Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

National Roadmap on State-Level Efforts to End the Opioid Epidemic: Leading-Edge Practices and Next Steps

09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: American Medical Association (AMA). Published: 9/2019. This 30-page report summarizes an analysis of the response to the opioid epidemic by four states: Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. The analysis focuses on state efforts in six key areas to identify best practices and provide a roadmap for all states to follow in order to increase access to high-quality, evidence-based treatment for persons with a substance use disorder (SUD) or who need comprehensive, multidisciplinary, multimodal pain care, and to increase access to naloxone to save lives from overdose. (PDF)

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) National Network Learning Session: FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination; Who We Are and How We Serve

08/08/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] National Network. Published: 8/8/2019. This one-hour, 32-minute webinar highlights an overview of the strategic vision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (ODIC). Members of ODIC discuss the varying roles of ODIC in headquarters, the regions, and the field. Presenters provide updates on current policy and program initiatives aimed at improving access for persons with disabilities before, during, and after disasters. (Video or Multimedia)

Everything on Her Shoulders: Rapid Assessment on Gender and Violence Against Women and Girls in the Ebola Outbreak in Beni, DRC

03/15/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC). Published: 3/15/2019. This 12-page report summarizes an assessment in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the aim of examining the effects of the Ebola virus disease outbreak and response on women and girls, and specifically how the outbreak has impacted women and girls’ experience of violence, considering the pre-existing context of insecurity in which they live. The ultimate goal of this assessment was to inform how humanitarian actors can take gender into account in the response and ensure the protection of women and girls. (PDF)

UK (United Kingdom) One Health Report: Joint Report on Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance, 2013–2017

01/31/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 1/31/2019. This 81-page report is a cross-government initiative that brings together United Kingdom data (2013-2017) on antibiotic resistance in key bacteria that are common to animals and humans. It includes details on the amount of antibiotics sold for use in animals and antibiotics prescribed to humans, and assesses the occurrence of resistance along the food chain. (PDF)

Contained and Controlled: The UK (United Kingdom)’s 20-year Vision for Antimicrobial Resistance

01/24/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 1/24/2019. This 19-page document details how the United Kingdom will contribute to containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 2040. It describes how the United Kingdom will contribute to the global effort through a lower burden of infection, better treatment of resistant infections, and minimized transmission in communities, the National Health Service (NHS), farms, the environment, and all other settings. (PDF)