PA366-- Emergency Management and Planning

Course Specific Resources

Research Databases

       

ABI/INFORM Complete

ABI/INFORM Complete includes full text journals and newspapers from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports.

 

Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete contains full text, indexing and abstracts, monographs and reports from more than 13,000 publications.

 

Business Source Premier

Business Source Premier provides full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles.

 

Criminal Justice Periodicals Index

ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals Index is a comprehensive database of U.S. and international criminal justice journals.

 

GreenFILE

GreenFILE provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records related to global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling.

 

Books

To limit your search to eBooks, go to the main library homepage and enter your search. Limit search by 'Books and Media'--next to search box. On the results screen, limit on the left by selecting 'Oshkosh Online Resources.'

 

Sample Keywords to try: 

 

Emergency Preparedness

Public Health

Disasters

Disaster Planning 

Disaster Relief

emergencies 

Natural Disasters

Emergency Medical Services

Crisis Management

 

Sample eBooks

 

Public health preparedness : mobilizing state by state : a CDC report on the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement.

Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Management

US emergency and disaster response in the past, present, and future: The multi‐faceted role of emergency health care

Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards

 

 

Inter-library Loan

 

      If you would like to request an item we don't have, you can request it via inter-library loan.  Go to the library homepage, select Accounts, then choose to

      sign in Inter-library loan. Login and place an ILL request. (looking for items to request, try looking at WorldCat)

  

Online Resources

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)--"serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances."

 

Emergency Preparedness and Response (CDC)--Includes resources for Emergency Health Professionals

 

Disaster Information Management Research Center--(DIMRC) The stated purpose of the DIMRC "is to develop and provide access to health information resources and technology for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Our intent is to connect people to quality disaster health information and foster a culture of community resiliency."

 

Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health--"a database of links to disaster medicine and public health documents available on the Internet at no cost. Documents include expert guidelines, research reports, conference proceedings, training classes, fact sheets, websites, databases, and similar materials selected from over 700 organizations for a professional audience."