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Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup October Report
Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The PPOM held its monthly call on Oct. 22. The...
Nov 11, 2013 | Resham Patel
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup October Report
Chair: Melissa Marquis; Staff: Lisa Brown The Medical Countermeasures Workgroup held their monthly meeting on Oct. 15. Garrett...
Nov 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown
Directors of Public Health Preparedness Meeting
Date: Oct. 7 – 10, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann and Scott Fisher Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Association of...
Nov 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann
Budget Cuts Reduce Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response Capacity
Since 2007, continued funding cuts have been impacting pandemic influenza planning and response in local health departments (LHDs)....
Oct 30, 2013 | Sara Rubin
Online Game Provides Cyber Security and Disaster Planning Training
As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology...
Oct 25, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Risks of Cyber Attacks on the Healthcare Sector Leave Public Health of Communities...
In December 2011, a hospital in Georgia was forced to divert all non-emergency admissions to other medical centers, after a malware...
Oct 24, 2013 | Justin Snair
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With Schools
On any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million...
Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak
The Plain Math of Disaster Preparedness: ‘Every Dollar We Spent Saved 5 Dollars in...
In this piece from the Atlantic Cities, author Sarah Goodyear explores how the Great Flood of 1993 impacted the Midwest. The article...
Oct 11, 2013 | Admin
Strategic National Stockpile Project September Report
Staff: Lisa Brown In September, staff finished deliverables for the Whole Community Inclusion project and the Department of Defense...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup October ReportChairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The PPOM held its monthly call on Oct. 22. The group discussed local preparedness planning and Project Public Health Ready (PPHR), including how PPHR can be used as an essential tool for local health departments working in preparedness. The group discussed common approaches […] Nov 11, 2013 | Resham Patel |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup October ReportChair: Melissa Marquis; Staff: Lisa Brown The Medical Countermeasures Workgroup held their monthly meeting on Oct. 15. Garrett Simonsen was appointed as the new Vice Chair. The members discussed the 2014 Preparedness Summit Point of Dispensing Demonstration. Discussions revolved around logistics, staffing, registration, triage, and evaluation. Members received a document discussing the important... Nov 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
Directors of Public Health Preparedness MeetingDate: Oct. 7 – 10, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann and Scott Fisher Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) convened its ninth meeting of the state health department directors of public health preparedness. The meeting included several presentations from members on their state health department’s response and lessons... Nov 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann |
Budget Cuts Reduce Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response CapacitySince 2007, continued funding cuts have been impacting pandemic influenza planning and response in local health departments (LHDs). Sequestration, the automatic federal spending cuts that took place in March 2013, caused further strain on these programs. With another round of sequestration cuts set to take place in January 2014, LHDs may be forced to reduce or eliminate programs that would plan... Oct 30, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
Online Game Provides Cyber Security and Disaster Planning TrainingAs part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology released its second Web-based security training module, “CyberSecure: Your Medical Practice” for healthcare providers and staff on October 24, 2013. The game provides training on disaster planning, data backup and recovery, and other elements of... Oct 25, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
Risks of Cyber Attacks on the Healthcare Sector Leave Public Health of Communities VulnerableIn December 2011, a hospital in Georgia was forced to divert all non-emergency admissions to other medical centers, after a malware infection downed the institution’s IT network and required staff to use paper records. The attack affected computer connectivity, as hospital computers could not communicate with each other. The hospital was forced to use a runner system, where papers were shuttled... Oct 24, 2013 | Justin Snair |
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With SchoolsOn any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million students, facility, and staff. According to the U.S Secretary of Education, “Pandemic influenza could have a profound effect on our nation’s school systems. Children would be expected to have high rates of infection and are more likely […] Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
The Plain Math of Disaster Preparedness: ‘Every Dollar We Spent Saved 5 Dollars in Future Losses’In this piece from the Atlantic Cities, author Sarah Goodyear explores how the Great Flood of 1993 impacted the Midwest. The article states: “In a series of inundations that lasted for months, the floods covered 30,000 square miles across nine states, causing $15 billion in property damage, killing more than 30 people, destroying entire towns and […] Oct 11, 2013 | Admin |
Strategic National Stockpile Project September ReportStaff: Lisa Brown In September, staff finished deliverables for the Whole Community Inclusion project and the Department of Defense (DoD) and local health department collaboration project. Deliverables for the Whole Community Inclusion project included webinar summaries and the guidance document “Whole Community Inclusion and Medical Countermeasure Points of Dispensing Guide: Including At-Risk... Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
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