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Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 10/2018. This 148-page report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop held on June 12-13, 2018, to assess the current understanding of the interaction of infectious disease threats with economic activity, suggest potential new areas of research, and understand the economics of microbial threats. The workshop built on prior work of the Forum on Microbial Threats and aimed to help transform current knowledge into immediate action. (Text)
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Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 10/2018. This 74-page report summarizes presentations and discussions at a workshop held in November 2017 to explore technologies that bridge the gap between education and clinical practice, and their potential for improving education and practice. Participants explored effective use of technologies as tools for bridging these identified gaps in order to optimize learning, performance, and access in high-, middle-, and low-income areas while ensuring the well-being of the formal and informal health workforce. (Text)
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 10/2018. This 136-page manual provides an overview of the main occupational safety and health risks faced by emergency responders during disease outbreaks and other emergencies, such as natural disasters, chemical incidents, radiological emergencies, and emergencies involving conflicts. It is focused on needs in low-resource settings, and provides technical guidance on good practices and procedures in establishing systems that can reduce occupational exposures, injury, illness, and death among response workers; decrease stress and reduce fears; and promote the health and well-being of healthcare and other response workers. (PDF)
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 9/2018. This 48-page framework provides an overview of how risk communication and community engagement resources and activities need to be prepared for across different Ebola outbreak response pillars among provinces and countries neighboring North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The objectives of these activities are to foster community agency to contain the spread of Ebola virus disease, ensure the participation of affected communities, and build trust in the Ebola response through close collaborative work across response pillars. (PDF)
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Published: 9/2018. This 102-page document presents findings from a scoping study to assess the types of data sources and data-linkage efforts that are currently being used or could potentially be leveraged to support research and evaluations relevant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Strategic Priorities to combat the opioids crisis. It provides an overview of the types of secondary data sources and data linkages commonly used in opioid-related research to highlight some of the key gaps or challenges for existing data-collection and analysis efforts, and to outline potential steps that could be taken to overcome these challenges. (PDF)
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 9/2018. This 28-page guide provides a framework for implementing antibiotic stewardship programs in resource-limited settings. It contains practical, high-yield strategies based on expert opinion, as well as experiences in implementing antibiotic stewardship programs at the national and facility-levels. It provides a range of activities that a government or individual facility can implement based on the resources available. (PDF)
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Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 9/2018. This 20-page document is a process guide for Project Public Health Ready (PPHR), a competency-based training and recognition program that assesses preparedness and assists local health departments (LHDs), or groups of LHDs collaborating as a region, to respond to emergencies. Topics include Application Overview, Eligibility Guidelines, Roles and Responsibilities, Application Timeline, and National Review Process. (PDF)
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Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 9/2018. This four-page fact sheet provides information about interviews conducted with key informants at rural and frontier healthcare coalitions (HCCs) from nine states to document the responsibilities, capabilities, and challenges of coalitions in their preparedness for and response to disasters. The findings from these interviews may be used by HCC coordinators, funders, and policymakers to inform future HCC research, guidance, and investments. (PDF)
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 6/2018. This 16-page report provides information about the Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE), which was established by the World Health Assembly in May 2015 following a review of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The lack of a mechanism that would allow WHO to disburse money quickly to enable the early stages of an emergency response was one of the factors that contributed to the slow 2014 Ebola response. The CFE was set up to address this gap. (PDF)
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Source: North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange. Published: 3/5/2018. This 23-minute presentation discusses the unacceptable level of firefighter accidents and fatalities, and if they are unavoidable. It discusses the system characteristics of "normal accidents," and provides examples. It was part of a partners meeting on Igniting Exchange: Bridging the Gap between Science and Management. (Video or Multimedia)
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/2018. In this 13-page contingency planning guidance, a set of actions to prepare for emergencies from all hazards and to help minimize their impact is proposed. These actions include the development, implementation, simulation, monitoring, and regular update of risk-based contingency plans. The guidance is to be used to direct the planning of mitigation and preparedness actions to address specific health threats, and includes an office contingency plan template. (PDF)
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Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific. Published: 10/2017. This 44-page report summarizes the Regional Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases and Public Health Emergencies (APSED), held on July 11-13, 2017. The meeting provided updates on regional disease outbreaks, some of which have pandemic potential, and other threats to public health. Participants were briefed on the ongoing implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) and the eight focus areas of APSED. (PDF)
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