09/18/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 9/18/2019. This 66-page report commissioned by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board explores progress in community engagement in health emergencies made over recent years, highlights ongoing gaps and challenges, and articulates how community engagement can be more effectively implemented to improve outcomes in health emergency preparedness and response. While advances have been made in recent years, countries remain sorely underprepared to tackle a global pandemic, and significantly greater investment needs to be dedicated to longer-term community engagement. (PDF)
09/17/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 9/17/2019. This webinar for clinicians discusses Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for the prescribing or dispensing of naloxone to patients at risk for opioid overdose. Speakers detail the state of the opioid overdose epidemic, role of naloxone, guidance and recommendations for naloxone co-prescribing and prescribing, and findings from the August 2019 CDC Vitals Signs on Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Dispensing. (Video or Multimedia)
09/13/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences] (NCDMPH). Published: 9/13/2019. This 55-minute webinar discusses the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas, featuring a speaker from Team Rubicon, a nonprofit organization offering veterans a chance to continue their service by helping those afflicted by disasters. The extent of the destruction in the Bahamas is detailed, along with the response to the disaster, and the greatest medical and rebuilding needs of the Bahamas. (Video or Multimedia)
09/12/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 9/12/2019. This web page provides information about how the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Recovery Division, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), coordinates the federal Health and Social Services Recovery Support Function (HSS RSF). The HSS RSF represents a coalition of 17 federal agencies with programmatic equities, expertise, and capabilities to enable a locally led disaster recovery to the health and social services needs of survivors that is more effective, more efficient, and more sustainable over the marathon of the community’s recovery. (Text)
09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Published: 9/2019. This 84-page report, commissioned by and prepared for the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, examines the current state of preparedness for pandemics caused by “high-impact respiratory pathogens” — pathogens with the potential for widespread transmission and high observed mortality. Were a high-impact respiratory pathogen to emerge, either naturally or as the result of accidental or deliberate release, it would likely have significant public health, economic, social, and political consequences. (PDF)
09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Published: 9/2019. This 60-page report examines the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s and the Red Cross’ coordination of mass care in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017, and FEMA’s support and use of assessments of mass care capabilities for the 2017 hurricanes. It makes six recommendations, including that FEMA emphasize the importance of defining roles and responsibilities in its guidance to states and localities, require them to solicit information from key mass care providers in assessing capabilities, and develop protocols for providing feedback to grantees on capability assessments. (PDF)
09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Alliance Development Works. Published: 9/2019. With a focus on water supply, the 71-page World Risk Report highlights a key issue in the context of disasters from both a practical and a scientific perspective. With the World Risk Index, it provides an analysis of disaster risks worldwide and indicates which countries are in the greatest need to strengthen measures for coping with and adapting to extreme natural events. It discusses how more than ever before, the public became aware that the effects of climate change, the resulting weather extremes, and the effects on water supplies that affect the lives of people worldwide. (PDF)
09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Governors Association (NGA). Published: 9/2019. This virtual resource center was developed as a repository for state-focused resources pertaining to public health emergency preparedness policy. The resources are targeted at state leaders in the fields of public health, emergency management, and administration, although due to the cross-disciplinary nature of public health emergency preparedness, a broader audience may find these tools useful. Resources are grouped into four major sections: Lessons Learned, Promising Practices, State Examples, and External Links. (Video or Multimedia)
09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC). Published: 9/2019. This 43-page report summarizes the results of biological decontamination experiments performed at the Water Security Test Bed (WSTB). The experiments focused on removing and remediating Bacillus globigii spores adhered to the inner surface of the eight-inch water pipe. Bacillus globigii spores are a non-pathogenic surrogate for Bacillus anthracis, which is the causative agent of anthrax. First responders and decision-makers managing a water contamination event can use data in this report to more effectively make decisions about decontamination water infrastructure. (PDF)
09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 9/2019. In this first annual report, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board explores and identifies the most urgent needs and seven specific actions required to accelerate preparedness for health emergencies, focusing in particular on biological risks manifesting as epidemics and pandemics. The 48-page document details how the world is at acute risk for devastating regional or global disease epidemics or pandemics that not only cause loss of life but also upend economies and create social chaos. (PDF)
09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 9/2019. Through analysis of country-level data, key stakeholder interviews, and reviews of high-level recommendations made in the wake of recent emergencies, this 65-page report provides an overview of the status of country preparedness capacities and global progress in implementing identified priority actions. The analysis indicates that the strongest capacities across all countries include laboratory systems, surveillance, and immunization. The weakest include capacities for preparing against chemical and radiation emergencies, as well as securing points of entry. (PDF)
08/16/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 8/16/2019. This 111-page document supersedes an interim version, previously published on January 19, 2017, and is published with the Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Labor, Department of Defense, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The main component of this guidance addresses planning for Category A waste management activities, including considerations for developing, evaluating, and revising organizational (e.g., hospital) or jurisdictional (e.g., state, territorial, or local) plans. Several accompanying appendices provide users with information about pathogens classified as Category A infectious substances, decision-making for waste treatment and disposal activities, communicating effectively about safe waste management and associated issues, and additional related resources. (PDF)
08/12/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Wellcome Trust. Published: 8/12/2019. At the request of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), the Wellcome Trust has developed this 42-page report, which examines the status, progress, and challenges in research and development (R&D) for epidemics; the dimensions of R&D governance and coordination, gaps, and priorities in specific areas; and how R&D is carried out. Its goal is to ensure that R&D is better harnessed to address epidemics. (PDF)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] (CDC NIOSH). Published: 5/2019. This 36-page report was written when the national union representing fire fighters requested assistance after a municipal fire department responded to a fire at a chemical manufacturer and distributor in January 2018. The request concerned chemical exposures these fire fighters may have experienced during their response activities, and asked for guidance on long-term medical monitoring for those who participated in this response. The study found that most fire fighters who had symptoms related to the response fully recovered, although some fire fighters had persistent symptoms after four months. (PDF)
11/13/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Governors Association (NGA). Published: 11/13/2018. This one-hours, three-minute webinar features speakers who discuss several aspects of isolation and quarantine during public health emergencies, drawing on lessons from the Ebola outbreak. Topics include legal authority and experiences in Georgia from a state's perspective, control of communicable diseases, and federal versus state authorities. (Video or Multimedia)
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