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Diseases ~ Drugs ~ Environment/Human Factors ~ Environmental Health & Safety

Public Health Journals ~ Public Health & Epidemiology Statistics

Section I:
Grand Rounds, Air Quality, Chemicals, MSD's,
CWA, Bioterrorism, Diseases, Environment

Section II:
Epidemiology

Section III:
Genetic Diseases, Geriatrics, Toxic Materials,
Health Economics, Insects, Land Mines, Nuclear Safety, Oil Spills

Section IV:
Parasites, Pesticides, Poisons, Radiation, Tropical Medicine,
Water Quality, Waste/Wastewater Treatment, Public Health Schools

Public Health, Epidemiology, Medical, Nutrition, Calculators

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS & CASES

Public Health & Cases with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound

CDC PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING NETWORK (PHTN) WEBCASTS (REALPLAYER) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Multimedia Public Health Training Modules, Lectures, Grand Rounds, Seminars, Cases, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Includes over "40" Public Health Training Webcasts Videos/Movies including:
"...Antimicrobial Resistance (Old Bugs, New Threats, and the Public Health Response);
Mass Antibiotic Dispensing POD Management;
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention;
Consequences of a Foreign Animal Disease on the Rural Community; etc..."
For more information see the CDC

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - School of Public Health & Public Health Services, George Washington University Multimedia Public Health Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Examples from over "20" Public Health Grand Rounds include:
"...Global Health Protection in the 21st Century;
Poverty, Culture and Social Injustice: Determinants of Health Disparities;
Vaccination - Successes and Stresses; etc..."
For more information see the School of Public Health & Public Health Services

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - Office for Public Health Practice, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University Multimedia Public Health Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Examples from over "40" Public Health Grand Rounds include:
"...Public Policy and Public Health Implications of Mass Evacuations: The Terrorism Hazard;
Suicide in Appalachia and Rural America;
Disaster Planning for Special Needs Population;
The Family Physician as a Rural Healcare Provider; etc..."
For more information see the Office for Public Health Practice

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - College of Public Health, University of Okalahoma Multimedia Public Health Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Examples from over "40" Public Health Grand Rounds include:
"...Evidence Based Medicine: A Paradigm for Improving Patient Care and Public Health Safety;
The New Politics of Public Health;
Death by Disproportion: The Health and Economic Consequences of Misplaced Priorities;
Do You Have a Good Public Health Agency?; etc..."
For more information see the Office for Public Health Practice

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Univeristy Multimedia Public Health Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Examples from over "60" Public Health Grand Rounds include:
"...Challenges to Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Diseases in Brazil;
HPV and Public Health: The Intersection between Science and Policy;
HIV/AIDS: Integrating Treatment and Prevention in the Developing World;
Removing Insult from Injury: Helping Doctors Deal with Mistakes; etc..."
For more information see the Bloomberg School of Public Health

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York Multimedia Public Health Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Examples from over "30" Public Health Grand Rounds include:
"...Communicating Across Cultures;
Countering Anti-Vaccine Myths;
Creating Health Equity through Social Justice;
Crisis and Risk Communication;
Ethics in Public Health;
Genomics and Public Health;
Prison and Jail Health;
Potable Water: A Public Health Issue;
Public Health and Public Policy;
Public Health Nursing;
Public Health and the Uninsured; etc..."
For more information see Continuing Education or the School of Public Health

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. Multimedia Public Health Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
In Public Health Grand Rounds
"...the "patient" is defined as the community and the "presenting problem" is defined as a public health issue challenging the community and requiring its informed response..."
Examples from over "30" Public Health Grand Rounds include:
Healthy Places Leading to Healthy People;
Pandemic Flu Preparedness;
Birth Defects Prevention;
Antimicrobial Resistance: Old Bugs, New Threats, and the Public Health Response;
Vaccine Shortages: Protecting the Public's Health amid Strategic and Ethical Concerns; etc..."
For more information see Public Health Grand Rounds

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - College of Public Health, Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC), University of Arizona Multimedia Public Health Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Examples from over "40" Public Health Grand Rounds include:
"...Health Care Delivery to American Indians in Western Arizona;
Innovative Approaches to the Rapid Community Survey;
Emergency Management & Public Health Response in Tribal Communities;
Epidemiology & Prevention of Occupational Fatalities; etc..."
For more information see Grand Rounds Videos; College of Public Health or the Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC)

Public Health & National Security

BIOTERRORISM WITH ZOONOTIC DISEASE: PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS LESSONS FROM A MULTIAGENCY EXERCISE - Brian A. Jackson, et.al., RAND Corporation Multimedia Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons from a Multiagency Research Brief (Text & Images).
Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons from a Multiagency Exercise
"...esponding to agricultural bioterrorism with pathogenic agents that are communicable from animals to humans (zoonotic diseases) requires effective coordination of many organizations, both inside and outside of government. Action must be simultaneously taken to address public health concerns, respond to the agricultural dimensions of the event, and carry out the necessary law enforcement investigation..."
For more information see the RAND Science & Technology or the RAND Corporation

PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - C. Nelson, N. Lurie & J. Wasserman, RAND Corporation Multimedia Promoting Accountability in Public Health Emergency Preparedness Research Brief (Text & Images).
Promoting Accountability in Public Health Emergency Preparedness
"...Since 9/11 and the anthrax attacks that followed, the federal government has invested more than $6 billion to improve the nation's readiness to respond to the health effects of bioterrorist attacks, natural disasters, pandemic influenza outbreaks, and other public health emergencies. Yet, lack of a clear definition of preparedness and validated measures makes it difficult to determine the impact of past funding,..."
For more information see the RAND Science & Technology or the RAND Corporation

THE GLOBAL THREAT OF NEW AND REEMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES: RECONCILING U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY - Authors: J. Brower & P. Chalk, RAND Corporation Multimedia The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases Textbook (Text & Images).
The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
"...In the post-cold war era, new amorphous challenges to national and international security have emerged. These threats do not stem from the actions of clearly defined individual states but from diffuse issues that transcend sovereign borders and bear directly off the the effects of increasing globalization. Such "gray area" phenomena are redefining the nature and understanding of global stability, challenging policymakers to develop new, non-state -centered paradigms of security..."
For more information see the RAND Science & Technology or the RAND Corporation

Public Health & Medical Grand Rounds with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound

NIH GRAND ROUNDS, LECTURES, SIMPOSIA & SEMINARS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) Multimedia Health & Medicine Lectures, Grand Rounds, Seminars, Cases, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Includes over "2400" Health & Medicine Lectures, Clinical Grand Rounds & Seminars Webcasts Videos/Movies in the following Subject Categories:
"...Clinical Center Grand Rounds;
Women's Health;
Neuroscience;
Immunology;
Proteomics;
Bioethics;
TRACO;
Redox Biology;
Emergency Preparedness and Biodefense;
Infectious Disease Imaging;
Gerontology; etc..."
For more information see NIH Vidocasting or the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

CDC BIOTERRORISM, NUCLEAR & RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM, ETC. WEBCASTS (REALPLAYER) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Multimedia Bioterrorism, Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism, Chemical Emergencies, Mass Casualties, Terrorist Bombings, etc. Clinical Teaching Modules, Lectures, Grand Rounds, Seminars, Cases, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
"...Includes over "70" CDC Bioterroriam Webcasts Videos/Movies including:
"...Radiological Terrorism: Medical Response to Mass Casualties;
Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring & Decontamination;
Recognition of Chemical Associated Gastrointestinal Foodborne Illness;
Recognition of Illness Associated With Chemical Exposure;
Surviving Field Stress for First Responders;
Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know;
Recognition of Illness Associated With Chemical Exposure;
Medical Response to Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism;
Recognition, Management and Surveillance of Ricin-Associated Illness; etc..."
For more information see the CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response or the CDC

CLEVELAND CLINIC CENTER'S MEDICAL CASES & HEALTH CASES - Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education, The Cleveland Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Multimedia Health & Medicine Clinical Cases with CME Courses (Text & Images).
Includes over "50" CME Courses & Cases including topics in:
"...Cardiovascular;
Emergency Medicine;
Endocrinology;
Gastroenterology;
Hematology;
Infectious Diseases;
Nephrology;
Neurology;
Psychiatry;
Women�s Health, etc..."
For more information see Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education or The Cleveland Clinic

HEALTH & MEDICAL LECTURES & GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - Videoconference Services, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Multimedia Health & Medical Clinical Lectures, Grand Rounds, Seminars, Cases, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Includes over "100" Health & Medical Grand Rounds Webcasts including topics in:
"...Bariatric Lectures;
Cardiology Grand Rounds;
Cosmetic Surgery;
Laryngectomy Surgery;
LNA Lecture Series;
Medical Grand Rounds;
Multiple Sclerosis;
Neurology Grand Rounds;
Nursing Grand Rounds;
OB-GYN Grand Rounds;
Orthopaedic Grand Rounds; etc..."
For more information see Video Conferencing Services or the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

INTERDISCIPLINARY CASES: VIRTUAL HEALTH CARE TEAM - Principal Investigator: R. Oliver, School of Health Related Professions, University of Missouri-Columbia Multimedia Clinical Cases (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations & Audio/Sound).
Includes over "50" Clinical Cases in the Following Subject Categories:
"...Aging;
Cancer;
Diabetes;
Heart, Lung, Blood;
Neurologic;
Orthopedic;
Occupational Therapy;
Physical Therapy; etc..."
For more information see the School of Health Related Professions

MEDICAL ROUNDS (QUICKTIME) - MedicalRounds, Developed by: K.F. Cunningham, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Presentations contributed by: BC Cancer Agency; Lions' Gate Hospital Grand Rounds; St. Paul's Hospital Medicine; University of British Columbia Ophthalmology, Radiology & Urology; Vancouver Hospital Medicine; University of Toronto Radiology; Workers' Compensation Board of BC. Multimedia Medical Presentations & Surgery Grand Rounds including Surgery Procedures & Techniques (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Contains over "600"
"...free, current, and topical medical presentations..."
"...Presentations contributed by: Lion's Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Cancer, etc..."
"...Includes Grand Rounds from over 15 Medical Disciplines in the Following Subject Categories include:
"...Cardiology;
Critical Care;
Endocrinology;
Emergency Medicine;
Gastroenterology
General Medicine;
Neurology;
Rheumatology;
Surgery-General;
Surgery-Oncology;
Surgery-Orthopedic; etc..."
For more information see MedicalRounds

OR-LIVE: LIVE AND ON-DEMAND MEDICAL WEBCASTS (REAL PLAYER) - Or-live.com, a division of slp3D, Inc. Multimedia Online Surgeries (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Or-Live: Live and On-Demand Medical Webcasts includes over "400" Medical & Surgical Webcasts including:
"...Anesthesia Videos;
Breast Cancer Videos;
Cardiology Videos;
Cardiovascular Videos & Cardiothoracic Videos;
Colorectal Videos;
Dermatology Videos - Aesthetic;
Endocrinology Videos;
Gastroenterology Videos;
General Surgery Videos;
General Thoracic Surgery Videos;
Nephrology Videos;
Neurological Videos & Neurosurgical Videos;
OBGYN Videos;
Oncology Videos;
Ophthalmology Videos;
Orthopaedics Videos;
Otolaryngology Videos;
Pediatrics Videos;
Plastic Surgery Videos;
Podiatric Medicine Videos;
Proctology Videos;
Psychiatry Videos;
Pulmonology Videos;
Radiology Videos;
Reconstructive Surgery Videos;
Transplants Videos;
Urogynecology Videos;
Urology Videos;
Vascular Surgery Videos;
Weight Loss Surgery Videos; etc ..."

UC MEDICAL EDUCATION SERIES (REALPLAYER & QUICKTIME) - University of California Multimedia Clinical Courses, Lectures, Grand Rounds, Seminars, Cases, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Includes over "80" Clinical Grand Rounds Webcasts including:
"...Looking for Subgroups Amongst Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders;
Towards Defining the Autism Phenotype;
Medication Treatment in Autism: What Really Works;
Human Teratology: Environmental Causes of Birth Defects - Maternal and Fetal Nutrition; etc..."
For more information see Medical Education or University of California Television (UCTV)

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION MEDICAL & HEALTH LECTURES & CASES (REALPLAYER & QUICKTIME) - World Health Organization (WHO) Multimedia Grand Rounds & Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
World Health Organization (WHO) Webcasts & Videos includes
over "30" Grand Rounds & Lectures Webcasts & Disease Specific Videos..."
For more information see Video Conferencing Services or the World Health Organization

AIR QUALITY

Real-Time Air Quality/Pollution Databases

AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA)

AUSTRALIA (NEW SOUTH WALES)

BELGIUM

CANADA

CHINA (INCLUDES OVER 50 MAJOR CITIES)

DENMARK

FRANCE (ALSACE)

GERMANY

THAILAND

TAIWAN

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED STATES - BY STATE

Air Quality Calculators, Applets & Simulations

Air Quality Calculators Related Centers

FOR OVER "23,000" RELATED CALCULATORS SEE THE CALCULATORS CENTER

Air Quality Calculators, Applets & Simulations

CONCENTRATION CONVERTER (AIR QUALITY) - CALCULATOR - M. Ryhl-Svendsen, National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark VERY EXTENSIVE.
The Concentration Converter Calculator is an
"...On-line calculator for convertion between gas concentration units and can be used for any compound in air (Ammonia, Acetic acid, Acetaldehyde, Carbonyl sulphide, Hydrogen sulphide, Nitric oxide, etc.)..."
Concentration Converter Calculator input values include:
"...Temperature; Atmospheric Pressure; Molecular Weight of Pollutant;
Concentration in ppb; etc..."
For more information see Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Museums and Archives

Air Quality Courses & Databases

SEE THE GEOSCIENCE CENTER - METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY

DISASTER MANAGEMENT - BIOTERRORISM - BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL & NUCLEAR WARFARE

Disaster Management: Bioterrorism, Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism, Chemical Emergencies, Mass Casualties, Terrorist Bombings, etc. Grand Rounds, Cases, Lectures, with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound

CDC BIOTERRORISM, NUCLEAR & RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM, ETC. WEBCASTS (REALPLAYER) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Multimedia Bioterrorism, Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism, Chemical Emergencies, Mass Casualties, Terrorist Bombings, etc. Clinical Teaching Modules, Lectures, Grand Rounds, Seminars, Cases, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
"...Includes over "70" CDC Bioterroriam Webcasts Videos/Movies including:
"...Radiological Terrorism: Medical Response to Mass Casualties;
Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring & Decontamination;
Recognition of Chemical Associated Gastrointestinal Foodborne Illness;
Recognition of Illness Associated With Chemical Exposure;
Surviving Field Stress for First Responders;
Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know;
Recognition of Illness Associated With Chemical Exposure;
Medical Response to Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism;
Recognition, Management and Surveillance of Ricin-Associated Illness; etc..."
For more information see the CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response or the CDC

Disaster Management: Bioterrorism, Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism, Chemical Emergencies, Mass Casualties, Terrorist Bombings, etc. Teaching Modules by Subject

Aerobiologicals, Airborne Pathogens

AEROBIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING TOPICS - W.P. Bahnfleth, W. Kowalski & T.S. Whittman (Microbial Evolution Laboratory, MSU), Aerobiological Engineering, Indoor Environment Center, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Pennsylvania State University Multimedia Aerobiological Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Animations).
Aerobiological Engineering
"...is the art and science of designing buildings and systems for the control of airborne pathogens and reduction of respiratory infections in indoor environments, including commercial buildings,..."
For more information see William P. Bahnfleth's Home Page; Aerobiological Engineering; Indoor Environment Center; Department of Architectural Engineering or the College of Engineering

Some examples of Aerobiological Teaching Modules with Animations include

Fungi and Bacteria in Ventilation Systems

The Evolution of Airborne Pathogens

Bioterrorism and Immune Building Technology

The Spread of Diseases in Office Buildings

AIRBORNE PATHOGEN CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES - W.P. Bahnfleth, W. Kowalski & T.S. Whittman (Microbial Evolution Laboratory, MSU), Aerobiological Engineering, Indoor Environment Center, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Pennsylvania State University Multimedia Airborne Pathogen Control Technologies Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Animations). For more information see William P. Bahnfleth's Home Page; Aerobiological Engineering; Indoor Environment Center; Department of Architectural Engineering or the College of Engineering

Some examples of Airborne Pathogen Control Technologies Teaching Modules include

Filtration of Microorganisms

Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation

Negative Air Ionization

AIRBORNE PATHOGEN DATBASE - W.P. Bahnfleth, W. Kowalski & T.S. Whittman (Microbial Evolution Laboratory, MSU), Aerobiological Engineering, Indoor Environment Center, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Pennsylvania State University Multimedia Airborne Pathogen Databases (Text & Images).
Airborne Pathogen Databases includes for each Pathogen:
General Information;
Pathogenicity
"...Type; Disease Symtom; Point of Infection; Incubation Period; etc..."
Epidemiology
"...Secondary Infection Rate; Annual Cases in the U.S.; etc..."
Physical Characteristics of Pathogen
Type; Size in Microns; Geometry; etc..."
Control Measures..."
For more information see William P. Bahnfleth's Home Page; Aerobiological Engineering; Indoor Environment Center; Department of Architectural Engineering or the College of Engineering

Anthrax

ANTHRAX - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Multimedia Anthrax Database, Training Modules, Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
Anthrax Specific Topics include:
"...Anthrax: Diagnosis/Evaluation; Anthrax: Exposure Management/Prophylaxis;
Anthrax Images; Anthrax Infection Control; Anthrax Lab Testing; Anthrax Treatment;
Anthrax Vaccinations, etc..."
For more information see Agents/Disease; Bioterrorism or the CDC

ANTHRAX - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota Multimedia Anthrax Clinical Teaching Modules, Clinical Pathways, Image Database, Guidelines (Text & Images).
Anthrax
"...Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment..."
Anthrax Clinical Teaching Modules include:
"...Agent; Pathogenesis; Epidemiology; Clinical Syndromes; Pediatric Considerations;
Differential Diagnosis; Laboratory Diagnosis; Treatment; Vaccines;
Staging of Inhalational Anthrax; Pediatric Considerations; Anthrax During Pregnancy;
Anthrax Countermeasures; Issues Related to Autopsies and Burial; etc..."
For more information see the Anthrax Home Page or the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

ANTHRAX: THREAT, DISEASE, VACCINE, IMMUNIZATION - Department of Defense (DoD) Multimedia Anthrax Teaching Modules (Text & Images). "...The Threat, The Disease, The Vaccine..."

INHALATIONAL ANTHRAX - Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Multimedia Anthrax Cases, Anthrax Teaching Files, Anthrax Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
Inhalational Anthrax
"...provides information about the pathogenesis and imaging of inhalational anthrax..."
For more information see Department of Radiologic Pathology or the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Chemical Warfare Agents

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS - DATABASES - Noblis (Formerly Mitretek Systems) Multimedia Chemical Warfare Clinical Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
Chemical Warfare Clinical Teaching Modules include:
"...Chemistry of Lethal Chemical Warfare (CW) Agents;
Chemistry of Other Military Chemical Compounds;
Toxicity and Effects of Lethal Chemical Warfare Agents;
Chemical Dissemination; etc..."
Examples of Chemical Agents include:
"...Tabun; Sarin; Soman; VX; Lewisite; Mustard Gas; Cyanogen Chloride; etc..."
For more information see Chemical/Biological Defense; National & Homeland Security or Noblis

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Multimedia Chemical Warfare Agents Clinical Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
Chemical Warfare Agent Teaching Modules include:
Facts about Chemical Agent
What is it & How is it Used; Exposure; How Chemical Agent Work;
Signs and Symptoms of Exposure; etc.
Toxicology; Medical Management Guidelines; Case Studies; etc..."
Examples of Chemical Agents include:
"...Adamsite; Ammonia; Arsenic; Biotoxins; Blister agents/vesicants;
Blood agents; Choking/lung/pulmonary agents; Dibenzoxazepine (CR);
Hydrogen cyanide (AC); Incapacitating agents; Mustard gas; Ricin;
Riot control agents/tear gas; Sarin (GB); VX; etc..."
For more information see the CDC

Explosives & Incendiary Agents

INCENDIARY AGENTS, MAGNESIUM AND THERMITES - eMedicine Multimedia Incendiary Agents, Magnesium and Thermite Clinical Knowledge Base/Practice Guidelines, CME Available (Text, Images & Simulations).
Incendiary Agents, Magnesium and Thermite Clinical Practice Guidelines include:
"...Author Information; Introduction (Background of Disease, etc.);
Clinical (History, Physical & Causes); Differentials;
Workup (Lab Studies, Imaging Studies, etc.); Treatment;
Medication; Follow-Up & Miscellaneous (Medical/Legal Pitfalls, etc.)..."
For more information see Emergency Medicine - Warfare - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear And Explosives Articles; eMedicine Specialties or eMedicine

Nuclear Radiation Exposure

NUCLEAR RADIATION EXPOSURE - eMedicine Multimedia Nuclear Radiation Clinical Knowledge Base/Practice Guidelines, CME Available (Text, Images & Simulations).
Nuclear Radiation Exposure Clinical Practice Guidelines include:
"...Author Information; Introduction (Background of Disease, etc.);
Clinical (History, Physical & Causes); Differentials;
Workup (Lab Studies, Imaging Studies, etc.); Treatment;
Medication; Follow-Up & Miscellaneous (Medical/Legal Pitfalls, etc.)..."
For more information see Emergency Medicine - Warfare - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear And Explosives Articles; eMedicine Specialties or eMedicine

Plague

PLAGUE - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Multimedia Plague Clinical Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
Plague Clinical Teaching Modules are
"...designed to teach you about the natural epidemiology of plague and how to manage it as both a natural disease and an intentional attack..."
Plague Clinical Teaching Modules include:
"...Overview; Clinical Presentation; Differential Diagnosis;
Laboratory Issues; Medical Management; Public Health Issues;
Veterinarian Issues; Self Assessment; etc..."
For more information see Training; CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response; NCID or the CDC

PLAGUE - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota Multimedia Plague Clinical Teaching Modules, Clinical Pathways, Image Database, Guidelines (Text & Images).
Plague
"...Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment..."
Plague Clinical Teaching Modules include:
"...Agent; Pathogenesis; Epidemiology; Clinical Syndromes;
Pediatric Considerations; Differential Diagnosis;
Laboratory Diagnosis; Postexposure Prophylaxis for Pneumonic Plague;
Treatment; Vaccines; etc..."
For more information see the Plague Home Page or the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

Smallpox & Hemorrhagic Smallpox

SMALLPOX - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota Multimedia Smallpox Clinical Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
Smallpox
"...Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis..."
Smallpox Clinical Teaching Modules include:
"...Agent; Pathogenesis; Epidemiology;
Clinical Syndromes; Pediatric Considerations;
Differential Diagnosis; Laboratory Diagnosis; etc..."
For more information see the Smallpox Home Page or the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

THE 1971 SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN ARALSK, KAZAKHSTAN, AND THE SOVIET BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM (PDF) - Edited by: J,B. Tucker & R. Zilinskas, Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), Monterey Institute of International Studies Multimedia Smallpox Epidemic Technical Report (Text & Images). For more information see the Chemical & Biological Weapons Resource Page; Publications or the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

Tularemia

TULAREMIA - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota Multimedia Tularemia Clinical Teaching Modules, Clinical Pathways, Image Database, Guidelines (Text & Images).
Tularemia
"...Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment..."
Tularemia Clinical Teaching Modules include:
"...Agent; Pathogenesis; Epidemiology;
Clinical Syndromes; Pediatric Considerations;
Differential Diagnosis; Laboratory Diagnosis;
Treatment; Vaccines; etc..."
For more information see the Tularemia Home Page or the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

Disaster Management: Bioterrorism, Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism, Chemical Emergencies, Mass Casualties, Terrorist Bombings, etc. Courses, Databases, Lectures, Teaching Modules

Emergency Medicine

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: WARFARE - CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR AND EXPLOSIVES - eMedicine Multimedia Emergency Medicine Clinical Knowledge Base/Practice Guidelines, CME Available (Text, Images & Simulations).
Emergency Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines include:
"...Author Information; Introduction (Background of Disease, etc.);
Clinical (History, Physical & Causes); Differentials;
Workup (Lab Studies, Imaging Studies, etc.); Treatment;
Medication; Follow-Up & Miscellaneous (Medical/Legal Pitfalls, etc.)..."
For more information see eMedicine Specialties or eMedicine

Emergency Management

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM - Emergency Management Institute (EMI), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Multimedia Emergency Management Courses (Text & Images). For more information see the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) or the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Examples from over "50" Emergency Management Online Courses include

Radiological Emergency Management
Examples of Radiological Emergency Management Chapters include
"...Fundamental Concepts;
Radiological Transportation Accidents;
Nuclear Power Accidents; etc..."

Hazardous Materials Prevention
Examples of Hazardous Materials Prevention Chapters include
"...The Basis for HazMat Planning;
Identifying Hazards;
Analyzing Vulnerabilities;
Establishing Response Priorities; etc..."

An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel
An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel Course
"...is designed to prepare hospital personnel to analyze hazardous materials situations, take the necessary steps to assure medical provider safety, and identify appropriate resources for decontamination and medical care...."

Bioterrorism

CDC BIOTERRORISM, NUCLEAR & RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM, ETC. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Multimedia Bioterrorism, Nuclear & Radiological Terrorism, Chemical Emergencies, Mass Casualties, Terrorist Bombings, etc. Clinical Teaching Modules, Lectures, Grand Rounds, Seminars, Cases, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see the CDC

CIDRAP BIOTERRORISM, BIOSECURITY, INFLUENZA - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota Multimedia Clinical Category A Diseases Teaching Modules, Lectures, Scientific Articles, etc. (Text & Images).
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
"...has developed and maintains the most current and comprehensive clinical and epidemiological material on all Category A diseases, including anthrax, botulism, smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fever, tularemia, and plague..."
For more information see the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

Medical Management: Nuclear Warfare, Chemical Warfare & Biological Warfare

NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT - Chemical Casualty Care Division, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, U.S. Army, Department of Defense Mulitmedia Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Medical Management Courses, Textbooks, Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Medical Management Courses, Textbooks, Teaching Modules include:
"...Textbook of Military Medicine, Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare;
Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook;
Field Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook;
Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course;
Triage of Chemical Agent Casualties Course;
Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties (MCBC) Videotape Course; etc..."
For more information see Chemical Casualty Care Division or the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES HANDBOOK: SECOND EDITION, APRIL 2003 (PDF) - Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Department of Defense Multimedia Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook (Text & Images).
Radiation Dispersal Device (RDD)
"...is any device that causes the purposeful dissemination of radioactive material across an area without a nuclear detonation. Such a weapon can be easily developed and used by any combatant with conventional weapons and access to radionuclides..."
Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook Chapters include: "...Nuclear Detonation and Other High-Dose Radiation Situations;
"...Radiation Dispersal Device and Industrial Contamination Situations;
Exposure Guidance; etc..."
For more information see the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES, FIFTH EDITION, AUGUST 2004 (PDF) - U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland Multimedia Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook (Text & Images).
Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook includes:
"...History of Biological Warfare and Current Threat;
Distinguishing Between Natural and Intentional Disease Outbreaks;
Bacterial Agents; Viral Agents; Patient Isolation Precautions;
BW Agent Vaccines, Prophylactics and Therapeutic;
Medical Sample Collection for Bio Threat Agents; etc..."
For more information see Education & Training or the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

TOXIC WARFARE - Author: T. Karasik, RAND Corporation Multimedia (PDF) (Text & Images). Multimedia Toxic Warfare (Text & Images).
Toxic Warfare
"...little analysis has been done on the nature and extent of this threat either to the military or to the U.S. homeland. This report examines the implications of toxic weapon use for..."
Toxic Warfare Subject Categories include:
What are Toxic Weapons
"...The Components of Toxic Warfare; Sources of Toxic Substances;
The Impact of Toxic Warfare..."
Recent Use of and Thinking about Toxic Weapons
"...Chemicals, Gases, and Smoke;
Trends in Toxic Warfare: Escalation of Use, Increased Sophistication, Exotic Combinations; etc.);
Toxic Threats in the United States; etc..."

For more information see the Publications or the RAND Corporation

DISEASES & VIRUSES

Diseases & Viruses Related Centers

FOR OVER "500" DATABASES & COURSES ON DISEASES & VIRUSES SEE THE CLINICAL CENTER, PATHOLOGY, FORENSICS & VIROLOGY CENTER or the MEDICAL CENTER

DRUGS

Drug Related Centers

FOR CASES, COURSES & DATABASES SEE THE PHARMACY, PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY CENTER

FOR DRUG & MEDICINE DATABASES SEE THE PHARMACY, PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY CENTER: PRESCRIPTION, OTC, VITAMIN, HERBAL & MEDICINAL PLANTS

ENVIRONMENT - HUMAN FACTORS

Human Factors Courses, Databases, Teaching Modules

MOBILE SOURCE AIR TOXICS - ATW, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards (OAQPS), EPA Multimedia Mobile Source Air Toxics Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
Mobile Source Air Toxics
"...presents information on mobile source air toxics and strategies for reducing risk to the public from these pollutants..."
For more information see Pollutants & Sources or the Air Toxics Website

Human Factors Calculators

Human Factors Calculators, Applets, Simulations Related Centers

FOR OVER "23,000" MEDICAL & SCIENCE RELATED CALCULATORS SEE THE CALCULATORS CENTER

Human Factors Calculators

THERMAL COMFORT INDEX CALCULATOR (HUMAN HEAT BALANCE CALCULATOR) - R. de Dear, Department of Physical Geography. Division of Environmental and Life Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia VERY EXTENSIVE.
Thermal Comfort Index Calculator INPUT Values include:
Environmental Parameters
"...Ambient Temperature; Radiant Temperature; Barometric Pressure;
H2O Vapour Pressure; Telative Humidity & Room Air Velocity..."
Personal Parameters
"...Subject Weight; Subject Surface Area;
Clothing Insulation; Metabolic Rate; Work Rate (External);
Exposure Time..."

For more information see Richard de Dear's Home Page or the Department of Physical Geography

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY

Environmental Cases

ATSDR'S CASE STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), CDC Multimedia Toxicology & Environmental Medicine Cases (Text & Images).
Environmental Medicine Case Studies include:
"...Case Study and Pretest;
Who's at Risk;
Exposure Pathways;
Biologic Fate;
Physiologic Effects;
Clinical Evaluation; etc..."
For more information see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) or the CDC

Examples of Case Studies include

Arsenic Toxicity

Chromium Toxicity

Toluene Toxicity

ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINICAL CASES - American Thoracic Society Multimedia Environmental Medicine Cases & Occupational Health Cases (Text & Images). For more information see Environmenal & Occupational Health; Clinical Information or the American Thoracic Society

ENVIRO DX - Authors: E. Bresnitz, M.C. Ross, S.E. Dennis, S.A. McIntyre, G.E. Hall & G.E. Zeiseta Multimedia Toxicology Cases (Text & Images).
EnviroDx
"...is a multimedia, case-focused, computer-based learning program on environmental-related diseases..."
"...The program user takes the part of a practicing physician faced with a patient with an unknown disease or condition that is possibly caused by exposure to environmental factors..."

Environmental Databases

ENVIROMAPPER - U.S. - MAPS ON DEMAND - Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
EnviroMapper
"...is a powerful tool used to map various types of environmental information, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites..."
For more information see the Geographic Information Systems or Environmental Protection Agency

ENVIROFACTS - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Multimedia Envirofacts Databases (Text and Images).
Envirofacts is
"...your one-stop source for environmental information..."
For more information see the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

JOINT SERVICE POLLUTION PREVENTION OPPORTUNITY HANDBOOK - Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC), under the direction of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO-N45) and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE), the Army Environmental Center (AEC), and Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Multimedia Joint Service Pollution Prevention and Sustainability Technical Library (Text and Images).
Joint Service Pollution Prevention and Sustainability Technical Library is
"...designed to identify available "off-the-shelf" pollution prevention (P2) technologies, management practices, and process changes that will reduce the amount of hazardous waste and solid waste..."
For more information see Joint Service Pollution Prevention (P2) Library or the Environmental Department

Some Chapter examples include

Chapter 1: Electroplating & Metal Finishing

Chapter 6: Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants

Chapter 8: Solvent Alternaties

OSHA LAWS, REGULATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor
Laws, Regulations and Interpretations
"...provides a comprehensive and easy to use resource for current OSHA standards and enforcement-related information. Interpretations, enforcement guides, and other enforcement related information will be interlinked with regulatory requirements using hypertext links...."
For more information see OSHA

Public Health Center

Health Science Guide ~ Medical Center

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