PUBLIC HEALTH ARCHIVES
FIPS 201 Compliance for State and Local Agencies
Joseph Watson
January 17, 2007
NIMS has spoken, and must be obeyed: A new “common identification standard” for federal employees and contractors is now required. State and local agencies would be well advised to adopt the same standard.
Admiral John O. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, MPH, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Domestic Preparedness
January 10, 2007
Pandemic preparedness activities, the department’s Katrina/Rita response efforts, the need for an “all-hazards” planning and operational mindset, and the planning assistance now available to local health planners are among the numerous topics covered.
Interview with Dr. Stephen Flynn: The Current State of U.S. Port Security
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
January 3, 2007
Terrorism/counterterrorism expert Dr. Stephen Flynn provides a chilling pre-publication preview of some of the continuing preparedness deficiencies highlighted in his new book, Edge of Disaster.
Pandemic Flu Vaccine – Still No Silver Bullet
Jerry Mothershead
December 20, 2006
Several years have passed since the first H5N1 outbreak and there have been speeches, studies, and statistics galore – but few if any nations are even half-prepared to deal with the consequences of a major pandemic.
Decontamination Considerations in Dealing With A Chemical Agent Mass-Casualty Incident
Theodore Jarboe
December 13, 2006
Decontamination operations are a business-as-usual task for most hazmat teams and other first responders. But not when there are hundreds or perhaps thousands of victims and the responders themselves are in danger of being contaminated.
Scott J. Becker, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
John F. Morton and Scott Becker
December 13, 2006
Podcast DomesticPreparedness met Scott J. Becker, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). The APHL executive director discusses the role of public health laboratories in major health emergencies and tells how their disease-testing capabilities can assist both bioterrorist and chemical-incident responses under the multi-tiered Laboratory Response Network (LRN).
Behind the Mask: EMS, Influenza, and Respiratory Protection
James Mason
December 6, 2006
A high-efficiency mask, a procedure mask, an SCBA, or a PAPR – which shall it be? The correct answer determines whether the wearer is part of the solution, or becomes another part of the problem.
Michael Fraser, PhD, Deputy Executive Director, National Association of County and City HealthOfficials (NACCHO)
John F. Morton and Michael Fraser
December 6, 2006
An overview of NACCHO’s work in bioterrorism, the plans being developed for a pandemic flu outbreak, and the need for communications upgrades across the board.
Can U.S. Defeat the Suicide/Homicide-Bomber Threat?
Joseph Steger
November 15, 2006
U.S. law-enforcement agencies at all levels of government are gearing up to deal with a possibly nationwide outbreak of terrorist attacks similar to those that have already terrified London, Madrid, Bali, Mumbai, and – most of all – Baghdad.
CBRNE: Beyond the Coast Guard Strike Teams
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
November 15, 2006
The Coast Guard men and women on the scene 24/7 throughout the U.S. maritime domain are the service’s true front-line forces in the prevention of CBRNE attacks. They need more and better equipment, though, and a lot more training. Starting yesterday.
Dr. Michael G. Kurilla, Director of the Office of BioDefense Research Affairs and Associate Director for BioDefense Product Development, NIAID
John F. Morton and Michael G. Kurilla
November 8, 2006
Podcast DomesticPreparedness met with Dr. Michael G. Kurilla, Director of the Office of BioDefense Research Affairs and Associate Director for BioDefense Product Development, NIAID. The NIH director for biodefense research and associate director for biodefense product development at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) discusses NIAID’s biodefense
Pro and Con, Yea and Nay – Experts’ Dialogue on the New HICS Guidebook
Michael Allswede and Jerry Mothershead
November 8, 2006
A Point-Counterpoint discussion of California’s new Hospital Incident Command System Guidebook, its strengths and weaknesses, its applicability to the “business” of medicine in the United States, and how it can be used to deal with real-life scenarios.
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