Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Select ASPR (Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) TA (Technical Assistance) Responses

09/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT

The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) Assistance Center provides personalized support and responses to requests for information and technical assistance (TA). As of August 30, 2018, all redacted TRACIE TA responses can be found on this web page, organized by category and sub-topic.

Drug Overdose Prevention: Naloxone Access and Overdose Good Samaritan Law in Ohio

09/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This five-page fact sheet describes how Ohio, like most other states, has moved to address drug overdoses and related problems by passing legislation that both makes it easier for people at risk of opioid overdose, as well as those close to them, to access naloxone, and encourages people who witness an overdose to summon emergency assistance. Several provisions of Ohio law are intended to make it easier for individuals, including but not limited to physicians, pharmacists, and pharmacy interns, to distribute naloxone to individuals who may be in a position to use it to reverse an opioid-related overdose.

Rohingya Refugee Response Gender Analysis: Recognizing and Responding to Gender Inequalities

09/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This 70-page report summarizes research conducted to identify the needs, vulnerabilities, risks, and concerns of Rohingya refugee and host community women, girls, men, and boys in Cox's Bazar, as well as the skills and opportunities on which they can build. It presents a range of recommendations for agencies responding to the crisis, including on water, sanitation, and hygiene; menstrual hygiene management; food security and nutrition; livelihoods; gender-based violence; community and household power structures; women's and girls' leadership; unpaid care work; coping strategies; and community cohesion.

How Do Communities Welcome People Managing Mental Illnesses and the Disease of Addiction?

08/09/2018 12:00 AM EDT

This one-hour webinar provides ideas about how community members can learn about behavioral health issues, so they can serve these citizens with respect and dignity. It discusses the many communities that have made concerted efforts to welcome and serve vulnerable people who manage mental illnesses and/or the disease of addiction; and how libraries often function as the focal point for information about services, diagnoses, and treatments, and other community groups turn to them for guidance.