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Energy Sector’s Vulnerability Threatens Health of Communities, Calls for Coordinated...
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, communities along the East Coast remained without power for up to several weeks. The impacts...
Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author
Newly Released IPCC Report – Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and...
On Monday, March 31, 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its second report of a three-part series,...
Mar 31, 2014 | Lisa Brown
The Washington State Oso Mudslide: Response, Rescue, and Recovery
On Sat. March 22, a massive mudslide buried a rural town in Snohomish County, WA, just 50 miles north of Seattle, which has engaged...
Mar 31, 2014 | Sara Rubin
Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public Health
Imagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it...
Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author
Reducing the Risk of Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Older School Buildings
By Tina Yuen, MPH MCP CPH, Program Analyst The presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in buildings, especially school buildings,...
Mar 12, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup February Report
The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on Feb. 10. Brooke Courtney from the Food and Drug...
Mar 03, 2014 | Lisa Brown
All-Hazards Planning for Public Health Emergency Response: An Interview with Melissa...
This is the second part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit....
Feb 28, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Emergency Use Authorization Issued for New H7N9 In Vitro Diagnostic Product
On Feb. 14, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Lyra™ Influenza A Subtype H7N9...
Feb 20, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Healthcare and Public Health Critical Infrastructure Sector: December 17-31, 2013...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides an Open Source Infrastructure Report which is collected each business day as a...
Jan 10, 2014 | Justin Snair
Energy Sector’s Vulnerability Threatens Health of Communities, Calls for Coordinated ResponseIn the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, communities along the East Coast remained without power for up to several weeks. The impacts were vast: millions of residents went without heat while battling the cold for extended periods. Hospitals were unable to provide proper care for patients due to power failures. A failed backup generator even forced New York University’s Langone Medical Center to... Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author |
Newly Released IPCC Report – Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and VulnerabilityOn Monday, March 31, 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its second report of a three-part series, Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. The summary is available here, and the whole report can be viewed in its two sections, Part A and Part B. Additionally, there are Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents […] Mar 31, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
The Washington State Oso Mudslide: Response, Rescue, and RecoveryOn Sat. March 22, a massive mudslide buried a rural town in Snohomish County, WA, just 50 miles north of Seattle, which has engaged the local community in an extensive response effort. This devastating event, one of the worst mudslides in U.S. history, piled approximately 15 million cubic yards of mud, clay, and wood across the Stillaguamish River, state Highway 530, and into a community of... Mar 31, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public HealthImagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it is a little sobering to think that ten years from today, the UN estimates that 1.8 billion people will remain living in water scarce environments while two-thirds of the planet will be water stressed. Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
Reducing the Risk of Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Older School BuildingsBy Tina Yuen, MPH MCP CPH, Program Analyst The presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in buildings, especially school buildings, is an emerging environmental public health issue. In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new guidance for school administrators and building managers with information to help minimize possible exposures. As local health departments (LHDs) are... Mar 12, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup February ReportThe Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on Feb. 10. Brooke Courtney from the Food and Drug Administration fielded questions from the workgroup members about the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) MCM Frequently Asked Questions document. Steve Adams from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided an overview on the... Mar 03, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
All-Hazards Planning for Public Health Emergency Response: An Interview with Melissa MarquisThis is the second part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Melissa Marquis RN, MS, Public Health Emergency Response Specialist for the West Hartford/Bloomfield Health District, previews her session, “Building Your Toolkit: All-hazards Preparedness Planning Basics and Beyond.” At the session, Melissa will […] Feb 28, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
Emergency Use Authorization Issued for New H7N9 In Vitro Diagnostic ProductOn Feb. 14, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Lyra™ Influenza A Subtype H7N9 Assay manufactured by Quidel Corporation for the presumptive detection of novel influenza A (H7N9) virus. This In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) product is for use in Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments High Complexity Laboratories for […] Feb 20, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Healthcare and Public Health Critical Infrastructure Sector: December 17-31, 2013 Open Source Issue ReportThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides an Open Source Infrastructure Report which is collected each business day as a summary of open source published information concerning significant critical infrastructure issues. The following is a digest of DHS reports related to the Healthcare and Public Health Sector for December 17th-31st, 2013. December 31, WUSA 9 […] Jan 10, 2014 | Justin Snair |
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