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COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist
Planning for a potential emerging infectious disease pandemic, like COVID-19, is critical to protecting the health and welfare of our...
Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease
COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (March 16-20)
March 16, 2020 CDC Updates: Health Alert Network: Information and Guidance about Global Travel on Cruise Ships, Including River...
Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease
COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (March 23-27)
March 23, 2020 CDC Updates: Keeping Children Healthy While Schools are Closed HHS Updates: New Guidelines on Priority Testing (See...
Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Infectious Disease, Research & Reports
Infectious Disease Pandemic Planning and Response: Incorporating Decision Analysis
PLOS Medicine recently published an open-access article on incorporating decision analysis into infectious disease planning and...
Jan 15, 2020 | 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
Global Health, Infectious Disease, Research & Reports
Inaugural Global Health Security Index
A new Global Health Security (GHS) Index was recently released—the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security...
Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Global Health, Research & Reports
A World at Risk: Annual Report on Global Preparedness for Health Emergencies
For its first report, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) reviewed recommendations from previous high-level panels and...
Sep 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
COVID-19, Infectious DiseaseCOVID-19 Healthcare Planning ChecklistPlanning for a potential emerging infectious disease pandemic, like COVID-19, is critical to protecting the health and welfare of our nation. To assist state, local, tribal, and territorial partners in their planning efforts, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has developed the COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist. It identifies specific activities your […] Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, Infectious DiseaseCOVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (March 16-20)March 16, 2020 CDC Updates: Health Alert Network: Information and Guidance about Global Travel on Cruise Ships, Including River Cruises, due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Interim Guidance on Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events Ready “Therefore, CDC, in accordance with its guidance for large events and mass gatherings, recommends that for the next 8 weeks, […] Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, Infectious DiseaseCOVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (March 23-27)March 23, 2020 CDC Updates: Keeping Children Healthy While Schools are Closed HHS Updates: New Guidelines on Priority Testing (See attachment) DHS Update: Joint Statement on US-Canada Joint Initiative: Temporary Restriction of Travelers Crossing the US-Canada Land Border for Non-Essential Purposes Fact Sheet: DHS Measures on the Border to Limit the Further Spread of Coronavirus […] Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Infectious Disease, Research & ReportsInfectious Disease Pandemic Planning and Response: Incorporating Decision AnalysisPLOS Medicine recently published an open-access article on incorporating decision analysis into infectious disease planning and response. Below is the introduction to the article, which can be viewed in full here. Planning is critical to mitigating the sudden and potentially catastrophic impact of an infectious disease pandemic on society, but it is far from straightforward […] Jan 15, 2020 | 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 |
Global Health, Infectious Disease, Research & ReportsInaugural Global Health Security IndexA new Global Health Security (GHS) Index was recently released—the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries—suggests that not a single country in the world is fully prepared to handle an epidemic or pandemic. Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
Global Health, Research & ReportsA World at Risk: Annual Report on Global Preparedness for Health EmergenciesFor its first report, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) reviewed recommendations from previous high-level panels and commissions following the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak, along with its own commissioned reports and other data. Sep 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
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