viernes, 6 de septiembre de 2019

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response



08/09/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 8/9/2019. This web page provides resources for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related emergency preparedness and outbreak response. Emergencies can include natural disasters (such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts), man-made disasters (such as chemical spills into waterways), and outbreaks (such as infections linked to water exposure after a disaster). Preparedness resources include preparedness toolkits, preparedness training, and directions for emergency disinfection of water. (Text)
06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 6/2019. This 33-page document provides guidance for emergency responders to assist in the planning, coordination, and management of spontaneous offers of support from the public during an emergency. Consideration should be given in all emergency planning to the approach for advising and directing spontaneous volunteers and donations. In some emergencies, it will be necessary to facilitate large-scale multi-location volunteer coordination capability; in others, it may be necessary to discourage or to decline the offers of help from spontaneous volunteers; or it may suffice to advise independent voluntary action through community and voluntary leaders. (PDF)
06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 6/2019. This 17-page guidance helps emergency planners ensure that communities are central to emergency planning, response, and recovery. It reflects the wider landscape of activities and capabilities being captured under the term community resilience (individual resilience, social action, and voluntary capabilities). It aims to help individuals, businesses, community networks, and voluntary organizations be empowered to prepare, respond, and recover from emergencies and disasters. (PDF)
10/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Emergency Management Association (NEMA). Published: 10/2018. This 101-page after action report illuminates what went well during the response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017, as well as the areas needing improvement. It also provides a detailed analysis of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) process: coordination and control, request and offer, mobilization, deployment, demobilization, and reimbursement; and provides recommendations. (PDF)

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