01/17/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Natural Hazards Center [University of Colorado at Boulder]. Published: 1/17/2020. This 31-minute webinar provides a demonstration of the newly released CONVERGE Disaster Mental Health Training Module. It offers an overview of the broader vision for the CONVERGE Training Modules, as well as feature specific tips for how users can integrate the Disaster Mental Health module into their classroom, workplace, and future presentations. (Video or Multimedia)
01/08/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 1/8/2020. This 12-page report describes trends in opioid prescribing at emergency department (ED) discharge among adults from 2006–2007 through 2016–2017, by selected patient and hospital characteristics and the type of opioids prescribed. The overall percentage of all ED visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge increased from 19.0 percent in 2006–2007 to 21.5 percent in 2010–2011, and decreased to 14.6 percent in 2016–2017. (PDF)
01/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 1/2020. This 28-page report summarizes 2018 program data for the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP), which regulates the possession, use, and transfer of biological select agents and toxins so that important work with potentially dangerous and deadly pathogens can be conducted as safely and securely as possible. The report includes a look at both the regulatory functions of the program, as well as compliance with the select agent regulations at laboratories across the nation. (PDF)
01/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 1/2020. These Risk Assessment Guidelines for Infectious Diseases Transmitted on Aircraft (RAGIDA) are to assist public health authorities in decision-making regarding contact tracing when a case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is found to have been traveling on an aircraft. With the epidemiological and virological information available as of January 20, 2020, the approach proposed in this six-page guidance could also be used for contact tracing of novel coronavirus cases associated with the 2019-nCoV outbreak in China or other novel coronavirus infections, until further evidence warrants a new review. (PDF)
01/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Milbank Memorial Fund. Published: 1/2020. This web page provides an online source for curated, actionable, evidence-based resources on opioids and the opioid crisis in the United States. It offers resources on a broad range of topics, including addiction treatment, harm reduction, prevention, recovery, and alternative treatments for pain. The materials include downloadable documents, such as policy reports, implementation guides, government documents such as relevant legislation, infographics, videos, and website links. (Text)
01/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 1/2020. This short course provides an introduction to the World Health Organization Health Emergencies Programme’s learning strategy, the competency-based approach that underlies it, and how it can be used to design and deliver training. The learning package consists of two modules, with explainer videos and a quiz at the end. (Video or Multimedia)
12/17/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Natural Hazards Center [University of Colorado at Boulder]. Published: 12/17/2019. The National Science Foundation-supported RAPID facility provides researchers with equipment, software, and support services to collect, process, and analyze perishable data from natural hazard events. This 32-minute webinar discusses the RAPID facility and its recently released mobile data collection iOS app, RApp. Participants will learn more about how RApp can be used to collect field data and how it connects to DesignSafe, which is a cloud-based data repository. (Video or Multimedia)
02/05/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Natural Hazards Center [University of Colorado at Boulder]. Published: 2/5/2019. This one-hour, two-minute webinar released the results of the 2018 census of the social science hazards and disaster research community. It features a demo of the Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) interactive map, which includes the names, organizational affiliations, and geographic locations of the 683 researchers who signed up for SSEER in 2018. These researchers include people working in public health/epidemiology. (Video or Multimedia)
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