07/17/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 7/17/2019. This six-page document summarizes the meeting on July 17, 2019, of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Committee is concerned that a year into the outbreak, there are worrying signs of possible extension of the epidemic. It was the view of the Committee that a coordinated international response under the International Health Regulations (2005) is required. Thus, the conditions for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the IHR (2005) have been met. (PDF)
07/17/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 7/17/2019. This one-hour webinar from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC) and National Center for Environmental Health discusses the health risks that hurricanes bring; planning and preparedness for the 2019 hurricane season; and how community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and public health professionals can effectively communicate hurricane messages. (Video or Multimedia)
07/11/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Published: 7/11/2019. This 33-page document is testimony before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, Committee on Homeland Security. It describes the status of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Public Assistance grant funding in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) in response to the 2017 hurricanes as of April 2019; the establishment of recovery offices in Puerto Rico and the USVI; and challenges in implementing the Public Assistance program, and actions FEMA has taken to address them. (PDF)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 7/2019. This six-page report on cases of tularemia is based on data for 2017 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on December 11, 2018. In 2017, 447 cases of tularemia were reported by 18 countries in the European Union/European Economic Area, 413 (92 percent) of which were confirmed. Tularemia is widely distributed throughout most of Europe, where the ingestion of contaminated water is the main transmission route of the disease. (PDF)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Rural Health Association (NRHA). Published: 7/2019. This nine-page policy brief addresses some of the areas of opportunity for emergency preparedness for rural communities, and discusses why an emergency preparedness plan is imperative for rural communities, as many rural communities have limited resources compared to urban areas, such as human resources, financial, distribution, and access challenges. It provides information about removing barriers to enhance disaster planning, emergency response, and recovery efforts, and provides a list of recommendations. (PDF)
06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 6/2019. This 21-page protocol provides health care and public health professionals guidance on how to investigate the role of environmental contamination during outbreaks of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus) in a health care setting where a patient infected with MERS-CoV is currently being treated. The results from such studies will be used in risk assessment and risk management of MERS-CoV hospital-acquired infections, and also for guiding the implementation and monitoring of effectiveness of infection prevention and control measures. (PDF)
06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability (IAB). Published: 6/2019. This one-page document provides information about observations and findings from the Jack Rabbit Project that have yielded valuable data and information for emergency responders engaged in planning for or responding to a large-scale chlorine (Cl2) release. it provides a list of fast facts, physical and chemical properties of chlorine, and additional information. The fact sheet is from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s research on catastrophic releases of chlorine, named the Jack Rabbit Project. (PDF)
06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health (CDC NCEH). Published: 6/2019. This 64-page document is a guideline for field staff in conducting a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER). This third edition was developed to address partner feedback, provide more detailed instructions, and incorporate the broad scope of CASPER uses and potential impacts. Public health personnel, emergency management officials, academics, and others who wish to assess household-level public health needs will find this toolkit useful for rapid data collection for actionable decision-making during disaster or non-emergency situations. (PDF)
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