08/29/2018 12:00 AM EDT
After Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico in 2017, the Governor of Puerto Rico ordered a study, led by researchers at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, to estimate the excess mortality due to the storm from September 20, 2017, through February 2018; identify procedures that caused deaths to be underreported; and assess the communication efforts by the government of Puerto Rico after the hurricane. This 69-page study, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Puerto Rico, is the first to use actual death certificates and other mortality data in order to estimate a more precise mortality count due to Hurricane Maria.
08/29/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 61-page report evaluates the strengths and areas for improvement observed during the response to the October 1, 2017, mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas—both to enhance the internal response capabilities of the Clark County Fire Department and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, as well as to share the knowledge gained from this incident with public safety agencies from across the country to assist in their preparedness efforts. The report was compiled by the Clark County Fire Department and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency National Exercise Division.
08/29/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This three-page document describes how the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, developed three programs to strengthen emergency management capabilities in long-term care facilities. It used funds received from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Hospital Preparedness Program. The report details the three programs, steps taken, results, and lessons learned.
08/28/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This two-page document describes the four-step process required to authorize the emergency use of a medical product, referred to as Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), by the Food and Drug Administration. It also discusses emergency use without an EUA, and medical product development.
08/28/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 31-page report discusses how the U.S. export control system is diffused among several different licensing and enforcement agencies. Exports of dual-use goods and technologies, as well as some military items, are licensed by the Department of Commerce. The document details the dual-use system, Export Control Reform Initiative, and nuclear controls.
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