09/03/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of Inspector General [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS OIG). Published: 9/3/2019. This 48-page report summarizes a study of the mental health challenges of children in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)- funded facilities. Facilities described the challenges inherent in addressing the mental health needs of children who had experienced significant trauma before coming into Health and Human Services (HHS) care, and reported that challenges employing mental health clinicians resulted in high caseloads and limited their effectiveness in addressing children's needs. The report makes six recommendations for ORR to make at its facilities. (PDF)
09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: University of Michigan, Medical School. Published: 9/2019. This two-page report summarizes the results of a University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging that asked a national sample of adults age 50–80 about their experiences with disasters and emergency planning, as well as their preparedness for such events. Although more than half of older adults believe they will likely experience some type of natural disaster or emergency in the coming year, and the majority generally feel confident in their ability to manage through them, many older adults have not taken key steps recommended by disaster preparedness agencies. (PDF)
09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia. Published: 9/2019. This 35-page plan builds on and is aligned with the Global Strategic Plan to Strengthen Public Health Preparedness and Response; the World Health Organization's Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance; the Research and Development Blueprint for action to prevent epidemics; and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework. It is also guided by regional approaches, networks, and mechanisms for health emergency preparedness and response, such as the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases, a common strategic framework for the regions of South-East Asia and the Western Pacific. (PDF)
08/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Police Foundation. Published: 8/2019. This 99-page report details the government and community structures in Broward County, Florida; and how the interaction between the relevant stakeholders compares to national promising practices, impacted the response to the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and continues to challenge recovery. The findings and recommendations are intended to provide opportunities for the relevant stakeholders to come together and address the challenges that emerged on day of the shootings in 2018, and to provide public safety agencies, school districts, and governments across the nation with critical guidance to inform the response to future school shootings. Chapter 4 focuses on recovery, mental health, and wellness. (PDF)
06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Published: 6/2019. The new standard described in this eight-page document, NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, 2020 edition, is a tool that may be helpful for developing comprehensive risk assessment methodology because it covers an all-hazards approach and many of the program provisions of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule for emergency preparedness. NFPA 1300 includes requirements for a process that helps users determine what the hazards and risks are for their community or facility and how to prioritize those risks. (PDF)
02/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC). Published: 2/2019. The project described in this 79-page report, which was completed in 2018, focused on the low-tech radiological decontamination method efficacy of outdoor surfaces following a radiological or nuclear incident, as well as a related project, completed in 2017, that focused on the low-tech radiological method decontamination efficacy on indoor surfaces. The report included use of low-tech decontamination methods on surfaces common to outdoor residential environments and included evaluating the decontamination efficacy, method constraints, safety concerns, feasibility, waste generation, potential exposure, and cost. (PDF)
01/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 2019. This spreadsheet provides information about additions and deletions of medicines on the World Health Organization model lists of essential medicines from 1977 to 2017. It includes information for 565 active ingredients. (Text)
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