Currently, NLM is not updating the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) website, and is limiting updates to the Disaster Lit database to COVID-19 related data collection tools found in the DR2.
We are no longer adding links to other new disaster-related information. The content of select resources from Disaster Lit will be digitized and made available through Digital Collections and Bookshelf.
Annotation:This two-page report summarizes the results of a University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging that asked a national sample of adults age 50–80 about their experiences with disasters and emergency planning, as well as their preparedness for such events. Although more than half of older adults believe they will likely experience some type of natural disaster or emergency in the coming year, and the majority generally feel confident in their ability to manage through them, many older adults have not taken key steps recommended by disaster preparedness agencies....[See more] [See less]