01/17/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 1/17/2019. This 260-page document is the second Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) report and draws information from GLASS enrolled countries on the status of their antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance systems and AMR data for selected bacteria that cause infections in humans. The aim of the report is to document participation efforts and outcomes across countries, and highlight differences and constraints identified to date. It also highlights the main features and developments of the global system. (PDF)
01/14/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 1/14/2019. This 50-page report summarizes presentations and discussions at a workshop held on August 14-15, 2018, to explore the growing role of subnational climate assessments and action. The workshop’s second session focused on projected increases in average and extreme temperatures, urban heat island effects and associated heat mitigation and adaptation strategies, and the public health impacts of a warming climate, and is discussed in Chapter 3: Heat, Public Health, and Susceptible Communities. (Text)
01/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 2019. This four-page report is based on data for cholera cases in 2017 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on September 11, 2018. In 2017, five European Union countries reported 17 confirmed cases of cholera, with the United Kingdom, like in previous years, accounting for more than half of the cases. All cases were infected outside of Europe. (PDF)
12/01/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 12/2018. This 114-page report, the first of its kind, creates an evidence base with the aim of catalyzing progress toward developing and promoting migrant-sensitive health systems in the 53 Member States of the World Health Organization European Region and beyond. It seeks to illuminate the causes, consequences, and responses to the health needs and challenges faced by refugees and migrants in the region, while also providing a snapshot of the progress being made across the region. One of the findings of the report is that unaccompanied refugee and migrant minors experience higher rates of depression and signs of PTSD, and are also at risk of sexual exploitation. (PDF)
10/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 10/2018. This 116-page report is based on detailed country reports from nine European countries (England, France, Germany, Italy, the Republic of Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, and Sweden) on the involvement of public health organizations in addressing obesity, alcohol, and antimicrobial resistance. It discusses why public health agencies and organizations must play a part in any response to these issues, with intersectoral action beyond the health system needed. (PDF)
09/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 9/2018. This 50-page review examines strategies that have been implemented and evaluated to address communication barriers experienced by refugees and migrants in health care settings across the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. Four main types of strategy were identified: cultural mediation, interpretation, translation of health information, and guidance and training for health care providers. These have been used to support access to health care, management of specific diseases, and promotion of health across a wide variety of health care settings. (PDF)
09/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 9/2018. This 28-page report summarizes a simulation exercise held on November 16-30, 2017, to increase awareness of Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance Reporting (GLASS-EAR), validate the processes in this workflow, and identify strengths and areas for improvement. The exercise focused on data reporting and sharing component of the workflow. (PDF)
08/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 8/2018. This 20-page document provides information about the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance Reporting (GLASS-EAR) component, which is defined as timely communication of any newly detected antimicrobial resistance findings that may influence surveillance and control practices. The system will target both new types of phenotypic resistance and new genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria and fungi causing acute infections in humans. (PDF)
03/21/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/21/2018. This two-page fact sheet provides basic information on anthrax, the anthrax vaccine, who should get the vaccine, and the risks of the vaccine. (PDF)
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