Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Changing Climate and Children’s Health

10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU). Published: 10/2019. This course provides an overview of climate change, identifying important details that impact the health of pediatric patients. It provides abundant resources for patients, and details how to prepare clinics for extreme weather events. Participants will learn to identify common health impacts associated with climate change, explain the potential relationship of birth outcomes and climate change, and explain how health care providers can assist patients in addressing health effects due to climate change. (Video or Multimedia)

2019 FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Science Forum: Transforming Health: Innovation in FDA Science

09/23/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 9/23/2019. This web page provides the agenda and videos from a forum held on September 11-12, 2019, that discusses how Food and Drug Administration (FDA) researchers are using novel science and technologies to inform FDA’s regulatory decision-making and drive innovation. Topic areas are Precision Health; Advanced Technology; Product Accessibility, Integrity, and Security; Predictive Tools; Advancing Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence; Outbreak; Addiction; and Empowering Consumers, Patients, and Other Stakeholders. (Video or Multimedia)

Antigenic and Genetic Characteristics of Zoonotic Influenza A Viruses and Development of Candidate Vaccine Viruses for Pandemic Preparedness: September 2019

09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 9/2019. This nine-page document summarizes the genetic and antigenic characteristics of recent zoonotic influenza viruses and related viruses circulating in animals that are relevant to candidate vaccine virus updates. Zoonotic influenza viruses continue to be identified and evolve both genetically and antigenically, leading to the need for additional candidate vaccine viruses for pandemic preparedness purposes. (PDF)

Mumps in U.S. Detention Facilities

08/28/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 8/28/2019. This one-hour webinar features the federal and local perspectives on the current landscape of mumps outbreaks in U.S. detention facilities; the complex operations for managing custody of detainees in detention facilities; the important roles of local, state, and federal partners in responding to outbreaks in detention facilities; and resources to assist with response efforts. Speakers also discuss the epidemiology of mumps in U.S. detention facilities, and the health service systems for detainee health care. (Video or Multimedia)