jueves, 11 de abril de 2019

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response



04/09/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/9/2019. This 80-page document is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s annual report detailing its medical countermeasure activities in FY 2018. It provides information about the FDA's objectives, activities, and achievements in the initiative, and how the agency is supporting an adequate supply of medical countermeasures, enabling access to medical countermeasures under FDA’s EUA Authority, and responding to emerging infectious disease public health threats. (PDF)
04/02/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC). Published: 4/2/2019. This seven-page resource is designed to help schools better support students and families in the aftermath of violence and trauma. It provides strategies to assist schools with readiness, response, and recovery to help a school community support resilience in the event of a tragedy. It offers places to turn for more resources, discusses terminology and concepts related to suicide and grief, and highlights the importance of providing culturally responsive services, with example cultural considerations for schools to help Hispanic/Latino students struggling with grief and trauma. (PDF)
03/18/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Bank. Published: 3/18/2019. This eight-page document discusses five questions about robust pandemic preparedness and response, which is necessary to address vulnerability and to prevent, detect, and respond to an outbreak in fragile, conflict, and violence (FCV) situations. It discusses why agencies should invest in pandemic preparedness in FCV situations, why FCV settings are more vulnerable to pandemics, what interventions could be considered, and why pandemic preparedness should be monitored and evaluated. (PDF)

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