Military Action in Radioactive Chernobyl Could Be Dangerous for People and the Environment
The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine has been surrounded for more than three decades by ...
Tag: Disaster Health
Disaster Medicine: New Resource Prepares for Sepsis Encountered in Austere Conditions
Medical responders have a new resource at their disposal to help in identifying and treating sepsis patients in resource-limited environments: ...
NYMC Center of Excellence in Precision Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters Receives $250,000 in Funding
The funding will support the Center’s emergency preparedness training and expand the facilities. New York State Assemblyman Thomas J. Abinanti ...
There’s No Such Thing as Just-in-Time Healthcare and Public Health Preparedness
What does it take to provide patient care? The image of a hospital or doctor’s office just popped into your ...
Vector Control Workshop for Hurricane-Impacted Areas: Montgomery
Two workshops will be hosted in January 2019 to help increase the capacity of local vector control programs in areas ...
The Role of Dental Professionals in Bioterrorism Response
As dental professionals are an integral part of the healthcare community, they should be educated regarding the medical and oral ...
Terrorism, Pandemics, and Emergency Medicine
Dr. Amesh Adalja, MD, a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, will speak about the intersection ...
DoD’s Investment in Global Health Engagement
Image: Dr. David Smith (standing), deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight, discusses the Department of ...
HHS Launches emPOWER Map for Health Disaster Readiness
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week launched emPOWER Map, an interactive online tool to aid ...
Disaster Response Coordination to Support Health Outcomes
The Institute of Medicine's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized a series of three regional ...
Nuclear Disasters Don’t Respect National Boundaries
Sonja Schmid is embarking on an effort to understand emergency response to a nuclear accident. (Virginia Tech) Sonja Schmid, an ...
Centers for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiation
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) on the Centers for Medical ...
FRI 2014 Fire-Rescue International
The FRI 2014 Fire-Rescue International Annual Conference & Expo will be held August 13-16, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. FRI 2014 ...
Call for Entries: Chemical Protection Challenge
Image credit: City of Ft. Lauderdale The Emergency Services Coalition for Medical Preparedness is challenging all interested parties to help ...
Force Health Protection NATO Conference
The NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine (MILMED COE) in cooperation with the Medical Corps International Forum (MCIF) will ...
CMC 2014 – Combat Medical Care
The Combat Medical Care (CMC) Conference will take place June 4-5, 2014 in Neu-Ulm, Germany. The forum brings together approximately ...
World Conference on Disaster Management
The World Conference on Disaster Management will take place June 15-18, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario. The event brings together emergency ...
Public Health Scientific and Training Symposium
The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Scientific and Training Symposium will be held June 10-12, 2014 in Raleigh, North Carolina. ...
