Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response

Through the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response (CPHPDR), the AMA strives to be recognized as an important national educational resource for enhancing the disaster preparedness and response capabilities of both civilian and military providers.

News & updates on novel influenza A (H1N1)

Pandemic Influenza: A primer and resource guide for physicians and other health professionals
Compiled and published by the AMA as a reference on preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic.

Management of Public Health Emergencies - A Resource Guide for Physicians and Other Community Responders
To obtain a free copy of this resource guide on CD-ROM, please contact Jim Lyznicki, MS, MPH at (312) 464-4520 or send an e-mail to
disastercd@ama-assn.org.

For information regarding anything found on this site please contact us at Disaster.Preparedness@ama-assn.org.

Third National Congress on Health System Readiness
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness in the 21st Century