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Updated Community Emergency Response Team Basic Training
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact...
Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Emergency Response
Now Available: Federal School Safety Clearinghouse
The Federal School Safety Clearinghouse, SchoolSafety.gov, is a one-stop-shop of resources for Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12)...
Feb 13, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Opioid Overdose Epidemic
New CLOUD Library Offers Curated Opioid Use Resources
State policymakers and other decision makers often struggle to make sense of an overwhelming amount of data about approaches to opioid...
Jan 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Medical Countermeasures
Fact Sheet: Liability Protection for Public Health Partners
Private or public organizations can play a key role in a large-scale public health emergency by assisting public health in the...
Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Extreme Weather
Online Course: Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ Health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partnered with the CDC to develop a new online course, Wildfire Smoke and Your...
Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Influenza
Ending Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s...
New pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to...
Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Communications & Public Relations
Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials
Developed by SAMHSA, the guide provides public officials as well as others involved in disaster and emergency communications with...
Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Extreme Weather
Environmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster Shelters
During an emergency or disaster, shelters provide refuge for the general community and at-risk populations. The Centers for Disease...
Oct 01, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Hazards & Health Effects, TrainingUpdated Community Emergency Response Team Basic TrainingThe Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and provides trainings in basic disaster response skills. The updated CERT Basic Training is now available! It features a revised Disaster Medical Operations section, updated Terrorism and CERT section, and new hazard-specific annexes. Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, Emergency ResponseNow Available: Federal School Safety ClearinghouseThe Federal School Safety Clearinghouse, SchoolSafety.gov, is a one-stop-shop of resources for Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) administrators, educators, parents and law enforcement to use to prepare for and address various threats related to safety, security, and support in schools. Resources include free information, guidance, best practices, and tools that make school safety initiatives... Feb 13, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, Opioid Overdose EpidemicNew CLOUD Library Offers Curated Opioid Use ResourcesState policymakers and other decision makers often struggle to make sense of an overwhelming amount of data about approaches to opioid misuse prevention and treatment. As states await the settlement of pending lawsuits against opioid pharmaceutical companies and distributors, an understanding of the evidence becomes even more critical. In a new Milbank blog post, Allison […] Jan 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, Medical CountermeasuresFact Sheet: Liability Protection for Public Health PartnersPrivate or public organizations can play a key role in a large-scale public health emergency by assisting public health in the distribution and/or dispensing of medical countermeasures, such as antibiotics to employees, employee families, contract staff, clients, and/or the general public. The Strategic National Stockpile has provided a fact sheet which provides information about liability... Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, Extreme WeatherOnline Course: Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ HealthThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partnered with the CDC to develop a new online course, Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients' Health, with continuing education credit provided by the CDC. Sections include: health effects; life stages and populations at greater risk of experiencing health effects; air quality and smoke; actions to take before and during a wildfire. Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, InfluenzaEnding Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s Outbreaks, and the Health Impacts of Climate ChangeNew pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to address today’s pandemics, tomorrow’s outbreaks, and the health impacts of climate change. Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, Communications & Public RelationsCommunicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public OfficialsDeveloped by SAMHSA, the guide provides public officials as well as others involved in disaster and emergency communications with information about effective communication, working with the media, using social media, and addressing errors and controlling rumors. Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, Extreme WeatherEnvironmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster SheltersDuring an emergency or disaster, shelters provide refuge for the general community and at-risk populations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emergency Management Program has released an updated product titled "Environmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster Shelters." Oct 01, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
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