Here is a list of resources that can help support ethically sound disaster research.
These resources include tools, instruments, and other relevant resources. You can also download and save these resources as a PDF.
Tools
- Best Practices for Ethical Post-Disaster Community Outreach and Engagement—CONVERGE Extreme Events Research Check Sheets Series
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) Checklist for Human Subjects Research—CONVERGE Extreme Events Research Check Sheets Series
- WHO’s Ethics in Epidemics, Emergencies and Disasters: Research, Surveillance and Patient Care Training Manual
- R2HC Research Ethics Tool
Instruments
- MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research
- Response to Research Participation Questionnaire
Citizen Science Trainings
- Quality Assurance Handbook and Guidance Documents for Citizen Science Projects
- Data Management Guide for Public Participation in Scientific Research
- CitizenScience.gov Manage Your Data
- Community PARTners Research Ethics Training
Other Web Resources
- Ethical Issues to Consider in Developing, Evaluating, and Conducting Research Post-Disaster
- SAMHSA’s Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin: Challenges and Considerations in Disaster Research
- Public Health Code of Ethics
- Adapted Summary of a Public Health Ethics Framework
- The Sphere Handbook
- ASPR TRACIE’s Topic Collection: Ethics
- Research in Global Health Emergencies
- Disaster Health Core Curriculum-Core Competency 9: Ethical Principles
