Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness New York Academy of Medicine http://www.phpreparedness.info/index.php New resources from the Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness brought to you by The New York Academy of Medicine and The National Library of Medicine. en-us lpregill@nyam.org Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:35:31 -0400Resource Guide for Public Health Preparednesshttp://www.phpreparedness.info/images/RGicon_rss.gifhttp://www.phpreparedness.info/index.php6060 Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients Through Influenza VaccinationStrategies from Research and Practice Joint Commission on Accrediation of Healthcare Organizations. 06/01/2009<br/>This document covers issues surrounding vaccination of health care personnel, including administration, vaccination rates, guidelines, and regulatory efforts. (PDF) http://www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/814E02F2-1E1C-4D76-9043-DBB3E12A205A/0/Flu_Monograph.pdf Vaccines--Influenza--Organization and Administration Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Disaster AssistanceFEMA Strengthened Its Fraud Prevention Controls, but Customer Service Needs Improvement United States Government Accountability Office. 06/01/2009<br/>This report describes improvements by FEMA to its assistance programs, particularly improved fraud prevention controls, but it also describes problems with customer service. (PDF) http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09671.pdf Disaster Response--Federal Government--Organization and Administration Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Master's Degree in Public Health (MPH) Core Competency Development ProjectVersion 2.3 Association of Schools of Public Health. 09/30/2006<br/>This document from the Association of Schools of Public Health lists 119 competencies for the five core areas of public health and seven cross-cutting areas. (PDF) http://www.asph.org/userfiles/version2.3.pdf Competencies--Public Health Practice--Education and Training Wed, 01 Jul 2009 The Role of the Department of Defense During A Flu Pandemic Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. 06/04/2009<br/>This document discusses role of the Department of Defense (DOD) in supporting the domestic and international response effort to the flu pandemic, which is assisting in disease surveillance, assisting partner nations, protecting and treating US forces and dependents, and providing support to civil authorities in the United States. (PDF) http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40619.pdf Influenza--Federal Government--Military Medicine Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Invasions by Eurasian Avian Influenza Virus H6 Genes and Replacement of the Virus' North American Clade Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 06/25/2009<br/>This article discusses phylogenies of avian influenza virus genes and a phylogenetic analysis of the extent and timing of cross-hemisphere movements by the H6 gene to study the separation of the Eurasian and North American clades. (HTML) http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/7/1040.htm Avian Influenza--Disease Information--Epidemiology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Tsunami Risk Reduction for the United StatesA Framework for Action Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction. 12/01/2005<br/>This report focuses on developing tsunami resilient communities, international cooperation, and a list of actions for sustained tsunami risk reduction. (PDF) http://www.sdr.gov/Tsunami%20Risk%20Reduction%20for%20the%20US%20-%20A%20Framework%20for%20Action%202005-12-22.pdf Tsunamis--Disaster Planning--Warning Systems Wed, 01 Jul 2009 War and DiseaseBiomedical Research on Malaria in the Twentieth Century Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 06/25/2009<br/>This is a book review by Eugenia Tognotti of War and Disease by Leo B. Slater, an account of the discovery of drugs effective against malaria and its connection with warfare. (HTML) http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/7/1153b.htm Malaria--History Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Children on the FrontlineChildren and Young People in Disaster Risk Reduction Plan. 06/01/2009<br/>This report discusses how to include children in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation activities. It is divided into five priorities of action and includes key findings from a global survey. (PDF) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900sid/ASAZ-7T3FVV/$file/Plan_Jun2009.pdf%3Fopenelement Children--Disaster Planning--Risk Management Wed, 01 Jul 2009 HAvBED 2: Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and DisastersA Sustainable Bed Availability Reporting System Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 04/01/2009<br/>This is a final report on sustainable bed availability reporting system designed to help care for a surge of patients in the event of a mass casualty incident. It includes a comprehensive guide and conceptual and technical recommendations. (HTML) http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/havbed2/ Surge Capacity--Mass Event--Hospitals Wed, 01 Jul 2009 New Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in SingaporeThe First Ten Adult Imported Cases Singapore Medical Journal. 06/09/2009<br/>This article describes the first ten H1N1 cases in Singapore treated at the Communicable Disease Centre. It contains a table and references. (PDF) http://smj.sma.org.sg/5006/5006a1.pdf Swine Influenza--Surveillance--Epidemiology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Modeling Influenza Epidemics and PandemicsInsights into the Future of Swine Flu (H1N1) BioMed Central. 06/22/2009<br/>This article is a review of the literature of influenza modeling studies and their use in possibility of containing the H1N1 epidemic. It includes a discussion of the Basic Reproduction Number (R0), graphs and charts. (PDF) http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1741-7015-7-30.pdf Swine Influenza--Communicable Disease Control--Epidemiologic Research Design Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Will Routine Annual Influenza Prevention and Control Systems Serve the United States Well in a Pandemic? Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 06/12/2009<br/>This report describes a qualitative assessment of routine influenza prevention and control systems based on document reviews and interviews to determine whether these systems would be sufficient in a pandemic. (PDF) http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/rapidpdf/DMP.0b013e3181ad1833v1.pdf Swine Influenza--Communicable Disease Control--Prevention and Control Wed, 01 Jul 2009