10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 9/21/2018. This one-hour, 30-minute webinar, part of the series on Preparing Your Organization to Respond to Disasters and Terrorism, provides an overview of current research and up-to-date knowledge on long-term effects and needs after a disaster; strategies for pacing response activities with the stage of disaster; recommendations for working with systems that support youth living outside the home, including foster care and juvenile justice; and considerations for the role of cultural factors. (Video or Multimedia)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. Published: 9/17/2018. This one-hour, 22-minute panel discussion from the Center for Humanitarian Health discusses the child separation policy for undocumented families trying to enter the United States along its southern border with Mexico. Panelists describe how although a recent Executive Order suspended the separation policy, many children have yet to be reunited with their families. (Video or Multimedia)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] National Network. Published: 9/13/2018. This one-hour, 28-minute webinar looks back at Houston one year after Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017. It discusses the inclusive planning Houston has done in preparing for emergencies, the success of the planning during the event, and the recovery issues for people with disabilities. It also reviews response tools that were unsuccessful during the hurricane; looks at new ones that can impact readiness, preparedness, and resiliency; and discusses how the disability community has been incorporated into emergency management planning in Houston. (Video or Multimedia)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). Published: 9/2018. This 18-page report explores state strategies to support young children and families affected by the opioid epidemic, and available state and federal funding sources for these initiatives. It highlights effective strategies by Kentucky, New Hampshire, and Virginia to support families impacted by opioid use disorder, and discusses key considerations for states working to improve services and outcomes for this vulnerable population. (Video or Multimedia)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 9/2018. This web page provides examples of state and territory disaster Medicaid waiver requests during emergencies. When the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency for an area affected by a disaster, he or she authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain requirements of Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program during the emergency period. (Text)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 9/2018. This five-page document provides information to schools about how to create a trauma-informed active shooter/intruder drill. it outlines the steps to take before, during, and after for students, school staff, and parents. It also provides lists of resources for educator self-care, and for parents and educators. (PDF)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). Published: 8/30/2018. This 38-minute webinar describes how the Pediatric Physiological and Anatomical Triage Score (PPATS) was developed as a new secondary triage method. The speaker discusses disaster management for children, planning for the needs of children in disasters, and how his team evaluated accuracy of prediction for ICU-indicated patients by comparing the PPATS to conventional triage methods. (Video or Multimedia)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division (HMD). Published: 8/22/2018. During this workshop held on August 22-23, 2018, participants from government, nongovernmental organizations, and private sector organizations explored current assumptions behind, and the status of, medical and public health preparedness for a nuclear incident; examined potential changes in assumptions and approach; and discussed challenges and opportunities for capacity building in the current threat environment. They also explored possible changes to planning assumptions for nuclear incidents, with particular attention to the (re-)emergence of state-actor threats, and the implications of those changes for nuclear incident prevention, planning and response. (Text)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 8/20/2018. This 10-page document was created to help Medicaid agencies prepare for disasters in the future, and provides a high-level summary of the types of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) strategies that can be deployed by states and territories. It is organized by operational area—eligibility and enrollment, benefits and cost sharing, and provider workforce—and provides examples of how the strategies were used by other states and territories. It also provides a review of the legal authorities that are available to effectuate various strategies. (PDF)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 8/20/2018. To help Medicaid agencies prepare for disasters in the future, this 32-page document provides tables that inventory the various strategies available to states and territories, and the action needed to effectuate them. It details Disaster-Related Legal Authorities, Available Flexibilities, and Select State Examples. (PDF)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 8/13/2018. These presentation slides are from a webinar that reviews Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) disaster-related legal authorities, responding to specific disaster-related problems, and states’ experiences from the front lines, including Texas and Florida. They provide disaster preparedness operational checklists, tips, and strategies. (Presentation Slides)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (CDC OPHPR). Published: 8/8/2018. This one-hour webinar discusses how to inform and involve communities to make the best decisions for their health and recovery in an emergency. Crisis and emergency risk communication (CERC) acknowledges that all emergency responses start locally, and different communities have different perspectives, needs, and priorities. In this webinar, participants learn about how to understand diverse communities, use different methods for engagement, and guide decision-making. (Video or Multimedia)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 8/2018. This web page provides resources for states, particularly those that have been impacted by natural or man-made disasters, and information about Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Basic Health Program services. It provides links to Resources for Beneficiaries, a Disaster Preparedness Toolkit, and Medicaid and CHIP Flexibilities and Authorities, and information about Policy and Program Topics. (Text)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 7/30/2018. This one-hour, 30-minute webinar, part of the series on Preparing Your Organization to Respond to Disasters and Terrorism, provides an overview of the resources that can serve children and families in times of disaster and terrorism and are available through federal and regional partners, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Administration for Children and Families, and Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center. (Video or Multimedia)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (CDC OPHPR). Published: 7/11/2018. This one-hour webinar provides guidance on how to understand audience(s) in an emergency, adapt messaging to reach and promote action in different audience segments, and use facts to build credibility and trust. It includes an introduction to crisis and emergency risk communication, and discusses how to match audiences with their concerns. (Video or Multimedia)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 10/4/2018. This eight-page rapid risk assessment addresses the public health risk associated with the current Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its implications for European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) citizens. It is the first update of a rapid risk assessment originally produced on August 9, 2018, and advises that the probability that EU/EEA citizens living or traveling in Ebola-affected areas of DRC will be exposed to the disease is low, provided they adhere to the precautionary measures recommended in this document. (PDF)
10/05/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH). Published: 10/3/2018. This one-hour Clinical Center Grand Rounds presentation discusses an example of a critical tension in research ethics: including pregnant women in vaccine research and clinical trials. The issue has been raised particularly in the debate about including pregnant women in research about vaccines for the Zika virus. Speakers discuss the process of vaccine development, the nature of Zika, and the possibilities of DNA-based vaccines. (Video or Multimedia)
09/13/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (CDC OPHPR). Published: 9/12/2018. This web page provides information about a webinar that explains the critical role of an organization’s spokesperson in an emergency, and provides tips for spokespersons and those helping them to prepare for an emergency response. The speaker discusses how to determine the qualities of an effective spokesperson in an emergency, understand the role of a spokesperson, and adopt best practices for a spokesperson. (Video or Multimedia)
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