educates the public about preparedness, coordinates emergency response and recovery, and collects and disseminates emergency information
- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Emergency Preparedness:Information for at risk populations, communities, businesses, individuals, families and preparedness professionals from NYC's department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Includes information on 7 major types of emergencies.
- Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public HealthThe Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health is a gateway to freely available online resources related to disaster medicine and public health. Resources include expert guidelines, factsheets, websites, research reports, articles, and other tools aimed at the public health community.