Disaster Apps for Your Digital Go Bag
· CBRNE and Hazardous Substances
· Medical and Health Information
· Responder Support and Safety
· Psychological Health Tools
· U.S. Federal Organizations
· American Red Cross Suite of Apps
· Surveillance and Alerts
Notes:
The tools on this page are designed to provide mobile device users access to Web-based content. They are developed to run on specific mobile platforms, such as iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android, or Blackberry.
A two-page promotional flyer (PDF, 308 KB) highlighting these apps and mobile sites is available to download and print.
CBRNE and Hazardous Substances
WISER (includes CHEMM)
By: National Library of Medicine
WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) assists first responders in Hazmat incidents, with features including substance identification support, containment and suppression advice, and medical treatment information. Content from CHEMM (Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management) is included in this app.
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Mobile REMM
By: National Library of Medicine
REMM (Radiation Emergency Medical Management) provides guidance about clinical diagnosis and treatment of radiation injuries during radiological and nuclear emergencies. It was developed by the National Library of Medicine and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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ERG 2016
By: National Library of Medicine and U.S. Department of Transportation
2016 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) from the PHMSA (U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) provides first responders with a go-to resource to help deal with hazmat accidents during the critical first 30 minutes.
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CDC Blast Injury
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This application is designed to help healthcare providers and public health professionals treat injuries, prepare for blast events, and save lives.
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TOXNET
By: National Library of Medicine
TOXNET from the National Library of Medicine is an easy to use, mobile-optimized Web interface covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas.
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Tox-App
By: National Library of Medicine
Tox-App lets users search for industrial facilities that most recently reported releasing certain chemicals into the environment to the US EPA TRI program. This version of Tox-App provides some of the basic TOXMAP functions, including the ability to search for reporting facilities, or browse for these facilities by chemical, state, or county.
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CAMEO Chemicals
By: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
CAMEO Chemicals is a tool designed for people involved in hazardous material and incident response and planning.
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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards Mobile Web Application
By: National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
This app provides general industrial hygiene information for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. The Pocket Guide presents key information and data in abbreviated tabular form for 677 chemicals or substance groupings.
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Internal Contamination Clinical Reference
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This app estimates reference concentrations of radionuclides in urine assuming intakes equal to one Clinical Decision Guide (CDG) for each radionuclide. It is intended for clinicians, health professionals, radiation safety officers, medical and public health laboratory specialists, or any other professional interested in internal contamination with radioactive materials and their medical therapy. The app is to be used for educational and informational purposes only.
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RadResponder
By: RadResponder Network
RadResponder provides free software tools for logging, transmitting, storing, analyzing, and presenting environmental radiation monitoring data. Data is stored in a secure cloud environment accessible only by the user. Account registration is required through the RadResponder Network.
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Field Facts
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Field Facts gives first-responders crucial information to use in the first few moments and hours of a response to a potential bioterrorism incident. Access descriptions of safety measures and protective clothing to protect yourself from exposure. Learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of disease associated with eight potential bioterrorism agents. And find additional expert help quickly with the contact details for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emergency Operations Center, FBI Field Offices, and state public health laboratories.
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Laboratory Response Network Rule-Out and Refer
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Laboratory Response Network Rule-Out and Refer app makes it easy to access important information regarding six potential bioterrorism agents including Bacillus anthracis, Brucella species, Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, and Burkholderia mallei. This app provides information regarding biosafety, shipping, and select agent compliance associated with each pathogen to ensure that the information you need is at your fingertips! The app also aids sentinel labs, such as clinics, hospitals, and public health agencies by providing a tool in the “rule-out and refer” decision with easy to use flowcharts detailing the identification steps. Agent specific images and video examples guide the user in making accurate and efficient decisions.
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Medical and Health Information
PubMed
By: National Library of Medicine
PubMed Mobile provides access to more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
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PUBMED LABS
LactMed
By: National Library of Medicine
LactMed provides access information about maternal and infant drug levels and possible effects of vaccines and radiologic agents on lactation and on breastfed infants.
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MedlinePlus
By: National Library of Medicine
MedlinePlus provides access to consumer-oriented health information on disaster topics in English and Spanish.
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mTBI Pocket Guide
By: National Center for Telehealth & Technology
mTBI (Tramautic Brain Injury) Pocket Guide provides access to clinical guidelines for assessing and treating service members and Veterans who have sustained a mild TBI.
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Drug Shortages
By: Food and Drug Administration
This app from the FDA allows users to quickly identify current drug shortages, resolvedshortages, and discontinuations of drug products, helping health practitioners made quick decisions about patient treatment.
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MMWR Express
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The app provides access to full reports and available summaries from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) which contains timely, authoritative, and useful public health information and recommendations from the CDC.
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CDC Yellow Book 2018 - Travel Health Information
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The fully revised and updated CDC Yellow Book 2018 app delivers the U.S. government’s mostcurrent travel health guidelines, including pre-travel vaccine recommendations, destination-specific health advice, and easy-to-reference maps, tables, and charts. Authored by a team of the world’s most esteemed travel medicine experts, this app best codifies the U.S. Government’s latest travel guidelines to staying healthy anywhere in the world.
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WHO MERS Information Resources
By: World Health Organization (WHO)
This mobile application on Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) provides access to information resources developed by the World Health Organization (WHO's) Infectious Hazard Management programme. These information resources will provide health workers and other frontline workers with essential information and guidance for the prevention and control of MERS.
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WHO Zika App
By: World Health Organization (WHO)
The official World Health Organization (WHO) Zika App. Get the latest information from WHO on the Zika virus disease by downloading this app. WHO and UniversalDoctor are working together in partnership to develop and maintain the WHO Zika App.
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MATx Mobile App to Support Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
By: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
MATx empowers health care practitioners to provide effective, evidence-based care for opioid use disorders. This free app supports practitioners who currently provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT), as well as those who plan to do so in the future.
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MSF Medical Guidelines
By: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
The MSF Medical Guidelines app has been developed by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to improve access to medical guidelines for field workers.
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Deployed Medicine
By: Defense Health Agency
Deployed Medicine is an innovative learning service developed to supplement the medical education and training of U.S. military personnel, although some of the medical content could be broadly applied for use by civilian medical providers. The information contained in this app is designed to serve as a supplementary resource to reinforce prior training, and to help you deliver high quality trauma care in deployed settings.
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Stop the Bleed
By: Uniformed Services University
Life-threatening bleeding can be fatal in minutes. Use this app to learn techniques recommended by the Stop the Bleed campaign to apply pressure and possibly save lives in an emergency.
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Responder Support and Safety
Med Field Ops
By: Northern New England Metropolitan Response System
Mobile Medical Unit Field Operations Guide was developed for the Northern New EnglandMetropolitan Response System but is applicable to other response teams such as MRC, CERT, DMAT and others. The app contains access to packing lists, deployment guidelines, treatment reference, and more.
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OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool App
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool is a useful resource for planning outdoor work activities based on how hot it feels throughout the day. Featuring real-time heat index and hourly forecasts, specific to your location, as well as occupational safety and health recommendations from OSHA and NIOSH.
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CDC TravWell
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This app, designed for international travel, provides destination-specific vaccine recommendations, a travel checklist and a healthy travel packing list. You can also use this app to store travel documents and records of immunizations and to set reminders for getting vaccine boosters or taking medicine.
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AFN-TIPS
By: Hawaii Emergency Preparedness System of Support Project at the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawai‘i
This app is intended to support first responders and others who are assisting individuals with access and functional needs in times of crisis.
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Show Me for Emergencies
By: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
This app is for emergency workers and people with communication needs such as difficulty understanding English, hearing impairments, and cognitive disabilities. It uses easy-to-understand icons for two-way communication during an emergency.
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Show Me for Emergencies FAC
By: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Show Me for Emergencies FAC is a communication tool designed for workers in a family assistance center (FAC) after a mass casualty or mass fatality incident. Use it to connect with people who may have trouble expressing their needs — like non-English speakers, people with hearing impairments or cognitive disabilities, and family members coping with intense stress.
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Humanitarian Standards Partnership app (HSPapp)
By: Humanitarian Standards Partnership
The Humanitarian Standards Partnership app (HSPapp) provides user-friendly access to global humanitarian standards on mobile devices.
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CBM Humanitarian Hands-On Tool
By: CBM International
A learning and reference tool for humanitarian aid workers and those who wish to learn more about inclusive aid, provided by CBM. CBM is an international Christian disability and development organisation, transforming the lives of disabled people in the world's poorest communities.
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GBV Pocket Guide
By: IRC GBV Responders' Network
The GBV Pocket Guide resource provides step-by-step guidance and tools to all humanitarian practitioners across all sectors on how to support survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) when there are no GBV services, referral pathways or focal points in your area. It uses global standards on providing basic support and information to survivors of GBV without doing further harm.
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RRAIN
By: University of Washington Health Sciences Library
Response and Recovery App in Washington (RRAIN Washington) is designed to help first responders in the State of Washington access disaster information resources on a mobile device.
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Disaster Preparedness
By: Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR)
CPWR -The Center for Construction Research and Training, in cooperation with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), produced a series of training materials for workers exposed to hazards on disaster sites.
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Psychological Health Tools
SAMHSA Behavioral Health Disaster Response
By: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
This app will connect behavioral health responders to evidenced-based behavioral health resources for use in the field. Users can access pre-loaded resources when Internet connectivity is limited, locate nearby treatment facilities, search for key materials and share information with colleagues and survivors.
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PFA Mobile
By: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
PFA Mobile assists responders who provide psychological first aid as part of an organized response effort. The app was funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for PTSD in partnership with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Department of Defense's National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2), and the VA’s Patient Care Services.
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PTSD Coach
By: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
PTSD Coach provides users with information about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including educational resources, information about professional care, a self-assessment tool, opportunities to find support, and tools to help manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD.
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Provider Resilience
By: National Center for Telehealth & Technology. U.S. Department of Defense
Provider Resilience gives frontline providers tools to keep themselves productive and emotionally healthy as they help service members, veterans, and their families. The app also features stress-busting and compassion satisfaction-building tools.
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Responder Self Care
By: University of Minnesota School of Public Health
This mobile app aids those deployed to emergency response events in maintaining their own physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
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Help Kids Cope
By: National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This app helps parents, caregivers, teachers, and emergency preparedness professionals talk with children about the disasters they may face and how to best support them before, during and after an event.
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mhGAP-IG 2.0
By: World Health Organization (WHO)
mhGAP-IG 2.0 App (e-mhGAP) is the official e-version of the World Health Organization’s mhGAP-Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings Version 2.0. The mhGAP-IG 2.0 App is a valuable tool to scale up services for people with MNS conditions and their families.
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U.S. Federal Organizations
CDC
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC mobile app provides health and safety information related to emergencies and disasters.
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FEMA
By: Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA app and mobile enhanced web page provide government disaster response information. Users can also upload and share disaster photos to help emergency managers.
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American Red Cross Suite of Apps
First Aid by American Red Cross
By: American Red Cross
First Aid by American Red Cross provides free lifesaving first aid instruction and disaster preparedness information, including videos, interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice.
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Red Cross Emergency
By: American Red Cross
Red Cross Emergency is an “all-inclusive” app that combines more than 35 different severe weather and emergency alerts from natural to man-made, giving users real-time information about incidents that are about to occur in their location.
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Earthquake - American Red Cross
By: American Red Cross
Earthquake - American Red Cross app provides step-by-step instructions on what to do before/during/after an earthquake. It also includes an "I'm Safe" feature to notify family and friends that you are okay.
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Tornado - American Red Cross
By: American Red Cross
Tornado by American Red Cross app provides access to local and real time information on what to do before, during and after a tornado, including an audible siren when NOAA issues a tornado warning even if your app is closed.
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Hurricane - American Red Cross
By: American Red Cross
Hurricane by American Red Cross app provides access to local and real time information on what to do before, during and after hurricanes, including an "I'm safe" messaging alert.
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Flood - American Red Cross
By: American Red Cross
Flood by American Red Cross app provides flood warning alerts, location of open shelters, information about dealing with floods and power outages and a customizable "I'm Safe" notification.
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Surveillance and Alerts
National Hurricane Center
By: National Center
National Hurricane Center mobile enhanced Web page provides access to critical hurricane advisories and marine forecasts.
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National Hurricane Center
By: National Weather Service
National Weather Service mobile enhanced Web page provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States.
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Disaster Alert
By: Pacific Disaster Center
Disaster Alert provides access to information in both a list and on an interactive map about active hazards occurring around the globe.
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Outbreaks Near Me
By: HealthMap
Outbreaks Near Me provides real-time, searchable disease outbreak information for your neighborhood on interactive maps.
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FluView
By: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FluView tracks influenza-like illness activity levels across the U.S.
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ECDC Threat Reports
By: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
The ECDC Threat Reports app gives you direct access to key updates and reports on communicable disease threats of concern to the European Union.
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Epi Info
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Epi Info™ mobile apps bring many of the features of Epi Info™ for Windows onto Android and iOS mobile platforms. Epidemiologists can calculate sample sizes, collect data, and perform analysis using their smartphones or tablets to investigate outbreaks, respond to emergencies, or conduct public health research in locations lacking IT infrastructure.
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Epi Info Vector Surveillance Application
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Epi InfoTM Vector Surveillance application (app) is a free, mobile app for vector surveillance and data analysis powered by the Epi Info™ suite software. It is available for Android devices in English, Spanish, and French from the Google Play store.
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GLOBE Observer
By: The GLOBE Program
GLOBE Observer invites you to make observations about the Earth around you. Observations you collect and submit with this app are used by scientists to validate, interpret, and understand satellite data collected by NASA from space.
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EPA Smoke Sense
By: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Smoke Sense mobile app is designed to pilot a citizen science study about the impacts of wildfire smoke exposure on health. Citizen scientists can use the app to learn about wildland fires and smoke health risks in their area. They can report their health symptoms, and the range of actions they are able or willing to take to improve their health condition or lower their exposure. Users will earn badges each week they participate.
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ReliefWeb Crises
By: ReliefWeb
RW Crises provides comprehensive coverage of over 20 crisis-affected countries. Get the latest humanitarian updates, disaster trends and country overviews as well as links to in-country contacts, datasets, and jobs and training opportunities. Follow updates in real time and save content for offline use.
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Humanitarian Kiosk
By: OCHA, United Nations
This app provides a range of up-to-the-minute humanitarian related information from emergencies around the world.
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ODMAP
By: Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
ODMAP provides real-time overdose surveillance data across jurisdictions to support public safety and health efforts to mobilize an immediate response to an overdose spike. It links first responders on scene to a mapping tool to track overdoses to stimulate real-time response and strategic analysis across jurisdictions.
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