Under this grant program, CDC expects to award up to $30 million over the next three years to help people whose health was, or may have been, adversely impacted by the World Trade Center attack.
H.R. 3403, the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, will speed the national 911 system's transition to IP-based technology.
The Center for Health Equality at Drexel University's School of Public Health and the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have launched an online resource for advancing emergency preparedness in culturally diverse communities.
If influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that many are not prepared for such a task.
The new program will strengthen the coordination of work by TSA, law enforcement, airline, and airport security partners to reduce vulnerabilities on the "secure side" of the airport, which includes the tarmac.
As Midwest floodwaters recede and cleanup efforts get underway, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc. is offering advice to help reduce the risk of infection.
Featuring more than 30 teams from 14 states, as well as 11 teams representing seven countries, the event will put mine rescue teams' skills to the test.
“Experience shows that if Americans take steps ahead of time, they stand a much better chance of coming through an emergency unharmed and recovering more quickly,” said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.
The report notes that improving public health preparedness for CBRN threats is an ongoing process as science advances, innovations mature, and the threat scope changes.
A new report identifies home health care as a critical component in providing care during a pandemic flu event and offers resources to home health providers and community planners to prepare for such an event.
The findings are in contrast to some human emergency responders who worked at the World Trade Center site, possibly due to differences between human and animal airways and differences in lung defense mechanisms, a new study concludes.
With the Fourth of July weekend here, the American Red Cross is urging everyone to make giving blood part of their holiday plans.
A blotch of black, gray, white, red, orange, yellow, blue, or violet fuzzy or slimy growth is usually the result of widespread mold growth. Besides infection and allergic reactions, excessive mold growth indoors can result in offensive, musty odors from the gases released by certain molds as they grow and die.
"This is wonderful news for the American people and a big improvement to the status quo," said GSA Acting Administrator David Bibb.
After bringing together insurance industry executives, consumer groups and fire officials to discuss preparations for future potential fire disasters, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced an effort to create economic or other incentives for insurers and consumers to mitigate fire risks and increase disaster preparedness.
The American Health Lawyers Association recently announced the release of "Community Pan-Flu Preparedness: A Checklist of Key Legal Issues for Healthcare Providers."
Natural disasters in 2008 have proved that hurricane season isn't the only time a person should be prepared for the worst. That is why the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and Eli Lilly and Co. are urging people with diabetes to be ready in advance in the event disaster strikes.
Within six months, the subcommittee will submit recommendations to a board that will then recommend actions to the HHS secretary.
Three other large refineries in the state will have comprehensive inspections, too, under the federal National Emphasis Program spurred by the BP explosion in 2005.
"This program addresses questions we've heard from executives who are interested in securing Tamiflu for their employees but desire more flexible planning options, especially with regard to timing," said Mike McGuire, vice president of anti-infectives for Roche.