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Disaster Research Response (DR2) Program

The DR2 Program provides training, funding, and a Resources Portal of tools to empower human health research in response to disasters and public health emergencies.

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Why do public health emergency and disaster research?

When disasters and emergencies happen, timely and ethical collection of exposure data enables researchers to answer critical questions about immediate and long-term impacts on people’s health.
Disaster Research Response (DR2) Resources Portal

Where to find disaster research tools?

The DR2 Resources Portal is an online, searchable repository of curated data collection tools and other resources for research in disasters and public health emergencies.
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COVID-19 Collection of Research Tools

The DR2 Program has compiled and curated more than 125 research resources for understanding COVID-19 including: Symptoms, Vaccines, Impacts to children and families, clinical care, treatments, and Long COVID/PASC. Access them now in the DR2 Resources Portal.
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How to get started in DR2?

Browse a variety of educational resources and training tools that can help you prepare for and conduct timely, ethical research safely following a disaster.
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Who is doing disaster research response?

DR2 facilitates the Community of Practice of environmental health scientists and other researchers engaged in disaster research response, as well as stakeholders like first responders, communities, and local governments.
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RECOVER

A research initiative from NIH seeks to understand, prevent, and treat PASC (post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2), including Long COVID. The DR2 Portal now includes tools from RECOVER including informed consent forms, a key info sheet, research protocol, codebook/data dictionary, manual of operations and procedures and manual of operations.

Program and Partners

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About the Program

Impetus, history, highlights, and goals of the future of the program at NIEHS.

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Community of Practice

DR2 facilitates collaborations among research, community, international, and other partners through the EHS Network.

Tools and Resources

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DR2 Resources Portal

A curated repository of data collection tools and resources for human health research in response to disasters and public health emergencies.

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Human Studies & Research Ethics

Guidance and protocols for collecting human health data in disasters and public health emergencies, including NIEHS RAPIDD protocol.

Support and Training

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Funding & Support

Announcements of funding opportunities, collaborations, and partners.

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Training & Education

Workshops, curricula, and other resources on how to conduct emergency and disaster research safely and effectively.

The National Institutes of Health Disaster Research Response (DR2) program leads U.S. efforts and works with global partners to improve capacity for timely research related to disasters and public health emergencies. NIEHS coordinates the program. For more information, please see: NIH Disaster Research Response (DR2) Program (1MB)

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