Japan, NLM, and Health Information

Earlier this week, our College Librarian for political science (Bruce Pencek) sent around an email from the National Library of Medicine about resources with health information related to tsunamis, earthquakes, and radiation emergencies affecting Japan.  It struck me that you, too, may be interested in these resources:

• Japan Disasters Topic Page:  this site provides a page of links to information on the Japan disasters of March 2011.  Resources may help facilitate the understanding of tsunamis, earthquakes, and power plant disruptions in light of health-related issues.  Resources are pulled from the NLM, US federal agencies, and other authoritative sources.  

• REMM--Radiation Emergency Medical Management:  this site is mainly for clinicians who are involved with managing radiation emergencies, but still offers some interesting information.  

• Emergency Access Initiative:  this site provides free access to full-text articles from over 230 biomedical journals and over 65 reference books/online databases for healthcare professionals and libraries affected by disasters.  It is meant to serve as a temporary collection (or supplement) for affected libraries.  If you, or someone you know, is working with healthcare professionals or libraries in Japan, let them know about this service!   NLM is working with numerous publishers to provide this service, and it seems very valuable.  

If you know about any other valuable resources, let us know, too!