Download or read book Communicating Science in Times of Crisis written by H. Dan O'Hair and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn more about how people communicate during crises with this insightful collection of resources In Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic, distinguished academics and editors H. Dan O’Hair and Mary John O’Hair have delivered an insightful collection of resources designed to shed light on the implications of attempting to communicate science to the public in times of crisis. Using the recent and ongoing coronavirus outbreak as a case study, the authors explain how to balance scientific findings with social and cultural issues, the ability of media to facilitate science and mitigate the impact of adverse events, and the ethical repercussions of communication during unpredictable, ongoing events. The first volume in a set of two, Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic isolates a particular issue or concern in each chapter and exposes the difficult choices and processes facing communicators in times of crisis or upheaval. The book connects scientific issues with public policy and creates a coherent fabric across several communication studies and disciplines. The subjects addressed include: A detailed background discussion of historical medical crises and how they were handled by the scientific and political communities of the time Cognitive and emotional responses to communications during a crisis Social media communication during a crisis, and the use of social media by authority figures during crises Communications about health care-related subjects Data strategies undertaken by people in authority during the coronavirus crisis Perfect for communication scholars and researchers who focus on media and communication, Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic also has a place on the bookshelves of those who specialize in particular aspects of the contexts raised in each of the chapters: social media communication, public policy, and health care.

Download or read book Responding To Infectious Disease written by Emergency Response and Crisis Management Technical Assistance Center (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lessons Learned" is a series of publications that are a brief recounting of actual school emergencies and crises. This "Lessons Learned" issue focuses on an incident involving several cases of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at a rural high school. MRSA is a specific strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (often called staph) that is resistant to antibiotics commonly used to treat staph infections. About one-third of the population is a carrier for staph on the skin or in the nose; however, being a carrier does not equate with infection. Because a MRSA infection is hard to treat and often causes serious infection, it can sicken or even kill those it infects. MRSA infections are not new and have existed in the community for some time. The report emphasizes the need for districts and schools to create emergency management plans that address all potential hazards, including infectious disease. As part of these plans, schools should set attendance policies and protocols in the event of infectious disease. Schools should also be aware of privacy laws such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and how these laws may apply during an emergency. Districts and schools should develop good relationships with key community members including the media, so that when an incident occurs, they can communicate quickly and accurately with staff, students, parents, and community members. Schools should also set aside sufficient resources in the event they will need to purchase supplies or equipment during an emergency incident. Reinforcement of good hygiene practices and school cleanliness can help to prevent or mitigate an infectious disease incident. Timely, regular, and accurate communication can help inform community partners, families, and media and thereby reduce panic caused by the spread of false rumor. (Contains 1 footnote.) [This publication was produced by the Emergency Response and Crisis Management (ERCM) Technical Assistance (TA) Center and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS). For Volume 3, Issue 2 of this series, see ED504384.].

Download or read book ERCMExpress Volume 2 written by Department of Education, Washington, DC. and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of ERCMExpress presents the topic "Schools Respond to Infectious Disease." Every year, schools confront a range of infectious diseases such as chicken pox, lice, ringworm and seasonal influenza. In response, faculty and staff work together to control the outbreak, quell fears and dispel rumors. For example, school administrators may educate faculty about the disease, send notices home to parents to warn about the dangers of an outbreak and work collaboratively with the school nurse and other trained staff to accurately identify and treat sick children. For example, one disease, influenza, with a new mutated strain--avian virus (N5H1), easily spreads from person to person and could trigger a pandemic or global outbreak that would pose incredible challenges not only to health care providers, but also to schools and school districts. Now is the time for the education community to begin planning for an emergency health care response that will protect the health and well-being of students and staff. Schools tend to be affected by outbreaks more than other settings because their occupants--primarily children--easily transmit illnesses to one another as a result of their close proximity and their inefficiency at containing the droplets issued by their coughs and sneezes. Many schools and school districts have already established or are beginning to establish plans for addressing a pandemic. These emergency response and crisis management plans should build on existing or emerging multi-hazard planning efforts. The four phases of emergency response and crisis management--prevention-mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery--provide a solid structure to follow when planning for a pandemic. [This publication was funded by the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools at the U.S. Department of Education under contract with Caliber Associates, Inc.].

Download or read book Lessons Learned from School Crises and Emergencies Vol 1 Issue 2 Fall 2006 written by Department of Education, Washington, DC. and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lessons Learned" is a series of publications that are a brief recounting of actual school emergencies and crises. School and student names have been changed to protect identities. Information for this publication was gathered through a series of interviews with school stakeholders involved in the actual incident. This "Lessons Learned" issue addresses how to respond when multiple deaths in a school community occur and how the school can help the healing process. A tragic automobile accident takes the lives of seven middle school students riding in a car taken without permission. The young driver lost control of the speeding vehicle, and crashed into a tree. None of the students was of legal driving age or was carrying identification. The ringing of a cell phone from an inquiring parent, alerted the police on the scene to the identity of the teens. The accident had a profound effect on the students' families, friends, peers and school community. Although the incident was managed effectively, some aspects of the response could have been strengthened if the district had had an emergency management plan in place prior to the accident. The event underscored the school's need to have a comprehensive plan to serve the immediate, intermediate and long-term needs of the entire school community when faced with emergencies or other crises. A crisis team was quickly assembled that met to implement goals and activities to support the schools students and staff members. The team was organized into groups and directed to: (1) Dispel rumors about the accident and the students involved; (2) Support the main office in responding to calls from families and media; (3) Offer teachers and families tools and resources to help them address student needs; (4) Provide short-term counseling for students and identify students who might need more extensive assistance to meet their emotional, spiritual and mental health needs; (5) Coordinate volunteers; and (6) Help teachers to restore the learning environment. The experiences of the specific district, middle school and community mentioned in this newsletter highlight the critical need for emergency management planning, despite the unpredictable and uncontrollable nature of any emergency. By developing a step-by-step plan that clarifies tasks to be performed before, during and after a crisis, schools and school districts can capitalize on the strengths of both professionals and volunteers rather than spending time directly after an incident creating protocols and procedures from scratch. [This publication was produced by The Emergency Response and Crisis Management (ERCM) Technical Assistance (TA) Center.].

Download or read book Managing the Global Health Response to Epidemics written by Mathilde Bourrier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent epidemics have prompted large-scale international interventions, aimed at mitigating the spread of disease in a globalized world. During a crisis, however, global health actions – including planning and organizing, communicating about risk, and cost–benefit evaluations – aren’t usually part of a single, integrated global response. Arguing that an uncoordinated approach can be challenged by local conditions and expectations, generating a wide range of resistance and difficulties, this volume provides important insights for future outbreak management and global health governance. Drawing on experiences with A(H1N1) and Ebola virus disease, the book is divided into three parts looking at how responses to global health crises have developed, lessons learned from particular pandemics and the ethical implications of our management of them. Individual chapters focus on, among other issues, financing, cost–benefit analysis, matrix management, risk communication and organizational strategies. Taking a social science perspective, this valuable book outlines the current state of global health emergency responses and explores ways in which they can be improved. It is a useful read for academics and practitioners interested in global health, the sociology of health and illness, health economics and emergency management.

Download or read book Exploring Lessons Learned from a Century of Outbreaks written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 2018, an ad hoc planning committee at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine planned two sister workshops held in Washington, DC, to examine the lessons from influenza pandemics and other major outbreaks, understand the extent to which the lessons have been learned, and discuss how they could be applied further to ensure that countries are sufficiently ready for future pandemics. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from both workshops.

Download or read book Emerging Infectious Diseases written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-07 with total page 1374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Textbook of Disaster Psychiatry written by Robert J. Ursano and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a decade of advances in the psychological, biological and social responses to disasters, helping medics and leaders prepare and react.

Download or read book Ciottone s Disaster Medicine E Book written by Gregory R. Ciottone and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 1081 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While medical specialists in disaster mitigation, preparedness, and response are needed worldwide, the initial phase of disaster response is almost entirely dependent upon local resources—making it essential that all healthcare personnel have a working knowledge of the field and stand ready to integrate into the response system. Ciottone's Disaster Medicine, 3rd Edition, is the most comprehensive reference available to help accomplish these goals in every community. It thoroughly covers isolated domestic events as well as global disasters and humanitarian crises. Dr. Gregory Ciottone and more than 200 worldwide authorities share their knowledge and expertise on the preparation, assessment, and management of both natural and man-made disasters, including lessons learned by the responders to contemporary disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian and western U.S. wildfires, European heatwaves, the Beirut explosion, recent hurricanes and typhoons, and the global refugee crisis. - Part 1 offers an A-to-Z resource for every aspect of disaster medicine and management, while Part 2 features an exhaustive compilation of every conceivable disaster event, organized to facilitate quick reference in a real-time setting. - Covers basic concepts such as identification of risks, organizational preparedness, equipment planning, disaster education and training, and more advanced concepts such as disaster risk reduction, health in complex emergencies, building local disaster resiliency, psychological impact of disasters on children, and more. - Contains new decision trees throughout that help guide you through the decision-making process in difficult situations. - Uses an easy-to-follow, templated approach to historical perspectives, overviews of current practice including pre-incident and post-incident actions, medical treatment of casualties, and potential pitfalls. - Includes updated sections on man-made disasters, including mass casualties, active shooter situations, integrated response to terrorist attacks, and chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear/high-yield explosives disasters. - Discusses the latest technologies, such as the use of mobile disaster applications, drone response systems, and virtual reality simulation training. - Features thoroughly updated information on crisis leadership, practical applications of disaster epidemiology, disaster and climate change, and the integration of non-government agencies (NGOs) in disaster response—a critical topic for those responding to humanitarian needs overseas. - Includes new chapters on Pandemic Preparedness and Response, Disaster Medicine in a Changing Climate, Disaster Response in Asia, Building Local Capacity and Disaster Resiliency, Civilian-Military Coordination in Disaster Response, Medical Simulation in Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Nursing, Crisis Meta-Leadership, Palliative Care in Disasters, Counter-Terrorism Medicine, SARS CoV (COVID-19 and SARS), and Disasters in Space Travel. - An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Download or read book Lessons Learned from School Crises and Emergencies Volume 1 Issue 1 Fall 2006 written by Department of Education, Washington, DC. and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of "Lessons Learned" addresses "Dealing with Weapons on Campus." Each year, school administrators, faculty and staff must deal with the possibility of students planning and carrying out pranks such as toilet-papering trees, egging automobiles or spray painting school property. These high jinks often occur at the end of the school year, when warmer days and the prospect of summer vacation trigger student restlessness and apathy. On the final day of classes at one middle school, a seventh-grader had smuggled three rifles in a duffel bag to hold the principal hostage for a ransom. An assistant principal, while conducting a sweep of the school, including the restrooms, spied the legs of a student slipping into camouflage clothing while three rifles lay in an open duffel bag on the floor of the closed stall. Based on what he had observed in the restroom, the assistant principal announced a schoolwide lockdown to staff members. Emergency calls from the school that morning had initiated a response protocol from district police and school security staff. The incident at Delaney Middle School points to the importance of emergency management planning, training and practice with first responders, community members, students, school and district staff, and administrators throughout the year. Collaboration is essential--no one agency can successfully manage a school-based emergency alone. Delaney's lessons learned regarding the handling of an end-of-the-school-year emergency should assist schools and school districts nationwide to set priorities, allocate resources, establish protocols and determine accountability criteria for emergency management in schools year-round. [This publication was produced by The Emergency Response and Crisis Management (ERCM) Technical Assistance (TA) Center.].

Download or read book The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual written by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR THE PRACTICE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual is a definitive guide to investigating acute public health events on the ground and in real time. Assembled and written by experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as other leading public health agencies, it offers current and field-tested guidance for every stage of an outbreak investigation -- from identification to intervention and other core considerations along the way. Modeled after Michael Gregg's seminal book Field Epidemiology, this CDC manual ushers investigators through the core elements of field work, including many of the challenges inherent to outbreaks: working with multiple state and federal agencies or multinational organizations; legal considerations; and effective utilization of an incident-management approach. Additional coverage includes: � Updated guidance for new tools in field investigations, including the latest technologies for data collection and incorporating data from geographic information systems (GIS) � Tips for investigations in unique settings, including healthcare and community-congregate sites � Advice for responding to different types of outbreaks, including acute enteric disease; suspected biologic or toxic agents; and outbreaks of violence, suicide, and other forms of injury For the ever-changing public health landscape, The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual offers a new, authoritative resource for effective outbreak response to acute and emerging threats. *** Oxford University Press will donate a portion of the proceeds from this book to the CDC Foundation, an independent nonprofit and the sole entity created by Congress to mobilize philanthropic and private-sector resources to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's critical health protection work. To learn more about the CDC Foundation, visit www.cdcfoundation.org.

Download or read book The Politics of Crisis Management in China written by Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the ways in which the Chinese government and military responded to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province. It adopts a comparative and historical perspective in studying the responses of the Chinese government in the first critical 72 hours, the mobilization of the People’s Liberation Army and its difficulties, the assertive and important role of the non-governmental groups which established a partnership with the state in the rescue operations, and the process and politics of reconstruction. The book is rich in materials, including comparative case studies of the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in 2003, the earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and Myanmar, and the contrasts with the Japanese earthquake tsunami in 2011. Researchers, government officials, policy analysts, seismic specialists, journalists and students will find this book extremely useful, conceptually insightful and practically policy-relevant.

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Download or read book The Neglected Dimension of Global Security written by National Academy of Medicine, Secretariat and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well beyond the three hardest-hit countries and beyond the health sector. Education, child protection, commerce, transportation, and human rights have all suffered. The consequences and lethality of Ebola have increased interest in coordinated global response to infectious threats, many of which could disrupt global health and commerce far more than the recent outbreak. In order to explore the potential for improving international management and response to outbreaks the National Academy of Medicine agreed to manage an international, independent, evidence-based, authoritative, multistakeholder expert commission. As part of this effort, the Institute of Medicine convened four workshops in summer of 2015. This commission report considers the evidence supplied by these workshops and offers conclusions and actionable recommendations to guide policy makers, international funders, civil society organizations, and the private sector.

Download or read book Global Health Risk Framework written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well beyond the three hardest-hit countries and beyond the health sector. Education, child protection, commerce, transportation, and human rights have all suffered. The consequences and lethality of Ebola have increased interest in coordinated global response to infectious threats, many of which could disrupt global health and commerce far more than the recent outbreak. In order to explore the potential for improving international management and response to outbreaks the National Academy of Medicine agreed to manage an international, independent, evidence-based, authoritative, multistakeholder expert commission. As part of this effort, the Institute of Medicine convened four workshops in summer of 2015 to inform the commission report. The presentations and discussions from the Workshop on Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems to Respond to Global Infectious Disease Outbreaks are summarized in this report.

Download or read book Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mitigating Pandemic Disease written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-07-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent public workshops and working group meetings, the Forum on Microbial Threats of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has examined a variety of infectious disease outbreaks with pandemic potential, including those caused by influenza (IOM, 2005) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (IOM, 2004). Particular attention has been paid to the potential pandemic threat posed by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which is now endemic in many Southeast Asian bird populations. Since 2003, the H5N1 subtype of avian influenza has caused 185 confirmed human deaths in 11 countries, including some cases of viral transmission from human to human (WHO, 2007). But as worrisome as these developments are, at least they are caused by known pathogens. The next pandemic could well be caused by the emergence of a microbe that is still unknown, much as happened in the 1980s with the emergence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and in 2003 with the appearance of the SARS coronavirus. Previous Forum meetings on pandemic disease have discussed the scientific and logistical challenges associated with pandemic disease recognition, identification, and response. Participants in these earlier meetings also recognized the difficulty of implementing disease control strategies effectively. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mitigating Pandemic Disease: Workshop Summary as a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop.

Download or read book Learning from SARS written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-04-26 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in late 2002 and 2003 challenged the global public health community to confront a novel epidemic that spread rapidly from its origins in southern China until it had reached more than 25 other countries within a matter of months. In addition to the number of patients infected with the SARS virus, the disease had profound economic and political repercussions in many of the affected regions. Recent reports of isolated new SARS cases and a fear that the disease could reemerge and spread have put public health officials on high alert for any indications of possible new outbreaks. This report examines the response to SARS by public health systems in individual countries, the biology of the SARS coronavirus and related coronaviruses in animals, the economic and political fallout of the SARS epidemic, quarantine law and other public health measures that apply to combating infectious diseases, and the role of international organizations and scientific cooperation in halting the spread of SARS. The report provides an illuminating survey of findings from the epidemic, along with an assessment of what might be needed in order to contain any future outbreaks of SARS or other emerging infections.