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Hazardous Materials [website]
This the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's website for Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for Environmental Health Practitioners specifically dealing with Hazardous Materials. This section provides information on handling chemical releases.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Water Security [website]
"Many changes have occurred recently in how our country protects its water supplies. Environmental health practitioners work daily to ensure that our water is safe through treatment, monitoring, and regulating activities. This section provides information on the protection of water supplies as well as on responding to contamination threats and incidents."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Biologic and Infectious Waste [website]
"Controlling waste is an important part of public health, whether it's hospital infectious waste or household garbage. Improperly managed waste can create conditions that may have severe adverse effects on public health, safety, and the environment. Proper storage, collection, transportation, and disposal are key elements to controlling biologic and infectious waste. Environmental health practitioners help ensure that waste controls are in place and are maintained. The potential for a disease outbreak and the threat of terrorism increases when proper controls are not in place. This section contains general information on waste issues as well as new and emerging issues in biologic and infectious waste."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Radiation [website]
"Environmental health practitioners play a unique role in identifying potentially harmful radiation exposures and examining health risks associated with these exposures. They are an important educational link to the public, providing information on a variety of radiation issues. This section provides guidance on planning for and responding to radiation issues and events."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Intelligence Publications [website]
This is a website provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) containing intelligence-related publications.
United States. Drug Enforcement Administration
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Tet Declassified
"In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive--which took place on January 30, 1968--Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats directed intelligence agencies to review their holdings to reveal previously classified details to the public. This page displays selected documents from the declassified volume as well as other contextual images, videos, and quotes which will be updated on a periodic basis. To view all declassified documents that have been released to date please click on the 'view documents' link. Additional items of interest can be found in the menu to provide greater context and insight into the Tet Offensive declassification effort. Intel.gov will serve as the hub for the release of Tet offensive declassified documents. However, some agencies have dedicated locations for their corresponding documents[.]"
United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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H. Rept. 115-273: Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 2626, August 8, 2017
"The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2626) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve visa security, visa applicant vetting, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass."
United States. Government Publishing Office
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How Climate Affects Community Health: A Social Media Toolkit for Engaging Local Communities in Climate and Health Adaptation
From the Document, "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative (CRSCI), is helping health departments identify likely climate impacts in their communities, potential health effects associated with these impacts, and the populations most likely to be at risk. [...] This social media toolkit was developed to support CRSCI grantees in their communication efforts. The toolkit includes suggested post copy, shareable graphics, videos and best practices. Tips on using this content to engage audiences and boost the reach of messages are included throughout the toolkit."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Fueling an Epidemic: Inside the Insys Strategy for Boosting Fentanyl Sales (Report Four)
"During the height of the prescription opioid crisis in the United States, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., adopted and intensified sales and marketing techniques Purdue Pharma pioneered in the 1990s for OxyContin and applied them to Insys' powerful fentanyl drug Subsys. Like Purdue, Insys aggressively used speakers programs--in which the company paid physicians to discuss Subsys with colleagues--and compensation programs for sales representatives to boost sales for Subsys [...] This report also highlights the examples of Heather Alfonso, a nurse practitioner from Connecticut, and Dr. Steven Simon, a physician practicing near Kansas City, Missouri--two practitioners separated by geography but united in their high Subsys prescribing and receipt of substantial payments from Insys. These case studies demonstrate exactly how company executives motivated sales representatives to 'own' physicians through promises of compensation for both sides--and how these efforts in turn significantly affected patient treatment."
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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United States Coast Guard Posture Statement with 2017 Budget in Brief and 2015 Performance Highlights
This document contains the United States Coast Guard Posture Statement, Budget-in-Brief for 2017, and Performance Highlights for 2015. From the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral's Statement: "Aligned with Department of Homeland Security and National strategies, Coast Guard strategies inform the 2017 budget request, ensuring continued Service to the Nation through fiscal stewardship and value to the American public. The Posture Statement provides the strategic context for our external environment and highlights my focus for Fiscal Year 2017. The Fiscal Year 2017 Budget illustrates the Coast Guard's dedication to strategically investing for the future while sustaining mission excellence. [...] The 2015 Performance Highlights demonstrate the enduring, multi-mission character of the Coast Guard and our intrinsic value to the United States."
United States. Coast Guard
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Hospitality Toolkit
"This toolkit offers tips and resources that can help you inform and educate your employees about human trafficking. It includes posters of human trafficking warning signs for four groups of employee: [1] Hotel and Motel Staff; [2] Housekeeping, Maintenance and Room Staff; [3] Concierge, Bellman, Front Desk, Security and Valet Staff; [4] Food and Beverage Staff These posters can be displayed in common areas of your business where employees congregate (such as staff break, laundry and maintenance rooms)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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What is Human Trafficking?
This Blue Campaign infographic details human trafficking. Included is an overall summary of the crime, key DHS campaigns to fight human trafficking, how civilians can participate in the fight against human trafficking, and resources to submit tips online or by telephone.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) [website]
"The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, and those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. OFAC acts under Presidential wartime and national emergency powers, as well as authority granted by specific legislation, to impose controls on transactions and freeze foreign assets under US jurisdiction. Many of the sanctions are based on United Nations and other international mandates, are multilateral in scope, and involve close cooperation with allied governments."
United States. Office of Foreign Assets Control
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Travel Advisories [website]
This website allows users to check the Travel Advisories for different destinations when planning trips abroad.
United States. Department of State
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Terrorism: What You Need to Know About U.S. Sanctions
This document published by the Department of the Treasury provides an overview of the sanctions set forth in Executive Order 13224 blocking Terrorist Property and a summary of the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 595 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations), Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 596 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations), and Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 597 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations).
United States. Office of Foreign Assets Control
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Last Stand: Evacuating a Hospital in the Middle of a Wildfire
From the Document: "'We're making a last stand.' A firefighter spoke these words just prior to hospital leaders making the decision to evacuate the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Santa Rosa, California. Many Americans watched helplessly in the fall of 2017 as thousands of acres burned in western states. Some people had very little notice before they had to evacuate, often having to drive through flames with just the proverbial clothes on their backs. ASPR [Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response] TRACIE [Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange] interviewed Joshua Weil [...], Assistant Physician-in-Chief, Hospital Operations of Kaiser Hospital Santa Rosa; Mitch Saruwatari [...], Director of Emergency Management, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Inc.; and Skip Skivington [...], Vice President of Healthcare Continuity Management, Kaiser Permanente, to learn more about their personal and professional experiences evacuating a hospital in the midst of a wildfire."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Department of Homeland Security: Monthly Budget Execution and Staffing Report: Fiscal Year 2018 - Through January 31, 2018 (Fiscal Year 2018 Report to Congress)
This report to Congress was created to estimate appropriations for DHS staffing and executive duties. This budget pertains to its monthly allocations through Fiscal Year 2018 up until January 31, 2018.
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of the Chief Financial Officer
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Argentina Declassification Project [website]
From the website: "The United States Declassification Project on Argentina represents a historic effort by United States government departments and agencies to identify, review, and provide public access to records that shed light on human rights abuses in Argentina between 1975 and 1984."
United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Fiscal Year 2018 Entry/Exit Overstay Report
From the Document: "This report provides data on expected departures and overstays, by country, for foreign travelers to the United States who entered as nonimmigrants through an air or sea port of entry (POE) and who were expected to depart in FY 2018 (October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018). It does this by examining the number of entries, by country, for foreign travelers who arrived as nonimmigrants during this time as of October 1, 2018. An overstay is a nonimmigrant who was lawfully admitted to the United States for an authorized period, but remained in the United States beyond his or her authorized period of admission. The authorized admission period can be a fixed period; or for the duration of a certain activity, such as the period during which a student is pursuing a full course of study or any authorized technical/practical training. [...] DHS has engaged in a concerted campaign to end visa overstay abuse. For the second year in a row, visa overstay rates have declined. DHS will continue efforts to ensure the integrity of its nonimmigrant visa program."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Office for Bombing Prevention [factsheet]
From the Document: "The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) leads and coordinates efforts to protect life and critical infrastructure by building capabilities within the general public and across the public and private sectors to prevent, protect against, respond to, and mitigate improvised explosive device (IED) incidents."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2019, Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, Part 3, April 18, 2018
This is the April 18, 2018 hearing on "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2019" held before the Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations. From the opening statement of Robert B. Aderholt: "Our primary goal for this hearing is to examine the Department of Agriculture's fiscal year 2019 budget while also reviewing the use of funds past and present." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Sonny Perdue, Seth Meyer, and Diem-Linh Jones.
United States. Government Publishing Office
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National Critical Functions Resources [webpage]
From the Webpage Description: "The National Risk Management Center (NRMC) supports CISA's [Deptartment of Homeland Security Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis] Cyber and Infrastructure Security Mission by creating an environment where government and industry can collaborate within and across sectors to develop plans and solutions for reducing cyber and other systemic risks to national and economic security. NRMC turns analysis into action by developing risk management solutions."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack [website]
"The EMP Commission was established pursuant to title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-345). Duties of the EMP Commission include assessing: the nature and magnitude of potential high-altitude EMP threats to the United States from all potentially hostile states or non-state actors that have or could acquire nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles enabling them to perform a high-altitude EMP attack against the United States within the next 15 years; the vulnerability of United States military and especially civilian systems to an EMP attack, giving special attention to vulnerability of the civilian infrastructure as a matter of emergency preparedness; the capability of the United States to repair and recover from damage inflicted on United States military and civilian systems by an EMP attack; and the feasibility and cost of hardening select military and civilian systems against EMP attack. The Commission is charged with identifying any steps it believes should be taken by the United States to better protect its military and civilian systems from EMP attack."
Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack
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AFM (Acute Flaccid Myelitis) Investigation
"Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious condition. It affects the nervous system, specifically the area of the spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak. CDC has been thoroughly investigating the AFM cases that have occurred since 2014, when we first noted a large number of cases being reported."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Hurricane Florence 2018 [website]
From the webpage: "Many states are in the path of Hurricane Florence. Check out the resources below to learn more about what to do before, during and after the storm." Resource topics include: "[1] Latest Information, [2] Connect with Your State or Territory, [3] Resources for Professionals, [4] Prevent Heat-Related Illness, [5] Safe Use of Drugs, [6] Food & Water Safety, [7] Cleaning-up From the Storm, [8] Staying Safe after the Storm, [9] Finding Loved Ones, [10] At-Risk Individuals, [11] Mental and Behavioral Heath, [12] Worker Safety. "
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Technical Resources Assistance Center and Information Exchange [website]
"In 2014, the United States Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) created the Technical Resources Assistance Center and Information Exchange (TRACIE) to meet the needs of regional ASPR staff, healthcare coalitions, healthcare entities, healthcare providers, emergency managers, public health practitioners, and others working in disaster medicine, healthcare system preparedness, and public health emergency preparedness. ASPR TRACIE supports timely access to information and promising practices, identifies and remedies knowledge gaps, and provides users with responses to a range of requests for technical assistance. ASPR TRACIE is comprised of three complementary domains: [1] Technical Resources (TR), [2] Assistance Center (AR), and [3] Information Exchange (IE)."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Preptalks Discussion Guide: Modernizing Public Warning Messaging
"PrepTalks Discussion Guides are companion documents to PrepTalk video presentations and question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions. When used together with the videos, these guides help translate the research and expertise showcased in each presentation into action steps to improve disaster preparedness. Dr. Mileti's PrepTalk showcases the latest research and provides practical guidance on how to write alert messages and the importance of using multiple delivery method to promote public action more effectively. Dr. Mileti is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado Boulder. He has authored more than 100 publications on the societal aspects of hazards and disasters, including co-authoring 'A Guide to Public Alerts and Warnings for Dam and Levee Emergencies.' Although focused on dams and levees, the recommendations and templates in this document apply to all hazard types."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mileti, Dennis S.
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Preptalks Discussion Guide: Who Is at Risk? Rapid Mapping of Potential Hazard Exposure
"PrepTalks Discussion Guides are companion documents to PrepTalk video presentations and question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions. When used together with the videos, these guides help translate the research and expertise showcased in each presentation into action steps to improve disaster preparedness. Dr. Chen's PrepTalk outlines the different ways data mapping can be used to help emergency managers identify those at risk before, during, and after a disaster. Dr. Chen is Director of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), a unit of Columbia University's Earth Institute. He manages the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC); part of NASA's network of Earth Science Data Centers."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Chen, Robert S.
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PrepTalks Discussion Guide: The Next Pandemic: Lessons from History
"PrepTalks Discussion Guides are companion documents to PrepTalk video presentations and question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions. When used together with the videos, these guides help translate the research and expertise showcased in each presentation into action steps to improve disaster preparedness. Barry's PrepTalk showcases lessons learned from both the 1918 and 2009 influenza pandemics. He provides guidance on what emergency managers can do to work with public health and elected officials to implement measures that can save lives and, as importantly, avoid ineffective measures that can lose community trust."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Barry, John M.
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PrepTalks Discussion Guide: Social Capital in Disaster Mitigation and Recovery
"PrepTalks Discussion Guides are companion documents to PrepTalk video presentations and question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions. When used together with the videos, these guides help translate the research and expertise showcased in each presentation into action steps to improve disaster preparedness. Dr. Aldrich's PrepTalk highlights research demonstrating how factors internal to a community are the real drivers of resilience rather than external factors such as outside aid. He breaks down the important role of different types of social capital (bonding, bridging, and linking) and the role each serves to increase community resilience. Finally, his PrepTalk provides examples of how communities are innovating to increase social capital."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Aldrich, Daniel P.
