...and serves as a central resource for the DoD, other government agencies and international partners. Headed by Charles Beadling, Col. USAF, M.D., CDHAM's staff has expertise in a broad range of areas, and its academic setting enables a multidisciplinary approach to disaster mitigation. The Center supports the U.S. military with a wide range of health-related activities around the world.
CDHAM was established in 1998 within USU's Department of Military and emergency medicine and serves as a central resource for the DoD, other government agencies and international partners.
The Online Preparedness Education Program provides health care professionals with readily available current clinical information to be used in enhancing preparedness in chemical, biologic, radiation-nuclear, or explosive mass casualty incidents. more...
The Online Disaster & Humanitarian Access Portal is a resource for medical and humanitarian personnel with a centralized, clearinghouse of related resources, news, tools and references. more...
According to a recently published study, many residents of FEMA-created trailer parks housing persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina are facing serious and persistent mental health issues...
CDHAM recently established a new initiative, the Afghanistan Healthcare Sector Medical Reachback Program...
View and register for upcoming CDHAM events. more...