Idaho Funeral Service Association

Providing support and counsel to the Funeral Service Professionals in Idaho

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EMERGENCIES, Mass Fatality Situations

     Emergency Preparedness and Response  (CDC/NIOSH)

     Idaho Pandemic Influenza Response (.pdf file, March 2006, 38 pages)

     Management of Dead Bodies After Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders 
        (Pan American Health Organization; Regional Office of the World Health Organization)

FTC

     Ruling - Funeral Industry Practices - 16 CFR Part 453
     (*.pdf file of the actual ruling)

     FTC Consumer Protection – Facts for Business – Complying with the Funeral Rule
        (FTC bureaucratic manual explaining their interpretation of the rule, NOT the actual ruling)

     NFDA Funeral Rule Compliance Manual



Health Issues Affecting Funeral Service Workers

     CDC  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention government website)

     CDC - Emergency Preparedness & Response  
        (Bioterrorism, Chemical, Radiation, Mass Casualties, Natural Disasters, Recent Outbreaks)


     Health Hazard Evaluations (CDC/NIOSH)

     Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare - Epidemiology (diseases)

     National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health  (CDC/NIOSH)

     New England Journal of Medicine


Idaho, State of

     Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare
    
     Idaho Industrial Commission

     Idaho Legislature  (mini-directory)

     Idaho State Association of County Coroners

     Idaho State Board of Morticians, The


Idaho Statutes
     Idaho Statutes Search page

    
Newspapers, Media
     Boise:                 Idaho Statesman and Boise City Guide
     Burley:               South Idaho Press 
     Coeur d'Alene:   Press 
     Idaho Falls:       Post Register and Idaho Falls City Guide 
     Lewiston:           Tribune 
     Moscow:             News 
     Nampa:              Idaho Press-Tribune 
     Pocatello:          Idaho State Journal and Pocatello City Guide 
     Sandpoint:         Bonner County Bee 
     Twin Falls:         Times-News and Twin Falls City Guide


Funeral Service-related Organizations

     CAFDA      (California Funeral Directors Association)
     NFDA        (National Funeral Directors Association)
     OFDA        (Oregon Funeral Directors Association)
     UFDA        (Utah Funeral Directors Association)
     WSFDA     (Washington State Funeral Directors Association)
     WYFDA     (Wyoming Funeral Directors Association


Support Organizations

     AARP: Coping with Grief and Loss

     Association for Death Education and Counseling - is one of the oldest interdisciplinary organizations in the field of
       dying, death and bereavement.  Its nearly 2,000 members include a wide array of mental and medical health
       personnel, educators, clergy, funeral directors and volunteers.

    GriefNet - an Internet community of persons  dealing with grief, death, and major loss

     National Funeral Directors Association links to:
           Grief-related Information and Organizations
           End-of-Life Issues
           Charitable Organizations

     Society of Military Widows
       c/o The National Association for Uniformed Services

     Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc.  (TAPS)
     Provides services to those that lost a loved one while serving in the Armed Forces
                           
                      
                           




Updated January 2, 2012