sábado, 2 de noviembre de 2019

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response



10/12/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Published: 10/12/2019. This 10-page tool is a practical resource to be used to assess the child protection caseworker’s attitudes, knowledge, and skills. These are minimum competency standards for all caseworkers providing case management services. The results of the assessment should inform the capacity building and development actions that a supervisor provides in individual and group supervision sessions. (Text)
10/11/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC). Published: 10/11/2019. This 14-minute video identifies the special considerations needed for inserting and removing a peripheral IV (PIV) from a patient confirmed or suspected to have Ebola or other special pathogen. It provides general information, discusses how to work cautiously in personal protective equipment (PPE), and provides an equipment list. (Video or Multimedia)
10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 10/2019. This poster provides a map that shows where heat waves have occurred around the world and how many deaths they have caused. It details facts and statistics about the health effects of heat waves. As of July 2019, heat waves were continuing or expected to increase in North and Central America and the Caribbean. (PDF)
10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 10/2019. This eight-page report presents an analysis of the time frame for an entity registered with the Federal Select Agent Program to receive a report after an on-site inspection during calendar year 2018 (CY2018). The Federal Select Agent Program uses this data to improve program performance in providing timely feedback to those registered entities that have received an on-site inspection. Of the 194 final inspection reports issued in CY2018, 93 percent were within the 30-business day time frame. (PDF)
08/23/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Published: 8/23/2019. The aim of this 12-page guide is to encourage a structured approach to developing standard operating procedures for child protection case management in humanitarian settings. It is designed for use in humanitarian settings, including protracted crises, although it could be adapted to development settings as well. It encourages a structured approach to developing these procedures so that they are sufficiently comprehensive; contextualized; up-to-date; user-friendly; and well coordinated. (Text)

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