08/07/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This all-day public meeting, held on July 31, 2018, examined private sector roles and responsibilities before, during, and after the response to large-scale biological events. It provided participants with a better understanding of private sector views on financial impacts of large-scale biological incidents; public-private partnerships and collaboration in advance of such incidents; and how the private sector can contribute to biodefense, especially before federal assets are mobilized and after federal resources are exhausted.
08/07/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Prepared in response to a request, this three-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides a list of resources related to checklists for hospital facilities engineering staff to use when securing their facility during an evacuation (e.g., shutting down generators, med gases, and HVAC system), and for re-opening the facility (e.g., restarting equipment).
08/07/2018 12:00 AM EDT
The Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic conducted this all-day meeting about to establish shared priorities, identify unmet needs, and develop and disseminate evidence-based, multi-sector solutions. The Collaborative, led by the National Academy of Medicine with the Aspen Institute as a founding partner, is a public-private partnership of over 30 organizations committed to reducing rates of opioid abuse and improving outcomes for individuals, families, and communities impacted by addiction.
08/07/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This two-page issue brief discusses how, with increasing numbers of incidents, the use of chemical weapons has become a growing international concern two decades after the international community decided to ban them under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). It details recent chemical weapon incidents in several countries, and issues for the U.S. Congress to consider in the response to the use of chemical weapons.
08/07/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This two-hour, six-minute Congressional hearing features panelists who discuss where the country is in the recovery from the 2017 disaster season, where it is in preparing for the 2018 hurricane season, and recommendations for changes that need to be made to make communities stronger and better able to recover from disasters of any kind. They also discuss challenges to recovery, and reforms that are needed to incentivize and encourage mitigation and the reduction of disaster costs and losses across the country.
08/07/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This snapshot provides questions and answers about TPOXX, a drug for the treatment of smallpox disease. The information was provided by clinical drug trials, which are discussed in the snapshot. Other topics include how the drug is used, what the benefits are, and what the possible side effects are.
08/07/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 24-page discussion paper from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) describes the functions of an Assembly Center (AC) and the Exposure and Symptom Triage (EAST) protocol for the screening function that will primarily be conducted at ACs following a nuclear detonation. It details initial challenges and response, functions of an AC, and the AC framework.
08/07/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This one-hour webinar describes three Zika projects taking place in Indian Country, discusses the benefits of Zika prevention and response activities, and identifies successes, challenges, best practices, and lessons learned from these Zika projects. Project activities include implementing an education campaign and engaging in vector control activities such as holding partner meetings, creating educational documents, and identifying homes at high risk for mosquito activity.
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