10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Published: 10/2019. This 33-page issue of The Dialogue, a quarterly technical assistance journal on disaster behavioral health, focuses on assisting disaster survivors with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders after a disaster. Article topics include Caring for People With Mental Illness in Disasters; Activating Legal Mechanisms in a Disaster May Help Meet the Temporary Needs of Individuals With Substance Use Issues; U.S. Virgin Islands Recovery; and Missouri Planning Activities Around Serious Mental Illness and Disasters (PDF)
10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Wellcome Trust. Published: 10/2019. This 34-page report aims to guide experts, communicators, and practitioners to communicate about antimicrobial resistance with impact, so that the public understands and supports action on drug-resistant infections. It outlines five evidence-based principles for communicators to keep in mind when talking to the public about drug-resistant infections. When used together, they are more likely to create communication that informs, motivates, and persuades. (PDF)
10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium. Published: 10/2019. This 42-page document provides the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium with the necessary insights into the needs of tribal and rural communities to ensure training continues to meet their training needs. It summarizes a survey of first response organizations, in order to establish the training needs of those organizations. Areas covered by the survey are Demographics, Rural Core Capability Ratings and Training Needs/Gaps, Additional Training Needs/Gaps, Training Information and Delivery Preferences, and Application of Training. (PDF)
06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Nurse-Led Care Coalition (NNCC). Published: 6/2019. This 61-page template can be used to create and customize an emergency operations plan, compliant with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Emergency Preparedness Rule. Health centers should modify suggested language, policies, and/or protocols to reflect current operations and organizational approach to the emergency management program’s structure and ongoing maintenance. (Text)
05/20/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Published: 5/20/2019. These guidelines for on-scene responders apply to exposure to fentanyl, carfentanil, and synthetic opioids. The two-page document provides recommendations for responders attempting to revive someone suspected of an opioid overdose, administering naloxone, and responding to a situation of elevated operational risk, and normal operational risk. (PDF)
01/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Indian Health Service (IHS) [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]. Published: 2019. This web page provides information and trainings about naloxone, a prescription medication that can temporarily reverse opioid overdose and can save lives. It describes naloxone formulations and how to use them, and provides links to training videos and resources from other sources. (Video or Multimedia)
01/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Region V Public Health Training Center (RVPHTC). Published: 2019. This self-paced course discusses key relationships and roles for water emergency preparedness and response, and identifies available tools and strategies for water-related emergency preparedness. It conveys why preparing for water-related emergencies is important, and how water emergency preparedness can ensure a better response to larger events. (Video or Multimedia)
10/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA). Published: 10/2018. This 110-page white paper was developed in response to the persistent opioid crisis in Indian Country and the tragic rising of opioid overdoses and deaths in Arizona. It highlights important areas of concern related to the opioid epidemic, including policy and litigation that may impact tribes in Arizona, and provides tribal leaders in Arizona with information related to the opioid epidemic for continued health and wellness advocacy. (PDF)
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