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NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit News & Resources Supporting the National Network of Libraries of Medicine's Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative
Archive for the ‘Pandemics/Epidemics’ CategoryWorld Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Alert SystemSunday, November 18th, 2007The World Health Organization has created a six phase pandemic alert system for informing the world of the seriousness of a threat. Each alert phase triggers a series of activities to be undertaken by WHO. Click on the chart below to view the current phase of alert.
Flu Season ApproachingFriday, October 19th, 2007According to the CDC, flu season in the United States usually runs from November through March. Here’s a link to CDC’s FluView, which is a weekly surveillence report.
Wake-up Call!Tuesday, July 10th, 2007Check this out! Did we think that our procedures are fine for shelter-in-place? Take a look at this document from the “Redefining Readiness” work group, authored by some very well-spoken people from the New York Academy of Medicine. Having any procedure is better than none, I suppose, but the questions raised by this document are as good as “lessons learned” before the event happens! Back to the drawing board we go! Leadership Forum on Pandemic PlanningTuesday, June 12th, 2007The Leadership Forum on Pandemic Planning begins tomorrow in Washington, DC. A blog summit has been going on since May 23rd. Here’s a link to a posting on that blog by Michael Redlener, Director, National Center of Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, titled “Preparing for Pandemics: What We Need to Do Now.” Note his concern about hospitals being prepared for a pandemic … “But the problem is that we will need the response and treatment capacity of our hospitals and health care facilities to be in optimal condition if and when we actually experience a serious pandemic. And, if we continue along the track we’re currently on, the hospitals will not, in the foreseeable future, be ready.” Pandemic Planning Blog SummitMonday, May 28th, 2007On June 13th, a Leadership Forum will be held in Washington, DC on pandemic preparedness. As a lead up to the event, the Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a five-week blog summit. The purpose of the blog is to promote an open conversation about the importance of pandemic preparedness.
Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Non-Occupational Community Settings during a PandemicMonday, May 7th, 2007The CDC has released guidelines for using facemasks and respirators in non-occupational community settings during a pandemic. Click on one of the following for further information: Summary of Guidelines
Health Alert MapFriday, April 27th, 2007If you are interested in tracking health alerts from around the world, check out the HEALTHmap from the Children’s Hospital Informatics Program at Harvard.
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