10/20/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 10/17/2018. This webinar discusses the health issues and mental health concerns that may linger after a hurricane, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s role in those issues. It describes hurricane recovery's implications for respective constituents, discusses concerns and issues related to preparedness for and response to urgent public health threats, and identifies reliable information resources for the topic. (Video or Multimedia)
10/20/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Published: 10/2018. This 54-page guideline provides specific insight for sentinel level clinical laboratories, based on current literature and related safety recommendations, for safe work practices, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), physical manipulation of specimens and isolates, conduct rule out testing, and risk assessment. It is for use in laboratories' role to recognize clinical specimens or isolates containing potential bioterrorism agents and other highly infectious agents of interest to public health. (PDF)
10/20/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 1/18/2018. This web page provides a list of Regional Emergency Coordinators (RECs), who serve as the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s primary representatives throughout the country at the regional level. Building relationships with federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officials, and healthcare representatives (partners and stakeholders) in order to conduct planning for effective federal emergency response, and to facilitate coordinated preparedness and response activities for public health and medical emergencies, is the main role of the RECs. (Text)
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