*Follow NLM_DIMRC on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NLM_DIMRC *
***Preformulated PubMed Searches on Healthy People 2020 Preparedness Objectives***
Healthy People (HP) is a national health promotion program to improve the health of all Americans. Initiated in 1979 and led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It provides science-based, ten-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. HP2020, the current program, is organized into 42 subject areas with 600 public health objectives; four of those objectives cover public health and preparedness topics. The National Library of Medicine and the HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion have worked together to develop preformulated search strategies to identify research evidence for selected HP2020 objectives. Take a look at the Preparedness searches today!
http://phpartners.org/hp2020/preparedness.html
***Provide Feedback on Emergency 2.0 Wiki Draft Strategic Plan 2013-2016***
Emergency 2.0 Wiki is a free global resource for using social media and new technologies in emergencies. It provides guidance on how to use social media in all phases of emergencies facilitates collaboration and knowledge sharing, provides training opportunities and more. They just released their strategic plan for 2013-2016, and are asking for ideas and feedback.
http://emergency20wiki.org/20131125/were-crowdsourcing-ideas-for-our-strategic-plan
***Learn How Google Tracks Flu Trends***
Have you ever wondered how Google Flu Trends works? This webpage provides a video which explains the process Google uses to aggregate and search data to estimate flu activity, and provides graphs and more information on how it has worked over time.
http://www.google.org/flutrends/intl/en_us/about/how.html
***CDC Challenge: Predict the Influenza Season Challenge***
Now that you know how Google aggregates and searches data to estimate flu activity, consider developing your own model. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the "Predict the Influenza Season Challenge," a competition designed to foster innovation in flu activity modeling and prediction. The registrant who most successfully predicts the timing, peak and intensity of the 2013-2014 flu season using social media data (e.g., Twitter, internet search data, web surveys) will receive an award of $75,000 and CDC recognition.
Federal Register Announcement: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/11/25/2013-28198/announcement-of-requirements-and-registration-for-the-predict-the-influenza-season-challenge
CDC Announcement: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/news/predict-flu-challenge.htm
· *** National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) Unaccompanied Minor Registry***
The NCMEC Unaccompanied Minors Registry is a tool for emergency management agencies, law enforcement, shelter staff, hospital employees and other organizations to report minors in their care during disasters.
Background on the registry: http://www.missingkids.com/DisasterResponse
Registry: https://umr.missingkids.com/umr/reportUMR?execution=e1s1
***FDA Approves First Adjuvanted Vaccine for Prevention of H5N1 Avian Influenza***
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has large quantities of medicine and medical supplies to protect the American public if there is a public health emergency (terrorist attack, flu outbreak, earthquake, etc.) severe enough to cause local supplies to run out. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first adjuvanted vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 influenza, commonly known as avian or bird flu. The vaccine will supplement the Strategic National Stockpile; it is not intended for commercial use.
Press Release: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm376444.htm
More about CDC SNS: http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/stockpile/stockpile.htm
***Recorded Webinar: Social Media for Crisis Communication: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly***
Nicole Stillwell is the community and brand manager for the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs Office of Policy Coordination and Public Affairs New Media Unit. She presented best practices for communicating via social media during a crisis based on examples from government agencies, NGOs, and private industry.
Recordings, Slides and Transcripts of the Webinar: http://www.howto.gov/training/classes/social-media-for-crisis-communication
Summary review: http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/2013/11/20/social-media-crisis-communications/
***New in the Resource Guide***
Planning for Power Outages: A Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
November 2013
This two-page resource highlights some of the impacts of a power outage on hospitals and healthcare facilities, and poses questions for them to ask to help prepare for an outage. It also provides some information on existing resources that can help organizations develop and implement their preparedness strategies and establish better relationships with local electric utilities.
Emergency Preparedness: The Role of the Pharmacist
South Central Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center
November 2013
This online course defines a public health emergency, and familiarizes pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with the basic components of public health emergency preparedness and the role pharmacists play in disaster events. It covers basic policies and directives related to public health emergencies, and reviews the federal and state resources available.
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