01/05/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 12/19/2018. This Travel Notice Web page provides information and guidance related to the outbreak of Ebola in the North Kivu (Kivu Nord) and Ituri provinces in the the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It provides recommendations for travelers, Special Recommendations for Health Care Workers in the Outbreak Area, and Special Recommendations for Nongovernmental Organizations and Faith-Based Organizations Sponsoring Health Care Workers Supporting the Ebola Response. (Text)
01/04/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division (HMD). Published: 11/29/2018. This workshop explored the tension between efforts to address the opioid epidemic and the resulting impact on access to pain medications for people facing serious illness. It examined the unintended consequences of the responses to the opioid epidemic for patients, families, communities, and clinicians, and considered potential policy opportunities to address them. (Video or Multimedia)
01/04/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division (HMD). Published: 11/27/2018. This 1.5-day workshop examined lessons—both applied lessons and missed opportunities—from a century of major outbreaks and pandemics, and focused on overcoming the structural and behavioral obstacles to achieving greater preparedness, in order to identify immediate and short-term actions that will have the greatest impact on global health security by 2030. Discussions also touched on recent progress in global, regional, and national governance and public health capacities; challenges and opportunities with medical countermeasures; and tools to enhance detection, laboratory confirmation, and public communication in major disease outbreaks. (Video or Multimedia)
01/04/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division (HMD). Published: 11/26/2018. A century after the 1918 flu pandemic wiped out more than 50 million people worldwide, this event from the National Academy of Medicine and the Forum on Microbial Threats discusses how to prepare for the next flu pandemic and prevent a global catastrophe. Speakers highlight progress in science, public health, global governance, and cross-sectoral alliances for pandemic flu preparedness. (Video or Multimedia)
01/04/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH). Published: 11/2/2018. This one-hour, four-minute presentation describes the twists and turns in the identification of a protective Ebola, and recent advances in the development of a highly potent mAb that reverses advanced Ebola virus disease in macaques. The speaker discusses how the combination of the Ebola virus' ability to disseminate broadly and rapidly within the host, and its high pathogenicity pose unique challenges to the human immune system post-infection. (Video or Multimedia)
01/04/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Published: 6/2018. This three-page document provides guidance to prevent the potential transmission of highly hazardous communicable diseases such as the Ebola virus through contaminated laundry. It details the necessary procedures and process, and provides an algorithm for the laundry process. (PDF)
01/04/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Published: 5/2018. This four-page document provides guidance to obtain and process laboratory specimens while maintaining infection control practices, including in cases of handling viral hemorrhagic fevers such as the Ebola virus. It lists the materials needed, and details the steps for obtaining and processing specimens for viral hemorrhagic fevers, smallpox, and other diseases. (PDF)
01/04/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 12/19/2018. This webinar for health professionals and emergency responders describes how to create a crisis communication plan for an organization, and effectively communicate potentially life-saving messages to the people the organization serves. It details the six principles of crisis and emergency risk communication (CERC), a crisis communication plan, and goals, audiences, and primary communication channels to consider. (Video or Multimedia)
01/02/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 12/28/2018. This 36-page document aims to raise awareness about health industry cybersecurity, provide vetted cybersecurity practices, and move organizations toward consistency in mitigating the current most pertinent cybersecurity threats to the sector. It seeks to aid healthcare and public health organizations to develop meaningful cybersecurity objectives and outcomes. The publication includes a main document, two technical volumes, and resources and templates. (PDF)
12/31/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education [Oak Ridge Associated Universities] (ORISE). Published: 7/2018. This one-page algorithm depicts prehospital radiological triage after a mass casualty incident when radiation is detected, and an improvised nuclear device/nuclear weapon is suspected. It details steps for Initial and Secondary Triage. (PDF)
12/29/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR). Published: 11/2018. This Web page provides information, materials, and recordings from the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research 13th Forum, held on November 13-14, 2018. The theme was Ethics of Data Sharing and Biobanking in Health Research, and presentation topics included Governance of health data sharing in post-Ebola West Africa: Lessons, realities and prospects. (Video or Multimedia)
12/29/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency [Department of Homeland Security] (FEMA). Published: 10/2018. This 291-page report details how, in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) deployed a Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) to evaluate damage and document observations. The conclusions and recommendations in this report are intended to provide decision-makers, designers, contractors, planners, code officials, industry groups, government officials, academia, homeowners, and business owners and operators with information and technical guidance that can be used to reduce future hurricane damage. Chapter 5, Section 1 provides an overview of the MAT's visit to five hospitals to evaluate damage and gather information on impacts of the storms, including power outages and evacuations. (PDF)
12/28/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 12/2018. This 212-page report explores the potential for the use of elastomeric respirators in the U.S. health care system with a focus on the economic, policy, and implementation challenges and opportunities. It examines the practicability of elastomeric use in health care on a routine basis and during an influenza pandemic or other large aerosol-transmissible outbreak, when demand for respiratory protective devices by U.S. health care personnel may be larger than domestic supplies. It also addresses the issues regarding emergency stockpile management of elastomeric respiratory protective devices. (Text)
12/28/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 8/30/2018. This Web page provides resources for clinicians about Ebola virus disease. Categories are Ebola Virus Disease for Clinicians, Evaluating Patients, Cleaning and Disinfecting, Emergency Services, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). (Text)
12/28/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). Published: 3/13/2018. This one-hour, 41-minute webinar defines a mass casualty incident (MCI) and the unique challenges of an MCI, and explains the differences between day-to-day triage and triage during an MCI. It discusses START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment), JumpSTART, triage coding, and the SMART tag triage system. (Video or Multimedia)
12/28/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 2018. This Web page provides definitions of and information about the phases of terrorism and disaster preparedness, and lists different types of disasters, some of which occur without warning, while others leave time for preparation. It discusses the unique needs of children in disasters, and the need to ensure children's needs are addressed in all disaster preparedness plans. (Text)
12/27/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 12/2018. This 244-page document seeks to raise the profile and provide a better understanding of the humanitarian shelter and settlements sector. It paints a broad picture of humanitarian shelter and settlements; sets the general scene about the sector, its scope, and effects; discusses major issues and links to other disciplines; and identifies difficulties and gaps. Topics include reducing the risks of gender-based violence in shelter and settlement responses, and emergency shelter and people with disabilities. (PDF)
12/27/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 12/21/2018. This 12-page rapid risk assessment addresses the public health risk associated with the current Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its implications for European Union/European Economic Area citizens. The update was triggered by the persistence of the EVD transmission in urban areas, reported challenges in documenting chains of transmission, and the recent upsurge of clusters of EVD cases surrounding geographically dispersed rural areas in DRC. (PDF)
12/27/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 12/20/2018. This 29-page report describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness across the United States. The assessment gathers information about preparedness trends and emerging issues at local health departments (LHDs) to provide an evidentiary foundation for future public health preparedness initiatives. Its results highlight strengths, gaps, and opportunities for improving public health preparedness at the local, state, and national levels. (PDF)
12/27/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce. Published: 12/19/2018. This 325-report details the events that led to inordinate shipments of opioids to small, rural pharmacies in southwestern West Virginia, part of the epicenter of the nation’s opioid epidemic and the state with the highest drug overdose death rate in the country. It presents case studies of opioid distribution to southwestern West Virginia pharmacies over the last decade, and seeks to determine the effectiveness of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforcement and to evaluate the extent that distributors implemented controls to prevent diversion of opioids. (PDF)
12/22/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: University of Colorado at Boulder, Natural Hazards Center. Published: 3/2018. This study draws on resiliency and migration models to analyze the experiences of Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane María. The research examines how respondents and their families experienced Hurricane María and relief efforts, the survival strategies they deployed after the storm, their migration decision-making and journeys to Florida, and their interpretations of governmental response to the hurricane. (Text)
12/22/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: University of Colorado at Boulder, Natural Hazards Center. Published: 2018. This study examines the extent to which communities are aiming to build resilience during the disaster recovery process. Researchers conducted key informant interviews with local health departments and one office of emergency management to determine if and how their communities are incorporating public health considerations into the visioning, planning, implementation, and assessment phases of disaster recovery. (Text)
12/22/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: University of Colorado at Boulder, Natural Hazards Center. Published: 2018. This qualitative case study aims to gain a greater understanding of the interorganizational coordination that assisted undocumented immigrants in South Apopka, Florida, during and immediately after Hurricane Irma in 2017. It discusses the study's central themes and suggests policy strategies to encourage community coordination to protect the lives of vulnerable people from institutional blindness in disasters. (Text)
12/21/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: George Mason University (GMU). Published: 12/2018. This 76-page report seeks to provide clarity and context to the field, process, and tools of contemporary genome editing to enable biologists and non-biologists to contribute to policy development and oversight by individuals, organizations, agencies, and governments. It explores genome editing tools, the processes in which they are used, their capabilities and limitations, the social context influencing their development and use, and considerations for their effective control. (PDF)
12/21/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: George Mason University (GMU). Published: 12/2018. This 27-page review paints a picture of the challenges faced in maintaining global health security and how a new wave of gene editing technologies can overcome them. It discusses a number of technologies that are actively developing Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) as a treatment or diagnostic tool, as well as how CRISPR tools can affect drug development indirectly and speculate on what the near future for these research directions holds. (PDF)
12/21/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: George Mason University (GMU). Published: 12/2018. This 14-page report discusses how the primary hazard of gene drive technology is not physical, but social: that unethical closed-door research, over-hyped fears, or an unauthorized release into a wild population will damage public trust in science and governance. Ensuring that research is conducted in the open could lead to external scrutiny of research plans in other fields, potentially enabling nascent technological hazards to be identified early enough to intervene. (PDF)
12/21/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Network for Public Health Law. Published: 5/15/2018. This one-hour, 16-minute webinar discusses the ongoing public health impacts of the water crisis in the Flint community. Speakers explore the complex legal arrangements at the heart of the crisis, including public health, safe drinking water, and emergency manager laws; review recommended changes to the relevant laws and their implementation; and detail a community-level response to the crisis. (Video or Multimedia)
12/21/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: George Mason University (GMU). Published: 3/2018. This 32-page working paper presents a draft framework for assessing governance options for genome editing. The draft framework draws from best practices identified by the research team in the first working paper. The framework identifies some criteria that provide a common frame of reference and is intended to facilitate an assessment of the risks, benefits, and governance landscape of genome editing technologies, and draw comparisons across different applications, domains, and industries. (PDF)
12/21/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 12/12/2018. This 56-page report confirms that migration and displacement linked to the adverse effects of climate change will be one of the defining humanitarian challenges of the 21st century. It is designed to enhance the collective understanding of Asia Pacific National Societies, governments across the region and other key stakeholders such as the United Nations system, NGOs, and civil society organizations, on the trends, dynamics, and humanitarian needs of people on the move in the context of disasters and climate change. (PDF)
12/20/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: European Union, European Asylum Support Office (EASO). Published: 12/2018. This 82-page document was developed to support Member States in the implementation of key provisions of the Reception Conditions Directive, ensuring an adequate standard of living for unaccompanied children and taking into account their special reception needs. It describes the reception conditions of unaccompanied children as a particular vulnerable group, with chapters addressing their special needs, healthcare, and education. (PDF)
12/20/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL). Published: 11/15/2018. This one-hour, 16-minute webinar defines and explains federal, state, and local roles and responsibilities in disasters and public health emergencies, and provides a summary of guidance and frameworks used at all levels for planning and coordination. It highlights best practices and examples of effective coordination with community-based organizations to address the health and wellbeing of people with disabilities in disasters. (Video or Multimedia)
12/20/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL). Published: 3/7/2018. This seven-page document summarizes a conference call that described the Administration for Community Living’s issue brief on the opioid public health emergency as part of a series of issue briefs that promote independent living in the community for older adults and people with disabilities. A table details the discussion themes, which included dual diagnosis, prevalence of opioid use, treatment strategies, and unintended consequences. (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: George Mason University (GMU). Published: 12/2018. This 110-page report summarizes a two-year multidisciplinary study by researchers from George Mason University and Stanford University to explore critical biosecurity issues related to Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) and related genome editing technologies. Its purpose was to highlight the changing safety and security landscape engendered by the emergence of new genome editing technologies, help policy-makers and other stakeholders navigate this space, and illuminate broader trends in the life sciences that may impact the biosecurity landscape. (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Wellcome Trust. Published: 11/26/2018. This 124-page book, published with the U.K. Department for International Development, details how the Ebola virus disease and yellow fever epidemics demonstrated two radically different models for data sharing during epidemic response. The role of the nation-state as a focal point in arbitrating data access was subject to continuous testing and was managed quite differently by different national governments. These issues are addressed in the case studies. (Text)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 11/2018. This 28-page manual is for a calculation tool that allows for the quantification of the positive physical and economic consequences for health achieved through improvements in air quality from carbon reduction. The tool aims to support Member States in developing informed policies for national mitigation actions and measures, specifically policy mitigation actions and measures as reported in the nationally determined contributions submitted by the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (NFCCC). (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 12/18/2018. This 44-page document, part of a technical guidance series produced with the European Commission on the health of refugees and migrants, presents policy considerations for promoting refugee and migrant children’s health and well-being, and particularly their mental health. It includes an intersectoral approach that targets risk factors at the individual, family, and community levels. It emphasizes the important role of national/local governments in fostering or hindering equitable living conditions for refugee and migrant children in the areas of housing, healthcare services, and education. (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 12/18/2018. This 48-page document, part of a technical guidance series produced with the European Commission on the health of refugees and migrants, outlines current best practices, evidence, and knowledge to inform policy and program development in the area of health promotion for refugees and migrants in the World Health Organization European Region. It highlights key principles, summarizes priority actions and challenges, maps available resources and tools, and provides policy considerations and practical recommendations to improve health promotion activities. (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 12/18/2018. This 48-page document, part of a technical guidance series produced with the European Commission on the health of refugees and migrants, aims to inform the development of policies and practices related to improving the health of older refugees and migrants. It discusses how both aging and migration are complex, multidimensional processes shaped by a range of factors over the life-course of the individual, and responding to the needs of older refugees and migrants must be integrated into all dimensions of policies and practices related to aging. (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 12/18/2018. This 52-page document, part of a technical guidance series produced with the European Commission on the health of refugees and migrants, identifies problems and entry points for interventions for maternal and newborn health among refugees and migrants in the European region. It outlines policy considerations for four main areas affecting refugee and migrant maternal and newborn health: Individual health status; accessibility of health care; quality of care; and health care policy and financing systems. (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 12/18/2018. This 40-page document, part of a technical guidance series produced with the European Commission on the health of refugees and migrants, reviews the prevalence of some disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depressive and anxiety disorders in the context of migration. Based on the best available evidence regarding risk factors and areas for intervention, it identifies eight priority action areas for consideration by policymakers regarding the mental health of refugees and migrants. (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 12/2018. This four-page report, based on data for 2016 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy), provides information about the 30 European Union/European Economic Area Member States that collected anthrax data through surveillance systems with national coverage. Six sporadic cases of anthrax were reported in Romania (5) and Spain (1). (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 12/2018. This 45-page catalog maps the strengths of the schools and academic departments of public health members of Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) regarding their resources and competencies in the area of communicable disease prevention and control, and their current offer of training activities in that area of knowledge. Course topics are public health emergency preparedness and response, public health surveillance, communication, risk assessment, outbreak investigation, laboratory support for investigation of health threats, research methodology applied to public health and training methods, and leadership. (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Published: 12/2018. This 27-page report focuses on long-range emerging threats—those that may occur in approximately five or more years, or those that may occur during an unknown timeframe—as identified by various respondents at the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The study developed four broad categories for 26 long-range emerging threats that officials identified: Adversaries’ Political and Military Advancements, Dual-Use Technologies, Weapons, and Events and Demographic Changes. (PDF)
12/19/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN). Published: 12/2018. This 68-page guide to communicating climate change offers tips for practitioners to effectively communicate climate change and climate change adaptation and mitigation solutions, with a focus on convincing people of the need for immediate action. It discusses evidence on the broader public health costs and public harms caused by climate-related emissions, such as the health effects of air pollution.
12/18/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 10/2018. This nine-page document, published by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN), provides information about a project to identify and understand the gaps that exist in public health, health care, and radiation control regarding outreach, training, and programmatic activities, and in turn create recommendations to address identified gaps. It provides a table of recommendations and the root causes of gaps that aligned to recommendations. (PDF)
12/17/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 11/30/2018. This 140-page report provides information about the work and achievements of the Partnership Contribution High Level Implementation Plan I (HLIPI), strengthening both global and national preparedness capacities from 2014 to 2017. The Plan focused on five areas of work in 72 countries in the six World Health Organization regions: Laboratory and surveillance, burden of disease, regulatory capacity building, risk communications, and planning for pandemic product deployment. (PDF)
12/13/2018 12:00 AM EST
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)
12/13/2018 12:00 AM EST
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)
12/13/2018 12:00 AM EST
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)
12/13/2018 12:00 AM EST
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)
12/12/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 11/20/2018. This four-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides a list of resources in response to a request for information related to pertussis outbreaks, specifically as it pertained to lessons learned regarding past outbreaks and vaccination programs in the Amish community. (PDF)
12/12/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 11/20/2018. This four-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides a list of resources in response to a request for information on best practices and lessons learned related to hepatitis A outbreaks. (PDF)
12/12/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Governors Association (NGA). Published: 12/10/2018. The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for Preparedness and Response hosted a workshop in early 2018 with multiple states to enhance their public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities. This one-hour, four-minute webinar features state team members from Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon, and New Jersey who discuss their project outcomes and how the workshop has impacted responses in their states. (Video or Multimedia)
12/11/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Published: 12/2018. This 94-page document from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council examines the nation's ability to respond to and recover from a catastrophic power outage of a magnitude beyond modern experience, exceeding prior events in severity, scale, duration, and consequence. It found that significant public and private action is needed to prepare for and recover from a catastrophic outage that could leave large parts of the nation without power for weeks or months, and cause service failures in other sectors, including water and wastewater, communications, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. (PDF)
12/10/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 3/19/2018. This web page provides resources to help leaders, including government officials and leaders in non-governmental organizations, community organizations, and religious groups, play an important role in helping communities and individuals cope during and after a disaster. Topics include Recognize Common Reactions to Stressful Events; How to Support Coping; When to Refer Someone for Professional Help; and Tips for Compassionate Communication with Victims of a Crisis. (Text)
12/10/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: European Union, European Commission. Published: 3/2018. This 156-page document, published with the United Nations, provides a set of specific recommendations that countries and international organizations can use to improve the collection, collation, disaggregation, reporting, and overall quality of statistics on forcibly displaced populations. It discusses how people can be displaced by natural disasters, and Chapter 5, on measuring integration and the satisfaction of the immediate and ongoing needs of refugee and refugee related populations, includes a discussion of health indicators. (PDF)
12/10/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 12/2018. This course provides a concise and easily accessible overview of planning considerations for countries to develop and update their national deployment and vaccination plans on the use and deployment of pandemic influenza vaccines. It consists of 10 modules with video presentations and quizzes: (1) Vaccination strategies, (2) Management and organization, (3) Legal and regulatory planning, (4) Communication and information management, (5) Human resources and security, (6) Public communication, (7) Supply chain management, (8) Managing waste, (9) Post-deployment surveillance and management of adverse events following immunization, and (10) Termination of deployment and vaccination operations. (Video or Multimedia)
12/08/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Alliance Development Works. Published: 11/2018. This 64-page world risk report draws attention to children, a particularly vulnerable section of the population. It details the number of children who have had to flee because of disasters, or who were exploited, abused, injured, or even killed over the last few years. About one out of every four children worldwide lives in a country affected by disasters. The report explores the rights of children in the context of disasters, explains the particular vulnerability of young people, and clarifies the vital need for action in this area. (PDF)
12/08/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 11/2018. This 10-page report summarizes a workshop held on October 30-31, 2018, when participants reviewed the current knowledge and gaps in understanding regarding the effectiveness of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for treating opioid use disorder. They examined the available evidence on the range of parameters and circumstances in which MAT can be effectively delivered (e.g., duration of treatment, populations, settings, and interventions to address social determinants of health as a component of MAT), and identified challenges in implementation and additional research needed. (Text)
12/08/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 5/2018. This nine-page report presents timeliness data related to inspection reports issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) to entities regulated by the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) during calendar year 2017. This analysis is used to improve the timeliness of inspection reports to ensure registered entities are provided timely feedback after an inspection. (PDF)
12/08/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Published: 12/6/2018. This 104-page report is the fourth edition of the Adaptation Gap Reports, which have focused on exploring adaptation gaps, characterized as the difference between the actual level of adaptation and the level required to achieve a societal goal. The second focus of the report is the adaptation gap in the health sector, with a specific focus on three key areas of climate-related health risks: heat and extreme events, climate-sensitive infectious diseases, and food and nutritional security. (PDF)
12/08/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: George Mason University (GMU). Published: 12/4/2018. This one-hour presentation discusses lessons learned for pandemic preparedness since the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic, plans for implementing the new National Biodefense Strategy, and the importance of education for the future of biodefense. It reviews definitions of biodefense and bioincidents, the challenge of catastrophic bioterrorism, and the BioDefense Strategic Framework. (Video or Multimedia)
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