The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a National Public Health System issued a set of recommendations for Congress, the Biden-Harris administration, and states, localities, tribes, and territories to transform public health …
Recommendations for Building a National Public Health System →
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security has released a new report that builds on previous research off of global catastrophic biological risks, or GCBRs. The report, titled Technologies to …
Technologies to Address Global Catastrophic Biological Risks →
When major disasters strike in your community, who are you going to call? That’s right, the Police. No matter the problem, no matter the circumstances, a uniformed officer from the …
Behind the Badge: The Trauma, Treatment, and Hope for Police Officers →
Most readers will recall where they were when they first heard the news: “Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting Leaves 28 Dead”. A wave of grief and horror poured over the American …
Speaking for the Future: Sandy Hook Advisory Commission Offers Final Recommendations →
Trust for America’s Health partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to release “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014” this month. The report uses the recent outbreak of the …
Contagion: A look at “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014” →
The National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI) is one the nation’s premier utilities for assessing the performance of American health care systems. NHSPI recently released its National Index Results for …
The Results are in: National Health Security Preparedness Index 2014 →
“In today’s globally connected society, an infectious disease epidemic anywhere can soon become an emergency everywhere.” On October 6, 2014, Texas Governor Rick Perry issued Executive Order RP79, authorising the creation of the …
Intelink, the United States Intelligence Community’s group of secure intranets, maintains a blog publication of multiple open-source unclassified articles, documents, maps, and directives relating to the current Ebola Virus Disease …
Ebola virus disease (EVD, also known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) causes an acute, serious illness that carries a fatality rate of around 50%. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), …
Nearly two years ago, Superstorm Sandy hit the Northeast claiming 72 lives and nearly $50 billion in estimated damage. Within the 40 counties declared disaster areas of Connecticut, New Jersey …
New Study Shows Hospitals Were Unprepared For Superstorm Sandy →
