sábado, 8 de febrero de 2020

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response



02/06/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 2/6/2020. This web page, updated on February 6, 2020, links to eight documents that provide guidance to clinical diagnostic laboratories on the handling and processing of specimens associated with 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease. (Text)
02/06/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Evidence Aid. Published: 2/6/2020. This web page provides links to resources from the rapidly expanding and evolving literature about the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. The resources are from U.S. and international agencies, organizations, and publications. (Text)
02/06/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 2/6/2020. This guidance will assist professionals in providing advice to the public on how to prevent spread of 2019–nCoV infection, what symptoms to look for, and what to do if they become unwell in a variety of settings. It includes sections on actions on return from China and specified countries, feeling unwell while away from home, and cleaning shared spaces. (Text)
02/05/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. Published: 2/5/2020. This one-hour, 27-minute Congressional hearing focuses on the health implications and risks of the climate crisis. Witnesses detail how climate change is affecting human health, why children are uniquely and disproportionately harmed by climate change, how farmworkers are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, and what the impacts of climate change and energy demands are on minority, rural, low income, and senior citizen communities. (Video or Multimedia)
02/03/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 2/3/2020. This guidance provides recommendations on exclusions and other actions for healthcare staff who have traveled to China since the start of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. It includes information about self-isolation at home, and occupational health advice. (Text)
02/01/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration [U.S. Department of Labor] (OSHA). Published: 2/2020. This web page provides information for workers and employers about the evolving coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. It includes links to interim guidance and other resources for preventing exposures to, and infection with, 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCov). Guidance information is provided for Hazard Recognition, Standards, Medical Information, Control and Prevention, Background, and Additional Resources. (Text)
02/01/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Trust for America's Health. Published: 2/2020. This 80-page report provides an annual assessment of states’ level of readiness to respond to public health emergencies, and recommends policy actions to ensure that everyone’s health is protected during such events. It reports overall preparedness improvement but also identifies areas that need attention. Topics include disease outbreaks, severe weather and natural disasters, bioterrorism, and pandemics. (PDF)
02/01/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 2/2020. This course, updated in February 2020, is intended for clinicians who are working in intensive care units in low- and middle-income countries, and managing adult and pediatric patients with severe forms of acute respiratory infection (SARI), including severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, and septic shock. It is a hands-on practical guide to be used by health care professionals involved in critical care management during outbreaks of influenza virus (seasonal), human infection due to avian influenza virus (H5N1, H7N9), MERS-CoV, nCoV or other emerging respiratory viral epidemics. (Video or Multimedia)
01/13/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 1/13/2020. This course is designed to provide guidance and the tools necessary for the development of laboratory continuity of operations (COOP) plans. Topics covered include planning objectives and considerations that apply when developing a COOP plan, identifying factors to consider when selecting alternate work facilities, and maintenance cycle and revisions of a COOP plan. (Video or Multimedia)
12/03/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 12/3/2019. This series of three exercises provides an opportunity for microbiologists to participate in a series of virtual case studies using the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) sentinel laboratory protocols to detect potential biothreat agents, while in a safe environment. Each exercise begins with a virtual case description and specimen. Each exercise is complete once a decision is made to either rule out the possibility of a biothreat agent within their laboratory, or to refer the specimen to a Laboratory Response Network (LRN) reference laboratory. (Video or Multimedia)
10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 10/2019. The National Academies convened a workshop on June 11-12, 2019, to explore the growing understanding of how the interplay between humans and microbes affects host physiology and causes noncommunicable diseases. This 164-page report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop, which included an overview of colliding epidemics, emerging research on associations between infectious and noncommunicable diseases, risks posed by chronic diseases to the development and severity of infectious diseases, and the influence of the microbiome. (Text)
08/27/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency [Department of Homeland Security] (FEMA). Published: 8/27/2019. This one-hour webinar describes the role non-traditional facilities like libraries and senior centers play in emergencies. Public facilities of this type can be powerful resources during disasters and emergencies. Topics discussed include how New Jersey integrated its library system into the state emergency disaster plan and how New York City leveraged its public facilities to develop a cooling center network. Speakers include representatives from the New Jersey State Library, New York City Emergency Management, and the Bureau of Emergency Preparedness at the New York City Department for the Aging. (Video or Multimedia)

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