12/01/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Sphere Project. Published: 11/6/2018. This one-hour, 43-minute video is from the launch of the fourth edition of the Sphere Handbook at an event that also marked the 20th anniversary of the Sphere movement. The 2018 handbook comprises the Humanitarian Charter, the Protection Principles, the Core Humanitarian Standard, and minimum humanitarian standards in four vital areas of humanitarian response: Water supply, sanitation, and hygiene promotion (WASH); food security and nutrition; shelter and settlement; and health. (Video or Multimedia)
12/01/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 11/2018. This 498-page report evaluates the scientific and medical literature on reproductive and developmental effects and health outcomes associated with Gulf War and Post-9/11 exposures, including from biological, chemical, and radiological agents. Veterans’ concerns regarding the impacts of deployment-related exposures on their health have grown to include potential adverse effects on the health of their children and grandchildren. The report designates research areas requiring further scientific study on potential health effects in the descendants of veterans of any era. (Text)
12/01/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Published: 5/2018. This 140-page document, published with Save the Children, provides guidance to managers and technical staff across sectors on what needs to be considered to create an infant and young child friendly environment, and facilitate optimal infant and young child feeding in refugee situations. It encourages protection of pregnant and lactating women, infants, and young children through multi-sectoral integration of infant and young child feeding-sensitive activities by taking advantage of all contact points with pregnant and lactating women, infants, and young children, and their caregivers. (PDF)
11/30/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 11/28/2018. This webinar discusses how community leaders, community members, emergency response workers, and caretakers can plan ahead to lessen the harm of emergencies on people with disabilities. It describes the types of disabilities and associated impacts in an emergency, disability and legal requirements, the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy on people with disabilities, and how prepared individuals make for a stronger community response. (Video or Multimedia)
11/30/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Gender & Disaster Pod . Published: 10/2018. This three-volume qualitative research into long-term disaster resilience identifies what helps and hinders individual and community resilience in disasters. It documents the experiences and wisdom of 56 disaster survivors nine years after the 2009 Black Saturday fires and up to 50 years after earlier fires and floods in Victoria, Australia, including the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires. (PDF)
11/30/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Published: 10/2018. This two-page checklist provides recommendations, action steps, and effective practices for working with interpreters who can assist emergency responders in addressing the needs of persons with limited English proficiency and persons with disabilities regarding language access and effective communication. It includes links to additional resources and information. (PDF)
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