Resources

As a public service, NIHAP is offering the following list of resources.

More resources are available to NIHAP members as well as in the online NIHAP program and the NIHAP Clearinghouse. For more information on each of these offerings, please visit the Store.

PDFs

The Role of Schools in Meeting Community Needs During Bioterrorism — Download (136 kb)

FEMA: Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks — Download (8.2 MB)

Private Security/Public Policing: Vital Issues & Policy Recommendations — Download (232 kb)

Protecting Your Community From Terrorism: Volume 1, Local-Federal Partnerships — Download (620 kb)

Protecting Your Community From Terrorism: Volume 2, Working With Diverse Communities — Download (1 MB)

Protecting Your Community From Terrorism: Volume 3, Preparing for & Responding to Bioterrorism — Download (908 kb)

Protecting Your Community From Terrorism: Volume 4, The Production & Sharing of Intelligence — Download (832 kb)

School Safety in the 21st Century: Adapting to New Security Challenges Post-9/11 — Download (252 kb)

School Safety Initiative: An Interim Report on the Prevention of Targeted Violence in Schools. U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center in collabortation with the U.S. Department of Education with support from the National Institute of Justice. — Download (392 kb)

Books

Tortora, G.J., Funke, B.R., Case, C.L. Microbiology, An Introduction. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, CA, 2004.

Textbook of Military Medicine. Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army, United States of America, Bethesda, MD, 1997.

Course Handout

The Signature Science Limited Liability Corporation. Domestic Crisis Preparation and Response in Texas Schools. Austin, TX, 2003.

Web Sites

U.S. Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov

U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov

U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
http://www.atf.gov

National Association of Secondary School Principals Association
http://www.nassp.org

Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University
http://www.txssc.swt.edu

The Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov

The Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov

The World Health Organization
http://www.who.int

The American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org

The Texas Division of Emergency Management Web Site for WMD/Terrorism Domestic Preparedness
http://www.demwmd.net

The Texas Department of Health
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us

The Journal of the American Medical Association Bombs and Explosives
http://www.jama.ama-assn.org

Publications on Web Sites

Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. Proactive Guide for the Threat of Terrorism in Schools. Retrieved March, 17, 2004 from the World Wide Web.

The United States Postal Service. Mail Center Security Guidelines. Retrieved March, 17, 2004 from the World Wide Web.

The United States Department of Homeland Security. Guidance for Response to Ricin Delivered by Mail. Retrieved April 1, 2004 from the World Wide Web.

The United States Department of Homeland Security. Paige, Ridge, Unveil New Web Resource to Help Schools Plan for Emergencies. Retrieved April 1, 2004 from the World Wide Web.

The United States Secret Service. The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States (May 2002). Retrieved April 1, 2004 from the World Wide Web.

The United States Secret Service. Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates (May 2002). Retrieved April 1, 2004 from the World Wide Web.

The United States Department of Education. Emergency Planning for America's Schools. Retrieved April 1, 2004 from the World Wide Web.

The United States Department of Education. Campus Public Safety: Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Protective Measures (April 2003). Retrieved April 1, 2004 from the World Wide Web.

The Center for Development and Learning (CDL). Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters. Retrieved September 28, 2005 from the World Wide Web.

CD-ROM

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice. Bomb Threat Response, An Interactive Planning Tool for Schools. Stonehouse Media Incorporated, CD-ROM, 2002 release.