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World Health Organization: Current Zika Product Pipeline

Domestic Preparedness March 15, 2016
As part of the broader response to Zika, the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated an emergency research and development (R&D) plan that aims to develop and implement a roadmap for R&D preparedness regarding emerging pathogens, for which there are no, or insufficient, preventive and curative solutions. http://www.who.int/csr/research-and-development/zika-rd-pipeline.pdf

Zika: Strategic Response Framework & Joint Operations Plan

Domestic Preparedness March 6, 2016
The World Health Organization has activated its emergency operations incident management system to coordinate the international response to the Zika outbreak. This plan provides support to affected countries, builds capacity to prevent further outbreaks and control them when they do occur, and facilitates research to better understand this virus and

Challenges and Considerations in Disaster Research

Domestic Preparedness February 29, 2016
This report addresses the ethical and operational concerns in research design, participant recruitment, data collection, and data interpretation during disaster research. In this report, researchers learn about procedural challenges that can only be overcome by prior planning, including having a research team properly trained in and prepared for the unique
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Status of Preparedness

Domestic Preparedness February 28, 2016
Featured in this issue: Emergency Management: The State of Preparedness, By Kay C. Goss; The Continuity Gap, By Vincent B. Davis; Fire Department Preparedness Made Simple, By Michael Cox; Public Health Preparedness Realities, By Raphael M. Barishansky & Seth J. Komansky; State of Preparedness 2016: Children & Child Care, By

Children in Disasters: Do Americans Feel Prepared?

Domestic Preparedness February 27, 2016
The purpose of the study was to learn more about people’s opinions and attitudes toward disaster preparedness with a focus on children in disasters. Findings from this national survey have identified important insights into the lack of preparedness among U.S. households as well as a lack of progress in integrating

Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community

Domestic Preparedness February 22, 2016
James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence for the U.S., offered this Statement of the United States Intelligence Community’s 2016 assessment of threats to US national security. Global threats discussed include cyber and technology, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and proliferation, space and counterspace, counterintelligence, transnational organized crime, economics and

Ongoing Challenges and Future Considerations for DHS Biosurveillance Efforts

Domestic Preparedness February 17, 2016
This statement describes progress and challenges that the U.S. Government Accountability Office has reported in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) implementation of the National Biosurveillance Integration Center and BioWatch as well as considerations for the future of biosurveillance efforts at DHS. http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/675145.pdf

Public Health Preparedness: 2016 National Snapshot

Domestic Preparedness February 7, 2016
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) leads the agency’s preparedness and response activities by providing strategic direction, support, and coordination for activities. This report highlights how OPHPR strengthens the nation’s health security to save lives and protect against public health

Whole Community

Domestic Preparedness January 30, 2016
Whole Community A Five-Year Look Back, By Catherine Feinman; What the Whole Community Means to the Whole Community, By Richard Serino & Jennifer Grimes; Four Steps to Improve Whole Community, By Vincent B. Davis; Development of Metrics for Personal Preparedness, By National Emergency Management Executive Academy Cohort III; Ignoring

Medical Countermeasures for Children in Public Health Emergencies, Disasters, or Terrorism

Domestic Preparedness January 7, 2016
Children represent a particularly vulnerable population during a pandemic, natural disaster, or act of terrorism. Significant and effective collaboration between the pediatric health community and federal partners, over the past five years, has resulted in substantial gains in addressing the needs of children related to disaster preparedness and medical countermeasures.

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P.O. Box 285

Del Valle, TX 78617-9998

Editorial Statement

Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. The multidisciplinary editorial focus helps professionals acquire critical information to develop collaborative, real-world solutions. With relevant, multidisciplinary, whole-community intelligence from the front lines, practitioners can learn from diverse perspectives. The authoritative, practitioner-centered, multimedia information platform disseminates intelligence the way busy management-level public- and private-sector professionals want to learn. This is the trusted source for content written by practitioners, for practitioners, with relevant, real-world best practices.

DomesticPreparedness.com, the Domestic Preparedness Journal and the Weekly Brief include facts, views, opinions, and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest. The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas A&M University System do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, facts, opinions or recommendations.
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