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University of Toronto Joint Centre for
Bioethics report on ethical considerations
during a pandemic
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February Academic Emergency Medicine
article on ventilator triage during an epidemic
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Report on SARS Outbreak in Canada
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"Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies:
A Field Guide for Media"
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"Interim Guidance on Planning for the
Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in
Health Care Settings during an Influenza
Pandemic"
This document synthesizes traditional
infection control and industrial hygiene
approaches to enhancing protection of health
care personnel during an influenza pandemic.
It emphasizes that surgical mask and respirator
use are components of a system of infection
control practices to prevent the spread
of infection between infected and non-infected
persons. It also reflects concerns that
additional precautions are advisable during
a pandemic.
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"Tabletop Exercises for Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness in Local Public Health Agencies"
The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services has released a report that presents
a fully customizable template for a tabletop
exercise for pandemic influenza preparedness
that can be used by state and local health
agencies and their healthcare and governmental
partners as an exercise in training, in
building relationships, and in evaluation.
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HHS's "Interim Guidance on Planning
for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators
in Health Care Settings during an Influenza
Pandemic"
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HHS pandemic flu plan section on airborne
transmission
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HHS pandemic flu plan section on airborne
transmissionFederal and State Quarantine
and Isolation Authority. Congressional Research
Service. 16 Aug 2006
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Federal and State Quarantine and Isolation
Authority. Congressional Research Service.
16 Aug 2006
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Modeling Community Containment for Pandemic
Influenza: A Letter Report. Committee on
Modeling Community Containment for Pandemic
Influenza. The National Academies.
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How is the New Zealand Government Preparing
for an Influenza Pandemic
The World Health Organisation (WHO)
has warned that the current risk from avian
influenza (“bird flu”) becoming the next
human influenza pandemic is high. The Ministry
of Health (MoH) is currently updating its
pandemic influenza plan and is leading government-wide
work to prepare for a possible pandemic
in New Zealand.
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Measurement and Indicators for Disasters:
Topical Bibliography
The Center for Hazards Research and Policy
Development at the University of Louisville
has made available the working paper "Measurement
and Indicators for Disasters: Topical Bibliography."
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Disasters and the Law: Katrina and Beyond
The Law Library at the University of California,
Berkeley developed this Web site containing
information gathered from a variety of sources
on a multitude of topics discussing the
law's response to natural disasters. Each
topic contains links to relevant articles,
responses from government and military officials,
policy papers, opinion pieces, regulatory
guidance, and statutory authority.
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New Paper from the University of Delaware
Disaster Research Center
This paper, "The Disasters of the 21st Century:
A Mixture of New, Old, and Mixed Types,"
by E.L. Quarantelli (2006) is available
from the University of Delaware Disaster
Research Center. It suggests society is
at a historical juncture with the appearance
of a new category of disasters that the
author calls trans-system social ruptures.
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Disasters, Death, and Destruction: Accounting
for Recent Calamities
The report from the Sixth Annual Roger Revelle
Commemorative Lecture given by Roger Pielke,
Jr. and presented by the Ocean Studies Board
of the National Academies on March 15 is
available here.
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When the Big One Strikes Again: Estimated
Losses due
to a Repeat of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
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Managing Risk in Earthquake Country:
Estimated Losses for a Repeat of the 1906
San Francisco Earthquake and Earthquake
Professionals
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These two documents were prepared in advance
of the 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference
Commemorating the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
held from April 18-22 in San Francisco,
California
USGS 1906 Earthquake Response
This document, "Facing the Great Disaster:
How the Men and Women of the U.S. Geological
Survey Responded to the 1906 San Francisco
Earthquake," published in commemoration
of the 100th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake,
describes how the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) staff stationed in Sacramento and
Berkeley, California, swung into action
after the earthquake struck, bringing help
to the residents of devastated San Francisco,
documenting the effects of the quake, and
investigating the causes of the major geologic
event.
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People, Land, and Water" Special Edition
on the 1906 Earthquake
This special edition of "People, Land, and
Water," a magazine of the U.S. Department
of the Interior, commemorates the 1906 earthquake,
documents the birth and growth of earthquake
science in the United States, and demonstrates
how this science is used to help safeguard
communities.
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Empowering America: A Proposal for Enhancing
Regional Preparedness
This report, written by a task force of
scholars organized by The Heritage Foundation
and George Washington University's Homeland
Security Policy Institute, focuses on the
importance of regional preparedness to building
a national response system that allows local
communities, states, and the federal government
to work together during a catastrophic disaster.
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ASFPM Paper "Improving the Pre-Disaster
Mitigation Program"
The mitigation committee of the Association
of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) developed
this white paper based on comments from
its members and from mitigation professionals
across the nation. The paper summarizes
the recommendations of these experts for
improving the Federal Emergency Management
Agency's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program.
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New IBHS Publications to Help Prepare
for Hurricanes
The Institute for Business and Home Safety
(IBHS) has developed three new resources
that detail practical steps to help strengthen
structures, secure manufactured homes, and
protect windows and doors. The information
in the resources is based on property protection
recommendations developed by IBHS engineers
from their posthurricane damage investigations
over the last two seasons.
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Vulnerable Emergency Communications
in Hurricane-Prone States
The First Response Coalition developed this
report, "The Imminent Storm 2006: Vulnerable
Emergency Communications in Eight Hurricane
Prone States," based on their evaluation
of the post-Katrina status of communications
interoperability in eight Gulf Coast and
Atlantic hurricane zone states (Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas).
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Housing Needs of Many Low-Income Hurricane
Victims Remain Unmet
The report "Housing Needs of Many Low-Income
Hurricane Evacuees Are Not Being Adequately
Addressed" from the Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities makes several recommendations
for the federal government to help meet
the housing needs of poor residents displaced
by the 2005 hurricanes.
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Recovering States? The Gulf Coast Six
Months Later
This report from Oxfam America finds that
poor households are being left behind in
the disaster recovery efforts and urges
federal and state officials to recommit
themselves to inclusive rebuilding plans
that address deep and persistent poverty
in the region.
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CDC Health Hazard Evaluation of Katrina
Responders
The April 28 issue of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's (CDC) "Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report" features the
report "Health Hazard Evaluation of Police
Officers and Firefighters After Hurricane
Katrina - New Orleans, Louisiana, October
17-28 and November 30-December 5, 2005."
Approximately one third of the respondents
in the evaluation reported either depressive
symptoms, symptoms of posttraumatic stress
disorder, or both.
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2006 National Hurricane Operations Plan
The Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference
meets annually to bring together the responsible
federal agencies and other stakeholders
to review the nation's hurricane forecast
and warning program and to discuss recommendations
for improving preparedness for the upcoming
hurricane season. The updated plan incorporates
new procedures, procedural changes, and
agreements reached at the 2006 conference
and is available for free online from the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological
Services and Supporting Research.
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EPA Hurricanes Web Page
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is providing information for people,
businesses, and state and local governments
on preparations to make before hurricane
force winds or storm flooding may occur.
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DHS Pets and Emergencies Preparedness
Brochure
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's
(DHS) Ready.gov Web site includes the brochure
"Preparing Your Pets for Emergencies Makes
Sense. Get Ready Now."
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Coroner's Mutual Aid Information/Fatality
Management
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WHO-PAHO Guidelines for Use of Foreign
Field Hospitals in the Aftermath of Sudden-Impact
Disasters
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Homeland Security Guide for Critical
Infrastructure and Key Resources:
The US Department of Homeland Security has
published a Pandemic Influenza Guide for
Critical Infrastructure and Key Sources
report. This report contains information
on roles, responsibilities and authority;
pandemic business implications; a continuity
of operations guide; partnership and information
sharing; and public and media relations.
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“The Role of Law Enforcement in Public
Health Emergencies” US Dpt of Justice. Sept
2006
Employers and employees involved in cleanup
and recovery efforts following natural disasters
will benefit from a new "tool" developed
by OSHA and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).
The 2006 Disaster Preparation Resources
CD features a compilation of resources from
OSHA, ASSE, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency on ensuring safe and healthful
response and recovery operations. The CD
will help employers review, develop and
update their emergency preparedness plans.
E-mail ASSE's Sarajenie Smith at ssmith@asse.org
for a copy, or call (847) 699-2929.
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The Isolation and Quarantine Toolkit
is now available online from the Seattle/King
County Advanced Practice Center
Public Health - Seattle & King County is
an Advanced Practice Center for Emergency
Preparedness. In this role, we have established
the Planning & Managing for Isolation &
Quarantine to support local public health
jurisdictions in their efforts to plan for
and manage a large-scale isolation and quarantine
response. The Toolkit is designed for all
types of users and is separated by topic
for the ease of use and navigation. You
can navigate through the Toolkit based on
your topical learning needs. Areas covered
include legal issues, working with community
partners, planning, and managing an isolation
and quarantine response center.
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