Using the NY EDEN website
 
Purpose
This purpose of this website is to provide rapid access to web-based resources about preventing, preparing and recovering from a wide range of emergency or disaster situations. Our primary target audience are Cornell Cooperative Extension educators and their client groups in New York State. However most of the resources posted should also be useful for Extension educators and residents of other states.
 
Types of resources
We have focused on compiling resources intended to be useful either
in preparing for emergency situations
at the time of an emergency or an impending emergency (e.g., when a devastating storm is forecast), or
in the recovery phase following a disaster.
The NY EDEN resource database includes both websites  (web hubs) of government agencies and other organizations as well as specific resources (e.g., Fact Sheets, reports, journal articles, etc.), some of which are designed to be downloaded for distribution and others of which are designed as web-based tutorials with many embedded links. The web hubs are typically the best places to find current information about an emergency situation and also high quality Fact Sheets and resources for professionals. For most topics we have listed both web hub(s) and a few key resources listed on their websites.

Materials are written in English, unless availability in another language is noted, either in the annotation and/or in the URL link.
 
Organization
The entry point to the resource database is the NY EDEN homepage or Topics Page (http://emergencypreparedness.cce.cornell.edu/). Topics on the homepage are categorized by types of disasters and prevention, preparedness and recovery information.

 

In addition, direct links are provided from the homepage to the webpages of a few current "hot” topics."
 
Accessing Resources
Begin by clicking on the category of disaster listed on the Topics Page that is most closely related to the specific emergency situation you are facing.
This will take you to a webpage with an overview of the topic, followed by a linked listing of pertinent resources organized by type.
Many of the resources in the database can be accessed from more than one path or approach. 
Other pages where you are likely to find pertinent resources are shown in a box in the upper right corner of the Topics Pages. These pages may be
Subtopics — E.g., topics pages specific to a particular disease and pages with information about "Deliberate Epidemics," or the "Social Impacts of Disease." are subtopics of "Disease and Public Health."
See also refers to pages at a higher level of the hierarchy (i.e., the opposite of subtopics). It is very important to check these pages for resources pertaining to more than one of the subtopics. For example, web hubs for information about diseases are listed on the "Disease and Public Health" page, not on the Topics Pages for specific diseases.
Related Topics are those which may suggest pertinent resources but are not in the same hierarchy.
 
Alternative Means of Accessing Resources
Alternatively, you can click on the Table of Contents tab and scan the list of topics pages (ordered alphabetically or by type of disaster or impact).
In the near future you will also be able to search the NY EDEN Resource Database by title, author or organization, keyword, and audience.
Note: In actual emergency situations web servers of key information sources could become overloaded. Or Internet access might be unavailable. To provide backup access, the NY EDEN Web Development Team will put selected resources onto local Cornell servers, to the extent permitted by the terms of use specified for that resource, and as our time and resources permit.
 
Terms of Use of Resources
For the most part, resources in the NY EDEN Resource Database are in the public domain or copyrighted but available for educational purposes as long as their source is credited. However it is the users’ responsibility to become knowledgeable about and follow the “Terms of Use” specified by authors or copyright holders. For more information, click on the "Terms of Use" tab.

Some resources are published in journals with restricted access to full text of articles. However, CCE educators should be able to access full text of all journal articles in the database through the Cornell Library system, available to all CCE Associations. Extension educators elsewhere likely have similar access through the Land Grant library system in other states.

 
Layout of the Topics Pages - What you Will Find & Where
Information is presented in the same order on each topics page, as described below, However, sections appear on a page only when the database contains resources pertinent to that section (i.e., if the database does not contain any articles providing an overview of the topic, the “Overview” section will not appear).
Page title
Introduction & Background
Sub-Topics are listed in a flow chart to the right of the title. (Links to “Related Topics” are at the bottom of the page)
Recent News
Overview — articles that provide an overview of a topic
Web Information Hubs & Key Organizations/Agencies — sources for multiple resources on a topic
Resources particularly suitable for use by
Media (Press Releases, Photos, Video Clips)
General Public
Children
Cooperative Extension & Other Educators
[Note: educators should look in the “General Public” category for material to distribute to the public. The “educators” category contains detailed or background materials, as well as resources that educators might choose to use in community forums or trainings.]
Fire, Policy, EMT & Other Emergency Responder Units
Agricultural Community
Pet Stores & Pet Owners
Medical, Public Health, Veterinary Communities
People with Miscellaneous Professional or Business Interests
In-depth & Background
Archives
 
Stage of Development
The NY EDEN website is now — and probably will always be — in process of development as new resources become available and old ones become out-of-date or unavailable, and as we have the time and resources to evaluate and add new materials. Please help keep this website up to date by contacting the webmaster if you have any problems accessing or navigating to resources, or if you can suggest improvements or additions.