Hurricane Katrina
- Katrina.com
- Wikipedia’s accumulated information on Hurricane Katrina
- Handicapped Pets and Hurricane Katrina
- Hurricane Katrina Information Guide
- CNN’s Katrina page
- HUD’s Katrina page
- FEMA’s Katrina Resources
- Firstgov.gov Hurricane Katrina page
- LSU Katrina Resources
- Katrina Relief
- The Emergency Email & Wireless Network
Vulnerable Populations
Parent and Youth Resources
- FEMA for Children (featuring Herman the Spokescrab)
- Pediatric Preparedness for Disasters and Terrorism [PDF]
- How to talk to your grade-schooler about disaster
Mentally/Developmentally Disabled, Medically fragile, Veteran, Elderly, Mobility/vision/hearing-Impaired resources
- Resources concerning emergency preparedness for the disabled
- Outline of how a local govenment ought care for special needs groups.
- Guide to disaster preparedness for the disabled [PDF]
- Emergency Preparedness for people with disabilities
- Veteran Service’s Office addresses
- Medically Fragile Disaster Preparedness
- Disaster planning for medically fragile children [PDF]
- Index of elder resource phone numbers from Alameda County Social Services
- In Home Supportive Services info
- Article:”Disaster and elder vulnerability: Niigata earthquake, Japan 2004″ (American Public Health Association)
Pet-Owner Resources
- ASPCA homepage for pet owner disaster preparedness
- ASPCA pet emergency guide
- Planning Against Disaster for your Cats
Undocumented resident-resources
- FEMA eligibility Q+A for undocumented persons
- Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens
Low Income and Homeless resources
- Article:”Socio-Economic Aspects of Water-Related Disaster Response” (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) [PDF]
- Article:”Structurally unsound: do SAPs contribute to disaster vulnerability?” (id21)
- Article:”Beyond the damage: probing the economic and financial consequences of natural disasters” (Overseas Development Institute)
- Article:”Who Suffers? Identifying the Vulnerable Groups” (MIT)
Battered Women resources
- Guide for turning a battered women’s shelter into an emergency shelter
- Article:”Surviving Domestic Violence and Disasters” (Simon Fraser University)
