05/16/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 5/16/2019. This 90-page publication is a pioneering collection of case studies describing area-based approaches to urban challenges (2010-2019), and represents a key output and important milestone of the Urban Settlements Working Group (USWG), by consolidating current practices, identifying common challenges and constraints, and providing operational guidance. Case studies documented are in response to both humanitarian crises and developmental challenges, from a mix of contexts such as rapid onset natural disasters, and include Enhancing Capacity of Disaster Management Agencies, and Disaster Resilient City Development Strategies. (PDF)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/2019. This Web page provides information and materials for the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly, which takes place in Geneva on May 20-28, 2019. The Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). Documents for the Assembly include Report of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme; WHO's Work in Emergencies; Draft WHO Global Strategy on Health, Environment and Climate Change; Annual Report on the Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005); and Draft Plan of Action on Climate Change and Health in Small Island Developing States. (Text)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Published: 5/2019. This leadership guide provides government leaders with guidance on anticipating and averting governing pitfalls that arise during bioattacks and epidemics. It sets forth strategic goals that distinguish effective, compassionate leadership in epidemics; illustrates circumstances posed by bioattacks that further complicate response to the health crisis; and identifies dilemmas of governing that commonly arise during naturally occurring or intentionally caused epidemics. (Text)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Published: 5/2019. This 56-page report identifies who collects disaster displacement data, how data are collected, and for how long. It reveals the most important gaps and provides action-oriented recommendations to overcome them. Weather-related hazards account for more than 87 percent of all disaster displacement, and the impacts of climate change and the increasing concentration of populations in areas exposed to storms and floods mean that ever more people are at risk of being displaced. (PDF)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 5/2019. This 24-page document serves to inform local health departments (LHDs) about the domestic opioid epidemic, and share success stories from LHDs currently engaged in opioid-related efforts, as well as resources and informative sidebars. Information provided in this document includes history; background information; law and policies; and sample practices for monitoring and surveillance, prevention, harm reduction, linkages to care, stakeholder engagement, and community partnerships. (PDF)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 5/2019. In order to integrate social science capacities on a global scale for pandemic and other health emergencies response, the World Health Organization developed the SocialNET training in 2017, and designed it to prepare social scientists, communicators, and related emergency response experts to work effectively as part of public health emergency response teams.This 54-page report provides information about the SocialNET training held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in December 2018 to provide an interactive adult learning experience with an emphasis on sharing best practices. (PDF)
04/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 4/2019. The National Association of County and City Health Officials hosted the 2019 Vector Summit on April 16–18, 2019, in Pittsburgh, PA. This Web page provides videos, presentations, and materials from the summit, which increased the capacity of local mosquito and tick management professionals to detect, prevent, prepare for, and respond to vector-borne disease; implement and maintain a mosquito or tick surveillance program; adopt key considerations for mosquito and tick control; and use best practices for data use and risk communication. (Video or Multimedia)
09/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 9/2018. In February 2017, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe introduced a capacity-building package on emergency risk communication (ERC) in five steps. This 40-page report provides an overview of the ERC project, its initial implementation in 13 countries and Kosovo, lessons learned, and future plans. The objective is to ensure that coordinated structures, systems, and plans are in place for effective communication before, during, and after all-hazard health emergencies; provide affected communities with targeted information to influence their behavior and reduce suffering and loss of life; and shorten the time required for emergency control. (PDF)
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