jueves, 28 de noviembre de 2019

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response

11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT


Source: Sphere Project. Published: 11/2019. This eight-page fact sheet explains why the relationship between the environment and humanitarian response is twofold: The environment impacts a humanitarian response because a degraded environment can trigger or worsen a humanitarian crisis; and humanitarian response affects the environment because it can damage the environment further. It discusses environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation in the Sphere Project, and provides a checklist of key considerations. (PDF)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT


Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 5/2019. Private or public organizations can play a key role in a large-scale public health emergency by assisting public health in the distribution and/or dispensing of medical countermeasures, such as antibiotics, and staff or services. This two-page fact sheet provides information about liability issues that are a common concern that employers have expressed when asked to distribute or dispense medical countermeasures on behalf of public health. (PDF)

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