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HHS, Homeland Security Release Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Guidance
August 28, 2008
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security have released Guidance on Allocating and Targeting Pandemic Influenza Vaccine. The purpose of the guidance is to provide a planning framework to help state, tribal, local, and community leaders ensure that vaccine allocation and use will reduce the impact of a pandemic on public health.
Submission Deadline Nears for Preparedness Summit
August 28, 2008
Event organizers are sounding the call for abstract submissions, due on Aug. 31, for the Public Health Preparedness Summit to be held Feb. 18-20, 2009 in San Diego.
Gulf's New 'Sentinels' Can Withstand Category 4 Hurricanes
August 27, 2008
The first of four NOAA stations that will measure tides and weather during storms was dedicated Aug. 22 in Bay St. Louis, Miss.
ACHMM to Collapse Building in Minneapolis for Training
August 26, 2008
The live-action afternoon demolition will be part of the group’s national conference, Sept. 7-10.
AHRQ Tool Helps Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Response Plans
August 26, 2008
Beginning next month, hospitals participating in the HHS-administered Hospital Preparedness Program must provide executive summaries of the results of disaster drills they conduct.
CCPR/PERI Study Finds Many Organizations Ill-Prepared for a Crisis
August 25, 2008
“[T]he crises ahead are increasing both in complexity and frequency; yet, levels of crises readiness among organizations remains low and poorly understood,” writes Paul C. Light, author of new report available for free download.
NOAA in Final Phase of Giving Weather Radios to All U.S. Schools
August 23, 2008
DHS funding and assistance from the Education Department and HHS have made it possible to distribute about 280,000 emergency radios to schools.
Almost 7 Years after 9/11, Health Issues Linger
August 23, 2008
"What was in the air that day? Pretty much everything that had been in two 100-story buildings--but in vaporized form," writes Mike Magee, M.D. in this week's issue of Health Commentary.
CO Reminder Follows in Tropical Storm Fay's Wake
August 23, 2008
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning residents of Florida who have been pounded by heavy rains and power outages from Tropical Storm Fay to take special precautions. Portable gas generators, often used by consumers to restore power to their homes and businesses in the aftermath of a storm, produce high levels of deadly carbon monoxide (CO).
Illinois Governor Signs Campus Emergency Plans Bill
August 22, 2008
Beginning Jan. 1, colleges and universities must have and practice emergency response plans. Shootings last February at Northern Illinois University spurred new emergency readiness initiatives.
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