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 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:26:41 -0400Resource Guide for Public Health Preparednesshttp://www.phpreparedness.info/images/RGicon_rss.gifhttp://www.phpreparedness.info/index.php6060 Business Not As UsualPreparing for Pandemic Flu Public Health, Seattle & King County. 02/20/2008<br/>This training video explains the effects of a possible pandemic, the importance of social distancing, business planning and preventing food and energy shortages. (MS Media) http://www.metrokc.gov/health/pandemicflu/video/ Avian Influenza--Prevention and Control--Communicable Disease Control Sun, 29 Feb 2009 Community Resilience for Catastrophic Health Events Center for Biosecurity. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 06/01/2008<br/>This is an editorial discussing how human behavior during disasters is viewed by disaster planners and how it affects their plans for community resilience. (HTML) http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2008/2008-06-15-communityresilience.html Disaster Studies--Collective Behavior Thu, 26 Jun 2008 The Oslo Policy ForumChanging the Way We Develop, Dealing with Disasters and Climate Change ProVention Consortium. 04/01/2008<br/>This report is a summary of the Oslo Policy Forum on Changing the Way We Develop: Dealing with Disasters and Climate Change, held on February 27-29 2008 in Oslo. It focused on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction within development programs and encouraging collaboration among those promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation. (HTML) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900sid/OCHA-7FNL2F/$file/provention-apr2008.pdf%3Fopenelement Disaster Studies--Risk Management--Policy Making Thu, 26 Jun 2008 Malaria Surveillance: United States, 2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review. 06/20/2008<br/>This report updates malaria surveillance in the U.S. for 2006. It discuses six fatal cases and malaria cases contracted through foreign travel. (HTML) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5705a2.htm Malaria--Epidemiology--Surveillance Wed, 25 Jun 2008 Floods and Flooding Louisiana State University. 06/01/2008<br/>This webpage contains links to regularly updated information on floods, which includes flood clean-up, agricultural issues after the flood for crops, farm buildings and livestock. (HTML) http://eden.lsu.edu/Issues_View.aspx%3FIssueID%3D00431C90-05BA-4946-BD7D-A4A6D045E4FE Floods--Agricultural Impact--Rural Population Wed, 25 Jun 2008 Emergency Planning: Pandemic United States Department of Education. 02/14/2008<br/>This webpage contains links to pandemic flu guidance for schools, educators, and families. It also includes links to planning checklists and examples of state and local plans. (HTML) http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/pandemic/index.html Avian Influenza--Children--Communicable Disease Control Wed, 25 Jun 2008 Questions and Answers Regarding Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 01/04/2007<br/>Provides basic information on BSE (Mad Cow Disease) and the variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease it causes in humans. (HTML) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/vcjd/qa.htm Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)--Zoonoses Tue, 24 Jun 2008 Impact of Temperature and Humidity on the Persistence of Vaccinia Virus and Ricin Toxin on Indoor Surfaces Environmental Protection Agency. 10/01/2008<br/>This report discusses the results of research on vaccinia virus, a surrogate for smallpox virus, and ricin toxin on indoor building materials during a prolonged exposure to both high and low humidity and high and low RH. (PDF) http://www.epa.gov/nhsrc/pubs/reportRicinPersistence011008.pdf Ricin--Biological Warfare Agent--Bioterrorism Mon, 23 Jun 2008 Emergency ManagementObservations of DHS's Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters United States Government Accountability Office. 06/11/2008<br/>This is a report on recommendations made by the GAO concerning the Department of Homeland Security to establish policies to define roles and responsibilities for national emergency preparedness and implement these roles. (PDF) http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08868t.pdf Emergency Management--Federal Government--Organization and Administration Mon, 23 Jun 2008 The Local Role in Disaster ResponseLessons from Katrina and the California Wildfires Heritage Foundation. 06/04/2008<br/>This article concerns recommendations to improve local roles in disaster preparedness and compares the situation during Hurricane Katrina and that of the 2007 the California wildfires. (HTML) http://www.heritage.org/Research/HomelandDefense/bg2141.cfm Disaster Response--Lessons Learned--Local Government Mon, 23 Jun 2008 Flood 2008 Resources Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness. 06/01/2008<br/>This webpage contains links to seven sources for information on floods and flood-related emergencies, including the Iowa Department of Public Health and evacuation information for the elderly and disabled. (HTML) http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icphp/flood-resources.html Floods--Natural Disasters--Evacuation and Relocation Mon, 23 Jun 2008