Welcome to the Miami University Resource Data Center

The mission of the Miami University Resource Data Center (RDC) is to ensure the health and well-being of disaster victims through community-based disaster preparedness (CBDP). CBDP refers to a specific form of local-level capacity building and represents increasingly important elements of vulnerability reduction and disaster management by leveraging knowledge and capabilities of community-based disaster responders. The mission is accomplished through research and service. Research activities focus on strategies to identify, organize, and locate community resources for disaster response through the use of information technology. The RDC provides leadership in the development and application of information systems in community-based disaster response. Service activities include leadership in CBDP by providing community-based responders, such as local Red Cross chapters, with information technology solutions, training, and technical support. Current research, funded by a National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine Information Systems grant, includes the development, testing and deployment of the Community Disaster Information System (CDIS). The CDIS system provides community-based responders, such as local Red Cross chapters, with a comprehensive database of disaster-related health and human services.

About CDIS
Learn about the goals of the CDIS project.

CDIS Training Booklets
Download the CDIS training manuals.

Connect to CDIS
Currently, access to CDIS requires a valid account. Contact the CDIS team if you would like an account

NEW: CDIS Mobile for PC
The newest addition to the CDIS project, CDIS Mobile for PC is a standalone application that downloads CDIS data and allows users to navigate and search the data on a PC without an active internet conneciton. Contact Doug for password to download this application.

Contact CDIS
For more information about CDIS, contact us at CDIS@muohio.edu

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