Disaster/Emergency

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • The Youngest Victims: Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children's Needs
  • Family Readiness Kit: Preparing to Handle Disasters
     
• American Association of School Administrators
  • The Central-Office Role in School Emergencies
     
• American Red Cross
  • Recommended Emergency Supplies for Schools fact sheet
  • Masters of Disaster teaches students about disaster safety.
     
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  
• National Association of School Psychologists
  • School Safety and Crisis Resources
     
• National Education Association
• Crisis Communications Guide and Toolkit 
    
• U.S. Department of Education
  • Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools - Offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention, and crisis response plans
     
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security has two Web sites that provide information to help citizens prepare for a variety of situations:
  • www.ready.gov
  • www.ed.gov/emergencyplan/
     
• Other
  • The Council of Chief State School Officers School Health Project
  • The Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association-International Preparedness Primer: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Terrorism
  • Educators for Social Responsibility This Web site has over 50 lesson plans for teachers on topics such as war, peace, anthrax, and hate crimes. The site also includes guides for talking with youth about terrorism, and action ideas for schools and students.
  • National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)

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Grief and Tolerance

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Advice on communicating with children about disasters
     
• National Association of School Psychologists
• School Safety and Crisis Resources
• Tips for talking with children about violence

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Health and Wellness

• Centers for Disease Control
• Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
• Emergency Health Services
• National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program
• Public Health Practice Program, which includes both a state and a local Emergency Preparedness and Response Inventory, tools for rapid assessment of response capacity
• Smallpox Outbreak Response Plan and Guidelines
• Quicklinks to CDC information on:
• Anthrax
• Influenza
• Lead in Drinking Water
• Pandemic Influenza  
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• Smallpox
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
   
• National Association of School Psychologists
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
   
• St. Louis County Department of Health
   
• U.S. Department of Education
• Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Internet Safety

• Missouri Research & Education Network (MOREnet)

Stranger Safety

• Children's Hospital:  Straight Talk about Stranger Safety
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Violence and Terrorism

• Centers for Disease Control
• Biological and Chemical Terrorism: CDC Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response
• Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, which includes information about biological, chemical, and radiological terrorism and related planning and response efforts
• Biological, Chemical or Radiation Threat 
  
• Education Development Center
  • Beyond Blame: Reacting to the Terrorist Attack for grades 6 through 12
     
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • FEMA for Kids - Includes information about disaster planning for schools, and information for teachers about talking to kids about terrorism
     
• National Association of School Psychologists
  • School Safety and Crisis Resources
     
• Other
• The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Responds to Terrorism
• The National Governors Association's Homeland Security web page provides up-to-date information and advice for states on homeland security and bio-terrorism issues.

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