07/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
These presentations slides are from a one-hour webinar from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) that discusses the science and modeling of a nuclear detonation, the assessment and care of the radiation-injured patient, and exposure versus contamination and assessment. Other topics include the healthcare impact and triage of fallout casualties (EAST), and the response role of the Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN).
07/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
The purpose of this 16-page guidance is to assist sponsors in the clinical development of drugs for the treatment or prevention of smallpox (variola virus) infection. It revises the draft guidance for industry entitled Smallpox (Variola) Infection: Developing Drugs for Treatment or Prevention, issued on November 23, 2007. It focuses on drugs that are expected to act by inhibiting variola virus replication. Although the primary focus of this guidance is on antiviral drugs, therapeutic proteins or monoclonal antibodies also may be eligible for evaluation under the animal rule.
07/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 56-minute webinar describes the importance of having a hospital reunification plan, and outlines the key components that should be included in a hospital's family reunification plan. The presenters walk through the American Academy of Pediatrics family reunification tool for hospitals, which includes information on how to assemble a planning team, involve external stakeholders, activate a plan, and exercise the plan.
07/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This textbook provides a clear overview of radiation biology and radiation dosimetry. This educational tool was designed to provide basic information to the general scientific community and for students at all levels. It was also designed to lead users to more advanced information in each section and encourage them to interact with the authors.
07/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This one-hour, three-minute webinar discusses the Child Protection Minimum Standards and how they are being used in practice. This is an opportunity to learn more about the standards and how practitioners are using them, what is changing in the upcoming revision, and what the next steps are for contributing to the consultations. The webinar is relevant for anyone working in crisis contexts, but is particularly targeted to humanitarian practitioners with child protection responsibilities and child protection specialists.
07/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This one-hour webinar provides background on the key reproductive health supply chain challenges across contexts affected by crises, from emergency response to recovery and preparedness. It explores the potential for collaboration across existing coalitions to improve access to reproductive health supplies in all contexts.
07/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This series of maps examines one of the most significant public health risks posed by climate change: heat vulnerability. The maps can be used to discuss climate change impacts on public health with land planners, public health practitioners, medical professionals, and educators. A user can focus on a county of interest and identify key drivers of vulnerability as a starting point for planning and evaluation. The maps can also be used to engage the community and help improve preparedness ahead of heat events in the mid- and long-term.
07/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 70-page report provides analysis and recommendations on the use of Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits between 2015-2016, with a focus on the causes and consequences of over-ordering and waste. The research concludes that investing in capacity and systems building for sustainable supply chains in countries needs to be a top priority to ensure that the right people in the right contexts are ordering the right amount of kits for the right period of time.
07/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 64-page report summarizes the Officer Safety and Wellness Group's discussions at a October 2016 meeting, and contains case studies of the emotional impact of mass casualty events on first responders in Dallas, Texas; Orlando, Florida; and San Bernardino, California. The report also provides recommendations for preparing officers for traumatic events and strategies for supporting overall resilience through physical and emotional health.
07/12/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 14-page briefing note, an update of a June 2014 document, provides background knowledge on the psychosocial aspects related to Ebola and suggests psychosocial support activities that can be implemented. The messages can be helpful for all staff and volunteers who are in contact with patients and relatives, and feel the strain of working and living during the epidemic. The document discusses the specific stressors particular to an Ebola outbreak that will affect the responders to the crisis, as well as the population in general.
07/12/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This two-page fact sheet provides information about the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Mass Care/Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) program, which supports disaster-affected and host governments by providing life-sustaining services and resources to mass evacuees. Additionally, technical assistance is provided to states for evacuation operations with equipment that supports mass evacuation tracking and the movement of government-assisted evacuees, their household pets, service animals, and medical equipment.
07/12/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This two-page fact sheet provides information about the National Emergency Child Locator Center (NECLC), which was established in collaboration with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to support state, local, tribal, and territorial governments and law enforcement agencies in tracking and locating children who have become separated from their parents or guardians as a result of a Presidentially-declared disaster.
07/12/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This two-page fact sheet provides information about the National Mass Evacuation Tracking System (NMETS), which is an evacuation tracking tool designed support to state, local, tribal, or territorial governments in conducting government-assisted evacuations under emergency assistance activities. NMETS has the ability to track the movement of evacuees, their household pets or service and assistance animals, luggage, durable medical equipment, and essential belongings.
07/12/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This two-page fact sheet provides information about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Mass Care/Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) program, which deploys equipment, materials, supplies, and personnel to support state, local, tribal, and territorial governmental feeding services to evacuees, disaster survivors, and, in some cases, emergency workers. FEMA coordinates feeding activities with the American Red Cross, as well as with multiple other federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private sector agencies and organizations.
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