Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness New York Academy of Medicine http://www.phpreparedness.info/index.php New resources from the Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness brought to you by The New York Academy of Medicine and The National Library of Medicine. en-us lpregill@nyam.org Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:07:27 -0400Resource Guide for Public Health Preparednesshttp://www.phpreparedness.info/images/RGicon_rss.gifhttp://www.phpreparedness.info/index.php6060 Business Not As UsualPreparing for Pandemic Flu Public Health, Seattle & King County. 02/20/2008<br/>This training video explains the effects of a possible pandemic, the importance of social distancing, business planning and preventing food and energy shortages. (MS Media) http://www.metrokc.gov/health/pandemicflu/video/ Avian Influenza--Prevention and Control--Communicable Disease Control Sun, 29 Feb 2009 Interim Emergency Management Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations Federal Emergency Management Agency. 08/15/2008<br/>This guide includes strategies for planning networks, emergency communication, sheltering, medical management and recovery. (PDF) http://www.fema.gov/pdf/media/2008/301.pdf Disabled Persons--Emergency Planning--Evacuation and Relocation Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Six Years of Achievement Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 09/01/2008<br/>This document describes the achievements of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Partners Workgroup, including preparation, evaluation and improvement, disease detection and investigation, and response and recovery. (PDF) http://www.astho.org/pubs/PHEPPartnersReport.pdf%3FPHPSESSID%3D706bccc4b0666e9b1afa037535a6c633 Disaster Planning--Lessons Learned Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act United States Department of Health and Human Services. 10/01/2008<br/>This is a declaration from the Department of Health and Human Services concerning liability protections for anthrax countermeasures. (HTML) http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/emergency/manmadedisasters/bioterorism/prepact-081001.html Anthrax--Federal Government--Public Health Law Mon, 06 Oct 2008 A Business Plan to Advance Animal Disease Traceability United States Department of Agriculture. 09/01/2008<br/>This report contains seven strategies for advance traceability, National Animal Identification System budget summaries and plans, timelines and outcomes. (PDF) http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/naislibrary/documents/plans_reports/TraceabilityBusinessPlan%20Ver%201.0%20Sept%202008.pdf Zoonoses--Epidemiology--Organization and Administration Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather EventsUnderstanding the Potential Contributions to the Emergence, Reemergence, and Spread of Infectious Disease, Workshop Summary National Academies Press. 09/24/2008<br/>This is the summary of the Forum on Microbial Threats held on December 4 and 5, 2007 in Washington, DC that considers the effects of global climate change and extreme weather events on infectious disease, ecology and zoonoses. (PDF) http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php%3Frecord_id%3D12435 Extreme weather--Environmental Impact Analysis--Public Health Fri, 03 Oct 2008 State-Specific Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among AdultsUnited States, 2006-07 Influenza Season Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review. 09/26/2008<br/>This document looks at influenza vaccinations in each state during 2006-07 and includes two tables divided by age groups and regions. (HTML) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5738a1.htm Influenza--Vaccines--Statistics Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Pandemic Influenza and Excess Intensive-Care Workload Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 09/25/2008<br/>This article discusses peak demand for healthcare workers during a pandemic estimated from published epidemiologic models that take into account peak surge capacity of healthcare facilities and intensive care units (ICUs). (HTML) http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/10/1518.htm Avian Influenza--Surge Capacity--Disaster Planning Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Ecological Factors Associated with West Nile Virus Transmission, Northeastern United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 09/25/2008<br/>This article describes a study analyzing 8 years (1999–2006) of human WNV disease surveillance data in 8 northeastern states sharing primary enzootic vectors. (HTML) http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/10/1539.htm West Nile Virus--Statistics--Epidemiology Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Automatic Outbreak Detection Algorithm versus Electronic Reporting System Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 10/03/2008<br/>This article describes a study to determine the effectiveness of automatic outbreak detection algorithms (AODAs) looking at 3,582 AODA signals and 4,427 reports of outbreaks caused by Campylobacter spp. or norovirus during 2005–2006 in Germany. (HTML) http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/10/1610.htm Communicable Disease Control--Warning Systems--Methods Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Climate Change and Local Public Health in the United StatesPreparedness, Programs and Perceptions of Local Public Health Department Directors PLoS One. 07/30/2008<br/>This document describes the response of a survey with 133 randomly selected local health department directors to ascertain their response to climate change and whether they had made climate change adaptation or prevention an issue in their health departments. (HTML) http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0002838 Extreme weather--Public Health--Awareness Fri, 03 Oct 2008