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Incorporating At-Risk Populations into Medical Countermeasure Planning
Defining “At-Risk” Populations When asked to define which population groups are included under the “at-risk population”...
Sep 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Countermeasures Needed to Overcome the MCM Operational Readiness Review
WANTED: Resources to Help State and Locals Defeat the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review As budget period 4 (BP4)...
Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
CDC Releases Training Schedule for Upcoming Year
Registration is now open for the fall quarter Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Preparedness Course and the Mass Antibiotic...
Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
CDC Meals on Wheels Project Needs Resources to Enhance MCM Dispensing Plans
Trusted community partners are critical to serving the entire community and saving lives in a public health emergency. Meals on Wheels...
Jul 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
National Library of Medicine Announces Disaster Health Information and Collaboration...
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a funding opportunity, “Disaster Health Information and Collaboration...
Apr 27, 2015 | Katie Regan
Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis...
Anthrax response plans, exercises, and assessments over the past decade have focused almost exclusively on the first 48 hours of the...
Apr 09, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Federal, State, and Local Panelists to Discuss the Operational Readiness Review at...
In the fall of 2014, a sampling of state and local jurisdictions participated as early adopters, completing the Medical Countermeasure...
Apr 07, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Using Meals on Wheels in MCM Dispensing Planning
Organizations such as Meals on Wheels, PeaPod, Express Scripts, and home healthcare agencies provide food, medical supplies, and other...
Feb 20, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
CDC Releases New Tool for Telephone Triaging Patients with Possible Influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new tool that could be helpful to medical office and public health...
Jan 28, 2015 | Erin Roberts
Incorporating At-Risk Populations into Medical Countermeasure PlanningDefining “At-Risk” Populations When asked to define which population groups are included under the “at-risk population” umbrella in a jurisdiction, the answers could vary greatly from person to person. There are a wide variety of public health preparedness planning considerations that need to be met to ensure specific at-risk groups get access to emergency information and […] Sep 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Countermeasures Needed to Overcome the MCM Operational Readiness ReviewWANTED: Resources to Help State and Locals Defeat the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review As budget period 4 (BP4) grant year gets underway, many state and local health departments have begun preparations for the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) in their jurisdiction. With many local health departments completing the ORR for the first […] Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
CDC Releases Training Schedule for Upcoming YearRegistration is now open for the fall quarter Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Preparedness Course and the Mass Antibiotic Dispensing Train-the-Trainer (MADT) Course. The courses are hosted by the CDC’s Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at its Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) campus in Anniston, AL.... Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
CDC Meals on Wheels Project Needs Resources to Enhance MCM Dispensing PlansTrusted community partners are critical to serving the entire community and saving lives in a public health emergency. Meals on Wheels brings community connectedness, social support, and decreased anxiety to the home-bound population [1]. It’s more than just providing a meal! As a trusted partner, Meals on Wheels can help public health agencies provide emergency medications to […] Jul 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
National Library of Medicine Announces Disaster Health Information and Collaboration ProjectsThe National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a funding opportunity, “Disaster Health Information and Collaboration Projects 2015,” for small projects to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders, and others who play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. NLM is soliciting... Apr 27, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis PlanningAnthrax response plans, exercises, and assessments over the past decade have focused almost exclusively on the first 48 hours of the public health response following a jurisdiction-wide exposure and provision of an initial 10-day supply of antibiotics from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). But mass dispensing of the subsequent 50-day course of antibiotics and administration […] Apr 09, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Federal, State, and Local Panelists to Discuss the Operational Readiness Review at the 2015 Preparedness SummitIn the fall of 2014, a sampling of state and local jurisdictions participated as early adopters, completing the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) for the first time. The 2014 – 2015 year was a pilot year for the ORR tool and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collected in-depth feedback data […] Apr 07, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Using Meals on Wheels in MCM Dispensing PlanningOrganizations such as Meals on Wheels, PeaPod, Express Scripts, and home healthcare agencies provide food, medical supplies, and other essential services to elderly populations and those unable to leave their homes on daily basis. As part of their medical countermeasure (MCM) planning efforts, some local health departments have leveraged these home service provider agencies to […] Feb 20, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
CDC Releases New Tool for Telephone Triaging Patients with Possible InfluenzaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new tool that could be helpful to medical office and public health clinic staff. The tool allows medical office staff to triage calls from patients with flu-like symptoms. Staff can use the tool to decide if their patient should begin taking antiviral medications prior […] Jan 28, 2015 | Erin Roberts |
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