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EMERGENCY PREPARDENESS

Jefferson County Health Department has taken an active role in emergency preparedness.  Activities have included collaborating with other local health departments to develop emergency plans, coordinating emergency response agencies, as well as attending in-service trainings.

Emergency Preparedness Helpful Links

Federal Sites:

State Sites:
Bioterrorism & Emergency Preparedness

Indiana State Department of Health - Bioterrorism

CDC Emergency Preparedness Response

Department of Justice Terrorist Attack & Emergency Planning Information

MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base

Bioterrorism & Emerging Infectious Disease Education

Emergency Medicine - Welfare - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & Explosives Articles

Biological Warfare Agents By Disease Names

UCLA Epidemiologic Info on Bioterrorism

Anthrax

Quick Reference Resources

       Acronym and Abbreviation Finders

       American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)

       Britannica.com

       Bureau of Justice Assistance

       Bureau of Justice Assistance Evaluation Web Site

       Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

       CIA World Factbook

       Courts.Net

       Crime Stoppers of Lake County

      Dictionary of Occupational Titles

       Dictionary.com

       Drug Related Street Terms/Slang Words

       English to Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese Translation via Alta Vista

       Everyrule.com - Database of Rules ranging from board, card, casino, computer, and kids games, etiquette, sports and other rules

       Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

       FedWorld Information Network

       Financial Calculators - Retirement & Elder Care, Small Business, Landlords & Tenants, Real Estate, Consumer & Travel, Debt & Bankruptcy, Cars & Tickets 

       FirstGov.gov - Official website for searching the U.S. Government

       Free Glossary.com

       Hyperdictionary.com - Offers English, Computer, Dream and Medical Dictionaries plus a Thesaurus  

       Illinois Legal Aid Online - (www.IllinoisLegalAid.org) provides lower-income and vulnerable Illinois residents with information about their legal rights and responsibilities, referrals to free and low cost legal aid offices, multimedia training and education, and forms and instructions for representing themselves.

       Invisible Web Directory

       Lawyer Finders

       Illinois Lawyer Finder - Illinois State Bar Association

       Martindale-Hubble Nationwide Lawyer Directory

       Legal Explanations - Free legal resources in plain English

       National Commission Against Drunk Driving (NCADD)

       National Criminal Justice Reference Service Online

       National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)

       NOAA Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)

       Current Weather Conditions - Waukegan, IL Area  

       Gridpoint Forecast - Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport

       Current Weather Conditions - Chicago, IL-O'Hare Area

       On-Line Conversion - Over 8,100 Conversions and Calculators

       On-Line Dictionaries - 1500+ dictionaries representing more than 230 languages

       Pharmacology Drug Reference - NY Emergency Room RN

       Prairie State Legal Services 

       People Finders

       Accurint - First Search Free - Monthly Fee Based Service

       AnyWho.com

       Reverse Telephone Number Directory

       Switchboard.com - Internet Directory

       The Ultimate White Pages

       The Ultimate Yellow Pages

       Search Systems.net - Largest Free Public Records Database Collection 

       Street Drug Slang Dictionary

       Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade - White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

       Treatment Improvement Exchange

       U.S. Copyright Office

       U.S. Department of Justice

       Reports & Publications: Component List

       U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

       U. S. Government Printing Office Access

      U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services  
   
(Formally the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service)

       U.S. Internal Revenue Service

      Forms, Publications, Instructions

       U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

       U.S. Postal Service

       City/State/ZIP Code Associations

       Find a Zip+4 Code Look-up

       U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

       Virtual Reference Desk

       Vital Records Information - This site contains information about where to obtain vital records

       Volunteer Center of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff

       Volunteer Match

       Wall Street Journal

       WebMD - Drug and Herb Reference

       Wikipedia.com - Free encyclopedia

More Research Resources, Dictionaries and Database Links
Links to Research and Reference Resources; Statistical and Census Databases; Legal, Medical and Language Dictionaries and other Information Resources.

Federal Agencies

       Bureau of Justice Assistance

       Bureau of Justice Assistance Evaluation Web Site

      Central Intelligence Agency  

       CIA World Factbook

       Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Justice Information Center

       Federal Election Commission

       FedStats - Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies 

       FedWorld Information Network

       FirstGov.gov - Official website for searching the U.S. Government

      Library of Congress

       National Archives and Records Administration

       National Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records)

       National Institute of Drug Abuse

       Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration  

       Treatment Improvement Exchange

       The Access Board - ADA & ABA Accessibility Guidelines & Standards

       U.S. Census Bureau  

       American FactFinder

       Census 2000 Gateway

       U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
     (Formally the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service)

       U.S. Copyright Office

       U.S. Department of Labor

       Office of Administrative Law Judges  

       Dictionary of Occupational Titles

       Office of Workers Compensation Programs

       U.S. Department of Justice

       Office of Congressional Publications

       U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

       U.S. Government Printing Office Access

       U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

       U.S. Internal Revenue Service

       Forms, Publications, Instructions

       U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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Jefferson County Health Department
715 Green Road
Madison, IN, 47250
812 273-1942 
Fax-812 273-1955 
WIC-812 273-3942
John Hossler, M.D., Health Officer
Ralph Armand, Administrator