The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decisionmaking
Information and resources such as Standards and Guidelines Manuals, Operational Tools and Training Materials.
The Coroners’ Mutual Aid & Mass Fatality Management Planning Program is an integral component of the California Law Enforcement Mutual Aid System. In the event of incidents that result in mass fatalities, the Coroners’ Mutual Aid System and plan serve as an essential resource to the impacted local Sheriff-Coroner, Coroner, or Medical Examiner should mutual aid be requested. To assure an effective and efficient response, the Law Enforcement Branch State Coroners’ Mutual Aid Coordinator coordinates all inter-regional mutual aid and state agency activity relating to mutual aid under the Coroner Mutual Aid Plan. The State Coroners’ Mutual Aid Coordinator is the state point-of-contact for any out-of-state official request for coroners mutual aid.
Founded in 2001, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), is a global leader in addressing public health preparedness and emerging infectious disease response.
This page addresses the Mental health components of disasters and is sponsored by the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Georgia Division of Public Health and Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases (MHDDAD).
Any incident resulting in more deaths than can be managed with locally available resources is a mass fatalities event. Successful management of a mass fatalities event requires a comprehensive and integrated plan. Since all disasters BEGIN and END locally, the National Mass Fatalities Institute urges all communities to develop their own mass fatalities incident response plan.
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