This Pandemic Influenza Pediatric Office Plan Template is a planning tool, developed by pediatric stakeholders, that is intended to assist pediatric medical offices that, although they have no pandemic influenza plan in place, may nonetheless experience an increase, caused by pandemic influenza, in their patient calls/visits and/or overall workload.
The California Earthquake Preparedness Survey (CEPS) was conducted for the State of California by the UCLA School of Public Health and Survey Research Center. The surveys objective was to provide baseline data describing: (a) how prepared, or unprepared, California households are to deal with earthquakes; and (b) where they obtain the information they need about preparedness and mitigation.
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report that highlights the critical importance of having effective communications systems available for law-enforcement, public-safety, and emergency-response agencies, including federal agencies that are assigned responsibilities in those areas.
The GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to review: (a) federal efforts to promote community preparedness; (b) the challenges, if any, that FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) faces in measuring the performance of CCP (Citizen Corps Programs); and (c) the actions, if any, being taken to develop a strategy to encompass how these programs are to operate within the National Preparedness System.
A terrorist's use of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or improvised nuclear device (IND) to release radioactive materials into the environment could have devastating consequences. The GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to examine: (a) the federal government's responsibilities and/or plans to assist cities & states with the cleanup process of contaminated areas; (b) what is known about the effectiveness of the cleanup process; and (c) suggestions for improving federal preparedness to help cities & states recover from such incidents.
The Center for Biosecurity at UPMC conducted a two-year, comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and developed recommendations for improving and evaluating future hospital preparedness efforts.
The Department of Homeland Security delivered the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Report to Congress on February 1, 2010. The QHSR outlines the strategic framework established to guide the activities of participants in homeland security toward a common end.
Former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) and former Senator Jim Talent (R-MO), chair and vice chair of the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and Terrorism, today released a report card indicating that the U.S. government is not taking the necessary steps to protect the country from the threats posed by WMD and terrorism.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted this report to make sure the individual states are prepared for an increase in medical surge requirements if a terrorist attack or disease outbreak takes place.
The purpose of this guide is to orient the military with NGOs - their operations, strengths, limitations, budgets, practices, and other characteristics that make them unique actors in a large and dynamic humanitarian community.
