All-Hazards Preparedness
The Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness is a national center focused on interdisciplinary training, information dissemination, and technical assistance related to all-hazards preparedness in a global society.
Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
3434 S. University Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2018
Phone: (954) 262-1688
Fax: (954) 262-3806
Email: allhazards@nova.edu
Web: http://www.nova.edu/idep/
Older Adults, Elderly and Disasters
- Coping with Disasters: A Guidebook to Psychosocial Intervention (2001)
- Disaster Medicine in the 21st Century: Future Hazards, Vulnerabilities and Risks (2002)
- Heat Stress and the Elderly (from the CDC)
- Frail Elderly as Disaster Victims: Emergency Management Strategies (2002)
- Preparing for a Disaster: Strategies for Older Adults
- Elderly Populations in Disasters: Recounting Evacuation Processes from Two Skilled-care Facilities in Central Florida
- Recommendations for Best Practices in the Management of Elderly Disaster Victims (Baylor College of Medicine and the American Medical Association
- Preparedness Information for Seniors and People with Disabilities
- FEMA Encourages the Elderly, Disabled to Register for Disaster Relief
- When Chronic Conditions Become Acute: Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases and Adverse Health Outcomes During Natural Disasters
- Disaster Planning for Elderly and Disabled Populations
- We Can Do Better, Lessons Learned for Protecting Older Persons in Disasters
- Disaster Preparedness Help and Advice (AARP)
- Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Floyd on Elderly Care Facilities in Eastern North Carolina
- Disaster Preparedness Guide (Florida Department of Elder Affairs, available in English and Spanish)
- Psychosocial Issues for Older Adults in Disasters
- Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Vulnerable Populations due to Hurricanes and Other Disasters