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Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 12/12/2018. This database on customary international humanitarian law (IHL), updated in December 2018, contains the 161 rules of customary IHL identified in the 2005 customary IHL study, the practice underlying that study, and regular updates of the study's practice part. (Text)
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Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Published: 12/4/2018. This 38-page report highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, and their causes and drivers. It includes case studies on the evolution of protracted crises, attacks on health care, attacks on education, water and conflict, and strengthening local action through country-based pooled funds. It also reviews natural disasters in 2017, including overall trends in natural disasters, number of affected people, and cost of disasters. (PDF)
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Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 12/2018. This spreadsheet from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides a planning tool designed to help hospitals determine approximate minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) based on special pathogen category and a number of facility-specific variables. Calculators are included for Ebola virus disease/viral hemorrhagic fever, Middle East respiratory syndrome/severe acute respiratory syndrome, and pandemic influenza. (Text)
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Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 12/2018. This two-page tipsheet from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) summarizes the TRACIE document, Major Earthquakes and Cascading Events: Potential Health and Medical Implications, which provides a high-level overview of the potential significant health and medical response and recovery needs facing areas affected by a major earthquake with or without additional cascading events. (PDF)
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Source: Wellcome Trust. Published: 12/2018. This 94-page scientific white paper was drafted by experts in the field of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) seeking to collate evidence and identify knowledge gaps around AMR in the environment. Chapters discuss Human and Animal Contamination, Antimicrobial Manufacturing Waste, and Antimicrobials Used as Crop Pesticides. (PDF)
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Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 11/19/2018. This 262-page report presents the results of zoonoses monitoring activities carried out in 2017 in 37 European countries: 28 European Union (EU) Member States and nine non-Member States. It summarizes trends and sources for diseases that include salmonella, Campylobacteriosis, bovine tuberculosis, Brucella, Trichinella, Echinococcus, Toxoplasma, rabies, Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), West Nile virus, and tularaemia. (PDF)
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Source: Child Care Aware of America. Published: 11/7/2018. This 56-minute webinar discusses how a regional collaborative for child care resource and referral (CCR&R) in Texas is assessing damage at more than 650 child care providers during emergencies, and the role of CCR&Rs after disasters. Speakers discuss their response to Hurricane Harvey in 2017, including ensuring an inclusive recovery, and linking immediate relief to long-term resilience and quality improvement. (Video or Multimedia)
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Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 11/2018. This four-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides an interview conducted with a registered nurse to learn more about the changing role of homecare and hospice agencies in community resilience. It discusses lessons learned from a drill about infection control and personal protective equipment, sheltering during a tornado and tropical storm, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services emergency preparedness rule. (PDF)
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Source: National Center for PTSD [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder] [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]. Published: 9/2018. This resource provides information about how chronological aging could include health decline and other factors that may leave older adults more vulnerable during and after a disaster. It discusses the risk and protective factors associated with aging, and recommended strategies for working with older adults following disaster. (Text)
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Source: National Center for PTSD [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder] [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]. Published: 9/2018. This resource discusses how the impact of disaster and mass violence is often widespread, with many people who directly experience the event and many more who witness or are indirectly affected by it. It details responses and interventions for the post-event period, which can be divided into four phases: impact, immediate, intermediate, and long-term. (Text)
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Source: National Center for PTSD [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder] [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]. Published: 9/2018. This resource discusses how in the immediate aftermath of disaster and mass violence, provision of practical support and psychosocial interventions like Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) are likely to be sufficient for the majority of those who are exhibiting mild to moderate distress or trouble functioning. It details post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment in general populations, PTSD treatment in survivors of mass violence and disaster, and other interventions. (Text)
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