Browse Items (31 total)

• Community Engagement in Ethics and Ebola

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, Research
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2016-07-13
  Description: A learning module for students to discuss, identify, and consider issues related to community engagement in public health emergency planning and response.

• Public Health Emergencies and the Media

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Outbreaks, Public Health, R-EM
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Guide
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-01
  Description: This release discusses how non-scientists can spot the hype in media coverage on public health emergencies.
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  Lessons Learned in Developing an Effective Regional Ebola CONOPS (Concept of Operations)

  Tags Communications, CONOPS, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Identify, Inform, Isolate, Outbreaks, Pre-Hospital, Public Health, Quarantine, R-EM, R-EMS, R-PreH
  Creator: ASPR
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-10
  Description: This recorded webinar with slides aims to share lessons learned to assist regions in the development of their Ebola concept of operations (CONOPS) (ASPR).

• Ethically Sound

  Tags Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, Research, Special Pathogens, Survivors
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2016-09-19
  Description: Episode of the 'Ethically Sound' podcast, discussing ethics and ebola.

• Guidance For Managing Ethical Issues In Infectious Disease Outbreaks

  Tags Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, R-Res&Pub, Research, Special Pathogens, Survivors
  Creator: World Health Organization (WHO)
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-10-18
  Description: Infectious disease outbreaks are frequently characterized by scientific uncertainty, social and institutional disruption, and an overall climate of fear and distrust. Policy makers and public health professionals may be forced to weigh and prioritize…

• Kansas Highly Infectious Disease and Pandemic Plan

  Tags Communications, CONOPS, Decontamination, Ebola, Emergency Management, EMS, Epidemic, Federal, Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Lab, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, Medical Surveillance, Outbreaks, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Public Health, Quarantine, R-EM, Region 7, Specimen Collection, Specimen Handling, Specimen Transport, Temperature Monitoring, Waste Management
  Creator: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Guide
  Date Last Updated: 2023-01
  Description: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) developed a preparedness and response plan following the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa in response to the possibility of cases affecting Kansas. This "Kansas Ebola Virus Preparedness and…

• Health Sector Resilience Checklist for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases

  Tags Communications, Decontamination, Ebola, Emergency Management, EMS, Epidemic, High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID), Identify, Infection Prevention and Control, Inform, Isolate, Lab, Laboratory, Medical Surveillance, Outbreaks, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Public Health, Quarantine, R-EM, Special Pathogens, Temperature Monitoring
  Creator: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Checklist
  Date Last Updated: 2017-05-24
  Description: Using lessons learned from treating Ebola patients in the US during the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, this paper works to develop an evidence-informed checklist that outlines action steps.
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  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Strategic Plan: 2018-2023

  Tags Epidemic, Epidemiology, Federal, Outbreaks, Public Health, R-Gen, Special Pathogens, Zoonotic
  Creator: CDC, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID)
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Guide
  Date Last Updated: 2018-08
  Description: This document is a strategic roadmap for the work necessary to realize the center’s vision: prevent infections, protect people, and save lives. (CDC)

• Working with People and Communities in Urban Humanitarian Crises

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Epidemiology, Outbreaks, Public Health, Quarantine, R-EM, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens
  Creator: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-06-01
  Description: This Working Paper explores the topic of working with urban populations and communities.

• Ebola Response in Cities

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Epidemiology, Outbreaks, Public Health, Quarantine, R-EM, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-06-26
  Description: In November 2014, ALNAP launched a sub-group of the Urban Response Community of Practice (CoP) to gather learning from the urban aspects of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) response in West Africa.