Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Topic Collection: Volunteer Management

09/25/2019 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: 9/25/2019. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange), updated in September 2019, provides resources that include guidance and strategies, targeted legal information, and planning templates to assist healthcare facilities with successfully incorporating volunteers into their disaster management plans. It includes some key resources for professionals responsible for the day-to-day management of a public health/healthcare volunteer program. (Text)

Jynneos Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Non-Replicating

09/24/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 9/24/2019. This six-page document details the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s approval of Jynneos Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Non-Replicating, for the prevention of smallpox and monkeypox disease in adults 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk for smallpox or monkeypox infection. This is the only currently FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox disease. This vaccine is also part of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). (PDF)

Driving Public Health in the Fast Lane: The Urgent Need for a 21st Century Data Superhighway

09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). Published: 9/2019. This 56-page report shares the challenges with data sharing within the current public health surveillance system, and demonstrates the need to create an efficient and modern 21st century public health data superhighway. It details the core pillars of public health surveillance, and presents five five key principles to transforming the nation's public health surveillance system. (PDF)

National Emergency Communications Plan: 2019

09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Published: 9/2019. The National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP), updated in 2019 in this 112-page document, is the nation’s strategic plan to strengthen and enhance emergency communications capabilities. It navigates the complex mission of maintaining and improving emergency communications capabilities for emergency responders and serves as the nation’s roadmap to ensuring emergency communications interoperability at all levels of government. (PDF)

Illicit Drugs, Including Fentanyl: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Emergency Responders—Using Personal Protective Equipment

08/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] (CDC NIOSH). Published: 8/2019. This 12-minute video will help emergency responders understand the risks and what they can do to protect themselves from exposure to illicit drugs by properly donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed this video in collaboration with the Fredericksburg, VA, Police and Fire Departments. (Video or Multimedia)

Data Sharing in Public Health Emergencies: Analysis of Barriers and Enablers from an Outbreak Response Perspective (SHARE)

12/01/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: Wellcome Trust. Published: 12/2018. This 48-page case study focuses on outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), as a new emerging zoonotic pathogen without a licensed intervention, to provide an in-depth understanding of barriers and enablers to data sharing to such zoonotic emerging infectious disease (EID) outbreaks. It provides an overview of critical lessons learned from past experiences and supports the development of sustainable data sharing practices for future research and infectious disease outbreak preparedness. (PDF)