Children’s Mercy Kansas City
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Community Reception Center (CRC) Overview Video
The 13-minute training video provides an overview of Community Reception Center (CRC) operations for public health personnel and response partners. CRCs are established post-radiation emergency …
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Health Concerns of Women and Infants in Times of Natural Disasters: Lessons Learned From Hurricane Katrina
This article focuses on the health concerns of pregnant women and infants during natural disasters, using Hurricane Katrina as an example. It describes how about …
Radiation Emergencies: Community Reception Centers
This website provides comprehensive public guidance on steps to take in radiologic emergencies. It covers important topics such as initial response procedures, the role of …
Dengue - CDC
This webpage offers information on dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral infection prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. It details symptoms, transmission, prevention strategies such as …
June 2023 ACIP Meeting - Dengue Vaccines
In this ACIP meeting, experts reviewed dengue vaccination strategies using the Notre Dame and Takeda models. Dr. Wilbur Chen noted prior dengue infection doesn't fully …
Caring for a Child or Family Member Sick with Dengue
This 2-page informational sheet provides guidance on the treatment of dengue and home care. It outlines signs of mild to moderate dehydration and when to …
Project Firstline: Training and Educational Materials
This webpage focuses on training healthcare personnel in infection control practices. It is part of the (CDC) Project Firstline initiative aimed at enhancing infection control …
COVID-19-Associated Orphanhood and Caregiver Death in the United States
This report presents findings for COVID-19-associated deaths of parents and caregivers (April 2020 - June 2021) for the United States overall and every state individually, …
Use of State Cancer Surveillance Data to Estimate the Cancer Burden in Disaster Affected Areas–Hurricane Katrina, 2005
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· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
· Louisiana Tumor Registry,
· Mississippi Cancer Registry,
· Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry
This study aimed to determine the impact of Hurricane Katrina on cancer patients in affected counties. Data from cancer registries was used to analyze cancer …
Climate and Health Videos
These five short videos are in a series on How Climate Affects Community Health and present the challenges of climate-related changes. Individual videos cover extreme …