Reports

Over the past several months, many communities have experienced multiple disasters ranging from hurricanes to mass shootings to wildfires. Survivors who have lived through multiple disasters may experience the effects of retraumatization. This tip sheet helps disaster survivors cope with their emotions and get through this challenge. https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA17-5047/SMA17-5047.pdf

Ready or Not? examines the nation’s ability to respond to public health emergencies, tracks progress and vulnerabilities, and includes a review of state and federal public health preparedness policies. The report also provides a series of recommendations that address many of the major gaps in emergency health preparedness. http://healthyamericans.org/assets/files/TFAH-2017-ReadyOrNot-FINAL.pdf

Ready or Not? examines the nation’s ability to respond to public health emergencies, tracks progress and vulnerabilities, and includes a review of state and federal public health preparedness policies. The report also provides a series of recommendations that address many of the major gaps in emergency health preparedness. http://healthyamericans.org/assets/files/TFAH-2017-ReadyOrNot-FINAL.pdf

In 2013, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review its weapons of mass destruction programs, including the consolidation of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive mission functions. The Government Accountability Office reviewed DHS consolidation planning documents, interviewed relevant officials, and obtained selected updated information on

In 2013, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review its weapons of mass destruction programs, including the consolidation of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive mission functions. The Government Accountability Office reviewed DHS consolidation planning documents, interviewed relevant officials, and obtained selected updated information on

This expert guidance document was developed as a resource to provide healthcare epidemiologists working in acute-care hospitals with a high-level overview of incident management for infectious disease outbreaks and to prepare them to work within an emergency response framework. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/outbreak-response-and-incident-management-shea-guidance-and-resources-for-healthcare-epidemiologists-in-united-states-acutecare-hospitals/8C035426B3C86E075BBB0AFFAE42F0AC/core-reader#

This expert guidance document was developed as a resource to provide healthcare epidemiologists working in acute-care hospitals with a high-level overview of incident management for infectious disease outbreaks and to prepare them to work within an emergency response framework. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/outbreak-response-and-incident-management-shea-guidance-and-resources-for-healthcare-epidemiologists-in-united-states-acutecare-hospitals/8C035426B3C86E075BBB0AFFAE42F0AC/core-reader#

This report focuses on how mass violence affects the behavioral health of adult and young (child and adolescent) survivors or witnesses of a mass violence incident. Public health, behavioral health, and emergency management professionals can use information provided to improve their disaster behavioral health preparedness plans. https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/dtac/srb-mass-violence-behavioral-health.pdf

This report focuses on how mass violence affects the behavioral health of adult and young (child and adolescent) survivors or witnesses of a mass violence incident. Public health, behavioral health, and emergency management professionals can use information provided to improve their disaster behavioral health preparedness plans. https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/dtac/srb-mass-violence-behavioral-health.pdf

This report provides an overview of the accounts that fund wildfire management activities and historical wildfire management appropriations data, as well as information on FY2018 appropriations.  https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R45005.pdf