05/10/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Published: 5/10/2019. This 52-page document aims to help national governments and national and international agencies assess the impact of disasters on people and their living conditions, access to basic services, livelihoods, social status, and coping capacities, and also on overall levels of poverty and human development. It adds to the compendium of Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) guidelines published jointly by the European Union, World Bank, and the United Nations for conducting assessments in disaster-affected countries. (PDF)
05/09/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: White House. Published: 5/9/2019. This 32-page document reaffirms a continued and coordinated U.S. Government approach to strengthening the world’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats, whether natural, accidental, or deliberate. It delineates how the U.S. Government will achieve the National Security Strategy priority actions of Detecting and Containing Biothreats at Their Source, and Improving Emergency Response domestically as part of the global health security system. (PDF)
05/03/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Alabama Department of Public Health. Published: 5/3/2019. The purpose of this one-hour webinar is to raise awareness of the dangers caused by single and dual use chemicals that have been used in warfare, such as arsenicals. It describes important historical and recent examples of chemical agents use in warfare; enumerates clinical components of major chemical toxidromes; and describes challenges in prevention and response for first responders and receivers in caring for victims of chemical exposure. (Video or Multimedia)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Published: 5/2019. This 159-page report highlights the many challenges, but also opportunities, that cities face today when dealing with internal displacement. It also demonstrates a changing humanitarian landscape, where internal displacement poses risks to both current and future crises. Almost 1,600 disaster events triggered new displacements in 2018, most of them associated with weather-related hazards. Part 3 includes a section on urban displacement in the context of conflict, disasters, and development, with a spotlight on flood displacement risk. (PDF)
04/16/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 4/16/2019. This one-hour CDC Public Health Ground Rounds presentation discusses different perspectives for building local response capabilities for emerging public health threats to families, including pregnant women, infants, and children. From the Zika outbreak to natural disasters to the recent wildfires, the U.S. has faced a series of complex public health emergencies. Speakers discuss how each of these public health crises revealed a critical need for U.S. public health and health care systems at the national, state, and more specifically the local levels to prepare for and rapidly respond to the unique needs of families. (Video or Multimedia)
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