10/29/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Library of Medicine [National Institutes of Health] (NLM). Published: 10/18/2018. This 55-minute webinar from the National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) discusses best practices for data management and data sharing, how they apply to disaster-related data, and the importance of ensuring that data are properly collected, managed, and curated in the context of disaster-related data. The speaker reviews the organizations that have signed the Joint Statement on Data Sharing in Public Health Emergencies, and details the need to make three copies of data files on at least two different media. Speakers from DIMRC provide updates on resources related to Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the new WISER 5.2 release. (Video or Multimedia)
10/29/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 10/2018. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has compiled a web page of resources to assist children, teens, families, and their caregivers in coping with mass violence and its impacts in the community. Users can search by resource type, type of mass violence, language, and audience. (PDF)
10/29/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 12/2017. This 23-page document describes the World Health Organization (WHO) Lyon Office's achievements from October 2016 to October 2017 on strengthening countries' preparedness to health emergencies. This includes strengthened and coordinated assistance to countries to implement the International Health Regulations (IHR), and constitutes an essential element of the new WHO Health Emergencies (WHE) Program, particularly of its Country Health Preparedness and IHR department by supporting global, regional, and country efforts on countries’ preparedness and capacity building. (PDF)
10/27/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 10/26/2018. This report updates information about the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since May 2018 and as of October 24, 2018, there have been 251 Ebola virus disease cases (216 confirmed, 35 probable), including 162 deaths (127 of which were confirmed cases). Tables detail the number of cases of Ebola by month and geographic location.of (Text)
10/27/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] National Network. Published: 10/11/2018. This one-hour, 28-minute webinar discusses what happened during Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, and identifies the impact the hurricane had on people with disabilities in Puerto Rico and the lacking response and recovery efforts by state and federal governments. It discusses the efforts the Puerto Rico Disability Community Relief Network (PRDCRN) conducted during the immediate aftermath of the hurricane and continues to carry out one year later to improve inclusive emergency preparedness in Puerto Rico. (Video or Multimedia)
10/27/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Oxfam International. Published: 9/16/2018. This 20-page report Identifies and analyzes the gendered impacts of Hurricane María on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices in rural communities of Puerto Rico. The impact was substantially disproportionate for women. Because women are usually managers of the household, they were the ones who shouldered most of the burdens of managing water needs after the hurricane. (PDF)
10/27/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Oxfam International. Published: 3/16/2018. This 20-page report provides an overview of conditions on the ground in Puerto Rico as of March 2018, six month after Hurricane Maria caused widespread devastation across the island. It reviews the underlying vulnerability of the island, and identifies urgent areas for attention that will allow Puerto Ricans to finally rebuild their lives and prevent a similar humanitarian crisis in the future. (PDF)
10/26/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Library of Medicine [National Institutes of Health] (NLM). Published: 10/26/2018. This web site provides public health resources from the National Library of Medicine in five categories: Consumer Health, Disasters and Public Health Emergencies, Environmental Health and Toxicology, Health Services Research, and HIV/AIDS. Resources to explore are from sources that include Disaster Health Literature, Medline Plus, Community Health Maps, and Drug Information Portal. (Text)
10/26/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Published: 8/2018. This 119-page manual covers the specific measures to be taken in the medical management of individuals who have been internally contaminated through inhalation, ingestion, or absorption of radionuclides in a nuclear or radiological emergency. It includes a number of exposure scenarios, risk models, and dosimetric data which can be used during the response to a nuclear or radiological emergency or for other purposes. (PDF)
10/26/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 7/2018. This 124-page guidance on radiological aspects of drinking water quality is written in the format of Q&As. Each question and associated answer is written to be largely stand-alone with links to other Q&As that provide additional relevant information. It was created to be useful to water suppliers, drinking water regulators, radiation protection specialists, and emergency planners. (PDF)
10/26/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Published: 2018. This 52-page publication focuses on the challenges and their possible solutions in the areas of leadership, human performance, and internal communication in a severe nuclear emergency. It presents a brief overview of some of the key concepts, especially how they relate to an organization’s ability to successfully manage an emergency event. The target audience are officials and senior managers dealing with emergency response in the operating organization, government, local authorities, and the regulatory body. (PDF)
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