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A Guide to Operating Public Shelters in a Radiation Emergency

Ansari, Armin; Caspary, Kevin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2015) C_CDC

This guide is intended for shelter operators, planners, and staff, as well as emergency managers, public health professionals, and radiation protection professionals who participate in shelter planning and could be called upon to support shelter operations. This guide provides information on the inc... more

Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials

Wood MC, DePaolo, F, Whitaker RD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2007) C_CDC

Detonation of a nuclear weapon or activation of a radiological dispersal device could cause radioactively contaminated decedents. These guidelines are designed to address both of these scenarios. They could also be applicable in other instances where decedents’ bodies are contaminated with radioa... more

Syria: 2017 Summary of Humanitarian Response Plan End of Year Report (January - December 2017)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2017) C1

Disabled Children: A Legal Handbook

Steve Broach, Luke Clements and Janet Read (2016) C1

Disabled children: a legal handbook is an authoritative yet accessible guide to the legal rights of disabled children and their families in England and Wales. The handbook aims to empower disabled children and their families through a greater understanding of their rights and entitlements. It is es... more

Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation

Interagency Policy Coordination Subcommitee for Preparedness & Response to Radiological and Nuclear Threats (2010)

The purpose of this guidance is to provide emergency planners with nuclear detonationspecific response recommendations to maximize the preservation of life in the event of an urban nuclear detonation. This guidance addresses the unique effects and impacts of a nuclear detonation such as scale of ... more

Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace - code of practice

Safe Work Australia (2004) CC

"This Code provides practical guidance on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals for persons conducting a business or undertaking who use chemicals in their workplace."

Hazardous Chemicals Handbook

Phillip Carson, Clive Mumford Butterworth Heinemann (2002) C2

"The aim of this book remains as for the first edition, namely to provide an initial point of ready reference for the identification of hazards and precautions for dangerous chemicals. It is targeted not only at those in the chemical and process industries, but also anyone likely to work with che... more

Understanding Risk Communication Best Practices: A Guide for Emergency Managers and Communicators

Janoske M, Liu B, Sheppard B U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2012) C1

Effective risk communication requires the alignment of complex factors including trust between the communicator and the audience(s), audience involvement, and emotional responses to risk. Risk communication is especially challenging now as new media changes the landscape for both communicators and... more

Emergency Response Guidebook 2016

US Department of Transportation, Transport Canada (2016) C1

A guidebook intended for use by first responders during the initial phase of a transportation incident involving dangerous goods/hazardous materials

Interim Planning Guidance for Preparedness and Response to a Mass Casualty Event Resulting from Terrorist Use of Explosives

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; US Dept. of Health and Human Services (2010) C1

The purpose of this interim guidance is to provide information and insight to assist public policy and health system leaders in preparing for and responding to an MCE caused by terrorist use of explosives (TUE). This document provides practical information to promote comprehensive mass casualty ca... more

Masrafların Karşılanması - Psikolojik rahatsızlığı olan kişiler için Federal Psikoterapistler Odası’nın bilgilendirme broşürü (Kostenerstattung Psychotherapie)

BundesPsychotherapeutenKammer (BPtK) (2014)

Informationsbroschüre über Möglichkeiten der Kostenerstattung für psychotherapeutische Behandlung in Deutschland (auf türkisch).

Reimbursement - A guidebook for mentally ill people (Germany)

BundesPsychotherapeutenKammer (BPtK) (2014) C1

Information on reimbursement for psychotherapy costs in germany.

Guidelines on Chemical Management in Health Care Facilities

Ministry of Health Malaysia (2010) C1

Specific Objectives • To increase the knowledge and awareness of personnel on chemical management. • To educate the personnel on the potential adverse health effects of chemical exposure. • To educate the personnel on the existing laws pertaining to handling of hazardous chemicals. • To... more

Roundtable on Hospital Communications in a Mass Casualty Radiological Event

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2003) C_CDC

On January 14-16, 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a communications roundtable in Atlanta, Georgia, to explore hospitals' challenges in communicating with internal and external audiences in communitywide emergencies involving radioactive materials. The roundtable, Hosp... more

Communication Strategies for addressing radiation emergencies and other public health crisis

Centers for Disease C ontrol and Prevention (CDC ) (2009) C_CDC

The roundtable provided a forum that allowed communicators across a number of Federal agencies to share information, strategies, and challenges in developing and providing communication messages and materials to the public in preparation for, and in response to, a radiation... more

Module 13: Developmental monitoring and screening

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) & International STEP by STEP Association (2016)

Epilepsies: diagnosis and management
recommended

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2012) C2

Clinical guideline | Published: 11 January 2012 | nice.org.uk/guidance/cg137

Community Ear & Hearing Health - Volume 9 • Issue 12 (2012)

Community Ear & Hearing Health (2012) C2

This journal is funded by CBM

Mozambique Malaria Operational Plan FY 2018

President’s Malaria Initiative CDC; USAID, et al. (2018) C1

The Malaria Operational Plans below are detailed 1-year implementation plans for PMI focus countries. Each plan reviews the current status of malaria control and prevention policies and interventions, identifies challenges and unmet needs to achieve PMI goals, and provides a description of planned P... more

Preparedness for the deliberate use of biological agents A rational approach to the unthinkable

World Health Organization (2002) C_WHO

For biological agents, the publication covers 11 bacteria, fungi and viruses listed by states parties to the Biological Weapons Convention in declarations of past offensive research and development programmes, or considered of special concern for possible use in terrorism. All of these agents c... more