martes, 17 de diciembre de 2019

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response



12/15/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 12/15/2019. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange), updated in December 2019, provides resources that highlight lessons learned from recent events and strategies for implementing virtual medical care during a disaster. Resources are categorized in topics that include Applications for Telemedicine, Call Centers and Triage Lines, Event-Specific Lessons Learned, and Plans, Tools, and Templates. (Text)
12/13/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Natural Hazards Center [University of Colorado at Boulder]. Published: 12/13/2019. This training module, which is made possible with funding from the National Science Foundation and supplemental support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, introduces participants to academic literature that describes common mental health outcomes associated with disaster. It includes case studies to present common methodological approaches used to conduct disaster mental health research. In addition, trainings, tools, and policies that familiarize users with evidence-informed actions that address the mental health needs of those affected by disaster are also included. (Video or Multimedia)
12/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: RAND Corporation. Published: 12/2019. This 27-page document reviews the current scope and operation of global health security, identifies emerging threats, and assesses how adequately current visions of global health security account for these threats. The authors identify two main threats to global health security: slow-burn problems, whose long-term effects are underestimated, potentially causing them to receive insufficient attention until it is too late to reverse the damage; and the implications for dual use of emerging technologies that have beneficial uses but also can be used as weapons. (PDF)
12/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 12/2019. This four-page fact sheet from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides a summary of the Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) data collected and analyzed for the following natural disasters in 2018: Hurricanes Irma and Maria, U.S. Virgin Islands (January-August 2018); Hurricane Michael, Florida (November-December 2018); Typhoon Mangkhut and Yutu, Mariana Islands (November 2018-January 2019); and California Wildfire (December 2018-January 2019). (PDF)
12/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] (CDC NIOSH). Published: 12/2019. This one-page document focuses on self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) facepiece sizing issues within fire departments. It also provides a list of best practice reminders. When users experience issues with National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-approved respirators, NIOSH initiates a Certified Product Investigation Process to identify the root cause and develop corrective actions. (PDF)
11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Natural Hazards Center [University of Colorado at Boulder]. Published: 11/2019. This one-page table is intended to assist extreme event investigators to ensure that they have addressed a variety of research design issues that often emerge in the proposal writing and review stages. With each new research question, site, or population that is added to a study, each of the questions will need to be answered again. (PDF)
11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Natural Hazards Center [University of Colorado at Boulder]. Published: 11/2019. This two-page fact sheet discusses the importance of conducting a systematic literature review as an essential part of the hazards and disaster research process. By identifying and critically evaluating available knowledge on a research topic, researchers can identify gaps and/or inconsistencies in the existing literature. This can inform the development of innovative research questions and help prioritize what perishable and time-sensitive data should be collected in the disaster aftermath, as well as establish longer-term research agendas for mitigation, preparedness, and recovery-oriented research. (PDF)
11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Natural Hazards Center [University of Colorado at Boulder]. Published: 11/2019. The one-page table is intended to assist extreme event investigators in conducting a systematic literature review on a given topic. After carefully choosing literature search criteria and conducting a search (see Part I: Conducting a Systematic Literature Review), this table can be used to inventory the identified studies. (PDF)
11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Natural Hazards Center [University of Colorado at Boulder]. Published: 11/2019. Depending on discipline and methodological approach, there are a variety of tools and supplies that each team must bring into the field to collect data. This one-page document provides a list of general supplies that are needed by most teams conducting disciplinary or interdisciplinary research involving human subjects, including for extreme events. (PDF)

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