sábado, 18 de agosto de 2018

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response



08/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This Web page details steps veterinarians can take if they stock and administer opioids. It provides guidance on how to educate their human clients on keeping the drugs safe, and identify if a client or staff member is seeking opioids for a pet that they will take instead. While opioids are a small part of the veterinarian’s medical arsenal for treating pain in animals, it is important for veterinarians to understand how they can help combat the abuse and misuse of pain medications.
08/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This three-page document discusses why the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to advise against any restriction of travel to, and trade with, the Democratic Republic of the Congo based on the currently available information about the Ebola outbreak there. It describes how travelers in the affected areas should avoid exposure to Ebola virus, practice good hygiene, and minimize the risk of infection.
08/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This Web page provides tips for feeding children safely when disaster strikes. Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and tornadoes, can make it hard for parents and caregivers to feed their infants and young children safely. Tips are written for parents and caregivers, emergency relief workers, and healthcare providers, and a list of resources is provided.
08/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

In this 42-minute webinar, the speaker from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) discusses the results of her project to identify open data sources and data-sharing policies used during disasters and public health emergencies. She presents a case study of sharing and collecting data around the ongoing Zika virus outbreak, and details her methodology and future research, which may include new data filters in Pub Med and Pub Med Central, and non-traditional data such as social media reports. Stacey Arnesen of DIMRC discusses Disaster Response Research (DR2) data collection tools, DIMRC resources, and future directions for NLM.
08/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This nine-page brief provides high-level information about opioids and opioid addiction, presents the historical context for the epidemic of opioid-related addiction and mortality in the United States, and examines trends in opioid-related mortality across the country and among population subgroups from 2000 to 2016. It looks at differences in opioid deaths by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and urbanization.
08/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This 12-page brief examines the United States opioid epidemic at the state level, analyzing trends in overdose deaths from heroin and other opioids, such as prescription painkillers, from 2000 to 2016. Using vital statistics data, it looks at which states have the highest rates of opioid-related deaths and which have experienced the largest increases in death rates.
08/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This six-page briefing note complements the brief guide, How to Write and Talk About Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies. It aims to provide background information to empower communication experts to effectively write and talk about this important area of humanitarian work. It was prepared by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, an international interagency/expert collaboration working to protect and support appropriate infant and young child feeding in emergencies.
08/17/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This resource provides guidance for anyone involved in humanitarian assistance who produces communications about infant and young child feeding in emergencies on behalf of an organization (e.g., press releases, social media, or fundraising appeals) or engages with the media (e.g., interviews). It aims to support communications experts to provide accurate information that protects and supports infants and young children and their caregivers, and reduces harmful interventions.
08/16/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This 60-page addresses the legal issues concerning the measures to detect communicable diseases; regulations to control communicable diseases, methods for decontamination, emergency legal preparedness, and privacy; and potential sources of liability. This digest provides a checklist that airport attorneys and other staff can use to help prepare, plan, and coordinate with their partners in response to a threat of a communicable disease.

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