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DisasterCast: Family Reunification Planning
This 7-minute video interviews Dr. Sarita Chung. It discusses the key elements of family reunification plans and practical tips to improve reunification readiness. The focus …
Ensuring Equitable Access to Telehealth for Diverse and Underserved Communities
This webpage describes how telehealth has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the need to ensure everyone can access it, especially underserved communities. It …
Societal Costs of a Measles Outbreak
2021
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
· Public Health - Seattle & King County,
· Washington State Department of Health,
· Clark County (Washington)
Theis article explains the economic impact of a measles outbreak. It describes how an outbreak can lead to high costs for society, including expenses for …
Diarrheal Deaths After the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccination in 4 Countries
2021
· Universidad de Cartagena,
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
· Universidad de Santiago de Chile,
· Pan American Health Organization,
· Universidad Nacional de Colombia
This article describes a study on the impact of rotavirus vaccination in four Latin American countries. It shows that the vaccine is effective in reducing …
Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review
This systematic review on prehospital airway management assesses the harm and benefits associated with three approaches to airway management used by EMS clinicians in the …
Wildfire Smoke and Children's Health
2021
· National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
· Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU),
· California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA)
This video podcast features Stephanie Holm, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., who delves into the health risks that children face due to wildfire smoke exposure. Children, with …
Virtual Peer-to-Peer Learning to Enhance and Accelerate the Health System Response to COVID-19: The HHS ASPR Project ECHO COVID-19 Clinical Rounds Initiative Author links open overlay panel
2021
· U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
· University of New Mexico,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· U.S. Department of Transportation
This article describes the COVID-19 Clinical Rounds initiative by Project ECHO and HHS ASPR. It uses virtual peer-to-peer learning to help healthcare workers share experiences …
Prospective Development and Validation of the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth
This article describes the development and testing of a tool called the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth (CASSY). CASSY is designed to predict suicide …
A Guidance Document for Medical Teams Responding to Health Emergencies in Armed Conflicts and Other Insecure Environments
The document is a guide for medical teams responding to health emergencies in conflict zones. It describes how these teams should operate safely and effectively, …
Averted School Violence (ASV) Database: 2021 Analysis Update
2021
· U.S. Department of Justice
This report explains how schools have stopped violent incidents before they happened. It describes different ways that teachers, students, and police work together to keep …