Global Health: Disaster Medicine

CIESIN specializes in online data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment.

The National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health (NCDMPH) developed a free, online Disaster Health Curriculum intended for a wide range of health professionals. The course consists of 11 online modules, ranging from 20-60 minutes, that cover a variety of disaster health topics such as personal and family preparedness, communication, ethical and legal issues encountered in disasters, and much more.

EM-DAT contains essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 22,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to the present day. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies.

A collection of free resources put together by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

A collection of Global EM resources from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). Includes a mix of paid and free resources.

A repository of data collection tools and related resources curated by the DR2 Program to empower human health research in response to disasters and public health emergencies.

ReliefWeb tracks humanitarian crises worldwide by scanning the websites of international and non-governmental organizations, governments, research institutions and the media for information related to humanitarian emergencies worldwide.

Links to environmental sciences databases subscribed to by University Libraries.