Emergency Preparedness

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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Education

NJHA/HRET Scheduled Programs

Planning Today for a Pandemic Tomorrow: Ensuring Continuity of Operations

Gang Awareness Training for Hospital Personnel - December 11, 2007 [.pdf file size 354 KB 2 pgs. ]

PREPARE - A Program Focused on Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness - November 27, 2007

PREPARE - A Program Focused on Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness - November 15, 2007

PREPARE - A Program Focused on Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness - October 30, 2007

PREPARE - A Program Focused on Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness - April 12, 2007 [.pdf file size 397 KB 2 pgs. ]

Incident Command System-200: Basic ICS

HICS-IV Train-the-Trainer - November 13, 2006

Pre and Post Hospital Evacuation: Lessons from Florida, Louisiana and a N.J. Coastal Hospital - June 27, 2006

Hospital Management of Radioactive Incidents and the Basics of Blast Trauma

Planning for Pandemic Flu

Emergency Preparedness Grant Funding Workshop

Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS)

Question & Answer Forum With The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Blast Trauma, Makeshift Bombs and Mass Casualty Terrorism: Medical and Physiological Consequences

Critical Incident Stress Management: Group Interventions 2-Day Basic Certification Course

Crisis Communications for the Experienced Public Information Officer

Strategic National Stockpile: A Resource for Hospitals in Your Time of Need

SARS and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Lessons Learned

Emergency Preparedness: Strategies & Solutions for Healthcare Organizations - A JCAHO Program

Innovative Technologies in Emergency Preparedness: A Vendor Showcase and Educational Forum

Critical Incident Stress Management: Peer Interventions

Hospital Emergency Management: Concepts and Implications of WMD Terrorist Incidents

Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS): An Overview

The Psychology of Disasters and Disaster Response

Critical Incident Stress Management - 2 Day Basic Certification [.pdf file size 63 KB 2 pgs. ]

Innovative Technologies in Emergency Preparedness: A Vendor Showcase and Educational Forum - 69

Maximizing Your Relationship with Your Office of Emergency Management

New Jersey State Police Incident Command System - Level 200

Incident Command System For The Hospital Emergency Operations Center – 41

Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness – 38

Smallpox Vaccination Liability Under the Homeland Security Act: Immunities, Ambiguities and Pitfalls - 40

Surveillance, Evaluation, Treatment and Management of Smallpox Vaccine Related Adverse Events - 32

Hospital Emergency Incident Command System - Day One - Fundamentals of HEICS; Day Two Train-the-Trainer - 1

Thinking the Unthinkable - Biochemical Terrorism and Disasters: Information Resources for Medical Librarians - 61 [.pdf file size 36 KB 4 pgs. ]

Healthcare Emergency Preparation and Response to Bioterrorism - 62 [.pdf file size 63 KB 2 pgs. ]

CDC to Hold Anthrax Satellite Broadcast: NJHA Among Host Sites.

Industry Briefing on Bioterrorism Preparedness. [.pdf file size 21 KB 2 pgs. ]

Bioterrorism Audioconferences -62

Future Plans

FEMA Independent Study Program - IS-800 - A National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction

Programs Not Sponsored by NJHA

Public Health Preparedness Webcast on Home Health in Pandemic Influenza - July 8, 2008 [.pdf file size 19 KB 1 pg ]

Emergency Management of Radiation Accident Victims

Deconstructing Silos and Maximizing Disaster Management Throughout the Healthcare Continuum

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Mobile Training Course - May 19-22, 2008

New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference - May 5-9, 2008 [.pdf file size 83 KB 1 pg ]

ER One Institute 5th Annual Conference - Hospitals on the Frontline: Emergency Preparedness, Today's Questions and Tomorrow's Answers - March 3-4, 2008

Fundamentals of Medical Planning: A Two-Day Workshop in Support of Emergency Response in a Medical Environment - February 5-6, 2008

The National Emergency Management Summit - February 3-5, 2008

Disability and Special Needs Technical Assistance Conference - Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery - January 8-9, 2008

CDC - COCA Conference Call - Disaster Surveillance - December 18, 2007

COCA Conference Call: Disaster Surveillance - December 18, 2007

Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: Taking Care of Business - A Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast and Webcast - December 6, 2007

Hospital Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive Incidents Course - December 3-7, 2007

PHLIER: Public Health Leadership Initiative for Emergency Response.

A Systematic Analytic Approach to Emergency Preparedness Planning - November 19, 2007 [.pdf file size 18 KB 1 pg ]

Webcast - Risk Communication & Psycho-Social Issues in Radiation Events - November 8, 2007 [.pdf file size 113 KB 1 pg ]

Preparing for the Unknown-Are You Ready - Joint Commission Resources 3rd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference - October 10-11, 2007 [.pdf file size 726 KB 8 pgs. ]

Counter-Terrorism/Medical Disaster Preparedness - A Pro-Active Approach - September 29, 2007 [.pdf file size 93 KB 2 pgs. ]

Saint Barnabas Health Care System - Executive Preparedness Series - September 28, 2007 [.pdf file size 406 KB 2 pgs. ]

2007 National Summit on Primary Care Emergency Preparedness - September 19, 2007 [.pdf file size 149 KB 4 pgs. ]

3rd Annual Emergency & Disaster Management Symposium - September 19, 2007 [.pdf file size 1568 KB 1 pg ]

PLAN NOW - Emergency Preparedness Can Help Save Lives Teleconference - September 19, 2007 [.pdf file size 94 KB 1 pg ]

Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties - September 9-14, 2007

Emergency Commodities Distribution Training Presentation - August 17, 2007 - CANCELLED

2nd Annual Conference - Disaster Planning for Hospitals - August 8-9, 2007 [.pdf file size 235 KB 6 pgs. ]

OHSP - Trucks and Terrorism Workshop - August 1, 2007 [.pdf file size 14 KB 1 pg ]

HHS - Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Stakeholders Workshop - July 31-August 2, 2007 [.pdf file size 80 KB 3 pgs. ]

Emergency Medical Service Operations and Planning for Weapons of Mass Destruction - CBRNE - July 24-26, 2007 [.pdf file size 16 KB 2 pgs. ]

Fourth Annual "Hot" Topics in Hospital Emergency Preparedness for the 21st Century - Current Trends in Disaster Management from the Field to the Hospital - July 17, 2007 - 1 of 2 [.pdf file size 954 KB 1 pg ]

Fourth Annual "Hot" Topics in Hospital Emergency Preparedness for the 21st Century - Current Trends in Disaster Management from the Field to the Hospital - July 17, 2007 - 2 of 2 [.pdf file size 605 KB 1 pg ]

Mass Shelters - Environmental Health Issues - June 29, 2007

OSHA - Incident Safety Officer Awareness Training - June 25-26, 2007 [.pdf file size 33 KB 2 pgs. ]

CBRNE Medical Casualty Management Training and Education Program - Application Deadline June 8, 2007 [.pdf file size 238 KB 4 pgs. ]

FEMA Independent Study Program - IS-346 An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel

Port Awareness & ICS 300 Courses - April-May 2007 [.pdf file size 109 KB 4 pgs. ]

Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties - May 6-11, 2007

DHSS - Communicating Through a Crisis - May 3, 2007 [.pdf file size 102 KB 1 pg ]

Guidelines and Standards for Weapons of Mass Destruction Response - May 3, 2007

CDC - Hospitals, Treatment Centers, and Public Health: Partners in Emergency Planning and Response (Satellite/Webcast) - April 26, 2007

Medical Aspects of Disaster Management: Lessons Learned in Disaster Medicine from Recent Natural and Manmade Catastrophes - April 18-19, 2007

FEMA Independent Study Program - IS-100.HC - Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals

FEMA Independent Study Program - IS-200.HC Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations

FEMA Independent Study Program - IS-700 - National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction

Cultural Competency in Disasters - Middlesex County Fire Academy - March 29, 2007 [.pdf file size 41 KB 1 pg ]

FEMA Independent Study Program - IS-100 - Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100

FEMA Independent Study Program - IS-200 - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

CPHP - WTC Evacuation Study Broadcast - February 8, 2007

Hospital Management of CBRNE Incidents - January 8-12, 2007 [.pdf file size 26 KB 2 pgs. ]

ICTM - The Medical Consequences of Terror - November 29, 2006 [.pdf file size 787 KB 1 pg ]

DHSS - Biosafety and Biosecurity for Clinical Labs - November 15 or 16, 2006 [.pdf file size 112 KB 2 pgs. ]

Newly scheduled modules in the 40 Hour Bioterrorism Training Program - November-December 2006

Homeland Defense Journal Training Conference - "Preparing for Pandemic Influenza"

Disaster Sheltering ~ The Public Private Partnership in Action

Disaster Sheltering – The Public-Private Partnership in Action - October 3, 2006

DHSS - LCTF Teleconference - September 11, 2006 [.pdf file size 35 KB 1 pg ]

Communications, News, Equipment and Training - August 23, 2006

Hospital Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear and Explosive Incidents - August 14, 2006

Mass Antibiotic Dispensing VI: Alternate Methods - August 3, 2006

2006 Bi-National Emergency Preparedness Association Conference [.pdf file size 189 KB 2 pgs. ]

Live Response: The Psychological Impact of Terrorism - July 19, 2006

Lessons Learned in Grant Reporting - Show Me the Money - Part 2 Grant Workshop - July 17, 25 and August 2, 2006

Security Officer Performance and Security Inspections Workshops - July 10-13, 2006 [.pdf file size 44 KB 7 pgs. ]

ICTM Post Traumatic Distress and Resilience - The Israeli Experience - June 28, 2006 [.pdf file size 630 KB 1 pg ]

Business Continuity and Pandemic Flu Planning Conference for Business and Governmental Leaders - June 22, 2006 [.pdf file size 99 KB 2 pgs. ]

Third Annual Conference: "Hot" Topics in Hospital Emergency Preparedness: From Mitigation to Recovery [.pdf file size 227 KB 2 pgs. ]

"The Real Story: Communicating through a Crisis" Conference

Emergency Medical Operations and Planning for WMD [.pdf file size 90 KB 1 pg ]

Advanced HAZMAT Life Support Toxic Terrorism

"New Jersey and the Pandemic Challenge" Summit [.pdf file size 69 KB 1 pg ]

UMDNJ CBRNE Training Assessment/Gap Analysis Regional Focus Groups [.pdf file size 248 KB 2 pgs. ]

Advanced HAZMAT Life Support - Chemical Burns

2006 New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference - Atlantic City, New Jersey - May 8th – 12th, 2006 [.pdf file size 83 KB 1 pg ]

ICTM Multi-Casualty Terror Events - Israeli Lessons Learned - May 8, 2006 [.pdf file size 655 KB 1 pg ]

Advanced HAZMAT Life Support Provider Course

Pandemic Planning:Breaking Down the Barriers Between Science, Policy and Politics

"Communications, News, Equipment & Training" - A Monthly WMD Video Update; February 22, 2006

Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation (MEIR) Course; February 15-16, 2006

Threats of Water Contamination: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina; February 9, 2006

Emergency Management and Preparedness for Mass Casualty Incidents - The Israeli Experience

First Receivers and Catastrophic Events Seminar

Emergency Management: Preparing for an Influx of Infectious Patients Audio Conference

Psycho-social Aspects of Catastrophic Disasters: Preparing Healthcare Professionals for New Challenges in the Medical Arena

AHRQ Web Conference: Mass Casualty Care - Overlooked Community Resources

New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association 2005 Conference

Medical Planning and Operations in Support of Consequence Management: Managing the Un-thinkable in the Era of Asymmetrical Threats - Preparing Healthcare Professionals for New Challenges in the Medical Arena

Emergency Response 2004

Addressing Surge Capacity In A Mass Casualty Event

2004 National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Conference

READY! The Emergency Preparedness and Response Conference and Exposition

Homeland Security Solutions Summit

AHRQ Webcast - Surge Capacity: Facilities and Equipment

Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: A Primer

14th World Conference on Disaster Management

The Public's Health and the Law in the 21st Century: Third Annual Conference on Public Health Law

The 28th Annual Health Law Teachers Conference

Chem/Bio Preparedness: A New Jersey Perspective

NFPA World Safety Conference & Exposition

Homeland Security Solutions Conference and Exhibition

The Crucial Role of Informatics in BioDefense and Counter-Terrorism

National Conference on Animals in Disaster

National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference

Fire-Rescue Med

New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference

Catastrophic Care for the Nation

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America's (SHEA) Fourteenth Annual Scientific Meeting

The 2004 Homeland & Global Security Summit

Fourth International Symposium on Aviation Emergencies

Satellite Broadcast: Mass Vaccination Clinics: A Reality Check (no link available)

The 2004 Public Health Professional Conference

1st International Anti-Terrorism Conference-Dimensions of International Terrorism Now Confronting America

2004 ASM Biodefense Research Meeting

International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases

Large Scale Weekend II

2004 Biometrics Summit: Implementing the Practical Applications of Biometrics for the Future

SMi's Second Annual Homeland Security Conference

Satellite Broadcast: Medical Response to Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism

25th Annual International Disaster Management Conference

Depleted Uranium, Nuclear Weapons, and Health Effects

Resisting the New Nuclear Danger: Preventing Nuclear Holocaust by Accident, Terrorism, or War

Satellite Broadcast: "Live Response" Perimeter Security When Victims Are Present

CDC 8th National Symposium on Biosafety

Weapons of Mass Destruction Conference 2004

Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases: microbials, Therapeutics and Immune-Modulators

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Incident Management/Unified Command (no link available)

International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference

AHRQ Bioterrorism Audio Conference: Linkages with Community Providers

Bioterrorism and other Public Health Emergencies: Linkages with Community Providers

Forensic Epidemiology

Satellite Broadcast: Comnet - Monthly WMD Video Updates

2003 DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES - New Developments in Identification of Microorganisms & Chemicals

Satellite Broadcast: The Mental Health Effects of Terrorism Events

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Incident Management/Unified Command (no link available)

JCAHO Audio Conference: Respiratory Protection Programs in the Age of SARS

First International Conference - Crossing Boundaries: Medical Biodefense & Civilian Medicine

American Red Cross: Sheltering-in-Place for Businesses (no link available)

Audioconference: Preparing for SARS: What to do now, What lies ahead

Satellite Broadcast: Medical Monitoring of Response Personnel

The Joint Commission's National Conference on Infection Control: Rethinking the Approach to Nosocomial Infections, Bioterrorism and Emerging Pathogens

NFPA Fall Education Conference Special focus: Homeland Security - Preparedness and Response

International Association of Emergency Managers Conference

Toward a National Strategy: Preparing for Catastrophic Bioterrorism

Communicating with the Public About Risk

Managing Hospital Surge Capacity - Live Audioconference

Satellite Broadcast: Chemical Terrorism Preparedness: The Basics (no link available)

Federal Biodefense Research FY 2004

Infection Control and Public Health: What's New and Where Are We Heading? [.pdf file size 67 KB 1 pg ]

Sensible Strategies for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities

Venue and Event Security

Homeland Security/Combating Terrorism Conference

BioSecurity 2003 Conference and Exhibition

National Syndromic Surveillance Conference

The Second International Conference on Urban Health

The National Response Plan:Implications for Government, Non-Profit and Private Sector Disaster Coordination

Emergency Services Personnel: Responding to Radiation Accidents

Infectious Disease Summit - NORTH

Sand Key EMS Summit 2003

Annual Counterterrorism & Homeland Security Conference & Expo

Infectious Disease Summit - SOUTH

New Jersey HazMat and Domestic Preparedness Conference

The Disaster Experience: Together We Prepare (A Disaster Preparedness Simulation)

Workshop. Learning from SARS: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak

Homeland Security - Weapons of Mass Destruction: The threat - players - targets - deterrents

Global Homeland Security (GHS III)

Live Response Webcast

Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are we ready? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast & Webcast

The Biometric Consortium Conference

Consequence Management Exercise 2003

"The C4IEWS Path to Transformation and Homeland Security" Enabled by Military and Civilian Warfighters

ASIS International 2003 Seminar & Exhibits

Critical Incident Recovery

Understanding Terrorism: Philosophical Issues

Securing the Homeland Conference & Expo

Research, Technologies, and Applications in Biodefense

The Changing World of HazMat Challenges Conference (Omaha, Nebraska)

New Bioterrorism Workshop Materials Available on Audiotape (informational only, no link attached)

Local Response to Terrorism: Lessons Learned from the 9-11 Attack on the Pentagon

OSHA Homeland Security: Strategies for Protecting America's Workforce

BioSecurity 2003 Workshops "Evaluation of New Technology for Technical Responders to Terrorism Events" Los Angeles, CA

Combating Bioterrorism: The Organizational Response

"Advanced Topics on Medical Defense Against Biological and Chemical Agents" Part 5. Toxins as Biological Warfare and Terrorism Agents [.pdf file size 97 KB 2 pgs. ]

BioSecurity 2003 Workshops "The Day After...in Georgia" Washington D.C.

"Homeland Security Research and Development – A Regional Perspective" [.pdf file size 62 KB 1 pg ]

Surge Capacity Assessments and Regionalization Issues (Audio Conference)

BioSecurity 2003 Workshops "Bioterror Response Logistics" Boston, MA

Disasters Roundtable

Terrorism Awareness Seminar

11th Washington Health Policy Institute "Securing the Homeland: An Exploration of Health Policy Making in Action"

BioSecurity 2003 Workshops "Syndromic Surveillance: Outbreak Detection and Disease Monitoring" Washington D.C.

Terrorist Weapons of Mass Destruction: Hospital ER Preparedness and Response

Terrorism Trends & Forecasts Symposium

BioSecurity 2003 Workshops "Preparation and Response to Civilian Disasters Stemming from Biological, Chemical, or Nuclear Events" Boston, MA

Long Island / New York City Emergency Management Conference

Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment (Audio Conference)

Preventing Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Bio-Chemical Nuclear Terrorism

Addressing the Smallpox Threat: Issues, Strategies, and Tools (Audio Conference)

If Smallpox Returns: What You Need to Know (Audio Conference)

Advanced Hazmat Life Support Provider Course, November 19 & 20, 2005, Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, NJ. [.pdf file size 122 KB 2 pgs. ]

Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium October 31, 2005

Aramsco 2005 Hospital Domestic Preparedness Expo - November 15, 2005

Assessing Systemic Impact of Disaster and Terrorism: Methods of Injury vs. Context - Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 1:00-2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

CDC Course: Smallpox: Disease, Prevention, and Intervention

Chemical Terrorism: A Clinical and Public Health Response November 1, 2005

Communications, News, Equipment & Training: A Monthly WMD Update - October 26, 2005 - 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Hospital Security Preparedness with Hands-On Engagement - Washington Hospital Center - 2007-2008 [.pdf file size 518 KB 2 pgs. ]

Live Response" A Live & Interactive WMD Program Post Incident Reporting & Lessons Learned - November 16, 2005 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET

National Disaster Life Support Programs, sponsored by the Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response, October 17-21, 2005 [.pdf file size 342 KB 2 pgs. ]

Pandemic Flu and Avian Influenza Second Annual Conference, Thursday, October 27, 2005, Hilton Woodbridge Hotel

Response Worker Health & Safety in a Post-Katrina World: Protecting the Protectors - Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 1:00-2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Smallpox Vaccine Storage and Handling: Web-Based Training Course from DPDE/NIP

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CDC - Biological Threats

Anthrax

CBN Report: Could the Duration of Postexposure Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Inhalational Anthrax be Shortened?

Anthrax Q&A: Preventive Therapy

Monkeypox

Updated Interim Infection Control and Exposure Management Guidance in the Health Care and Community Setting for Patients with Possible Monkeypox Virus Infection [.pdf file size 112 KB 4 pgs. ]

Ricin Biotoxin

OPHEP - Response to a Ricin Incident - Guidelines for Federal, State, and Local Public Health and Medical Officials - June 2006 [.pdf file size 1095 KB 88 pgs. ]

CDC Ricin Fact Sheet [.pdf file size 247 KB 4 pgs. ]

Ricin Biotoxin Fact Sheets

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Fact Sheet for Clinicians: Interpreting SARS-CoV Test Results from CDC and Other Public Health Laboratories - January 8, 2004 [.pdf file size 91 KB 4 pgs. ]

Basic Information About SARS & The CDC's Response

GAO Report on SARS - Highlights - July 30, 2003 [.pdf file size 63 KB 1 pg ]

GAO Report on SARS - July 30, 2003 [.pdf file size 934 KB 33 pgs. ]

Patient Information (SARS Laboratory Testing: Coronavirus Antibody Testing) - July 24, 2003 [.pdf file size 316 KB 3 pgs. ]

SARS Diagnosis/Evaluation - July 18, 2003

Guidelines for Collection of Specimens from Potential Cases of SARS - July 14, 2003

CDC: Fact Sheet on Legal Authorities for Isolation/Quarantine

CDC: Questions and Answers on Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine

SARS Preparedness Checklist for State and Local Health Officials [.pdf file size 39 KB 4 pgs. ]

Smallpox

Clinicians' Biosecurity Network Report - Dilution of Smallpox Vaccine, Revisited - March 1, 2007 [.pdf file size 107 KB 4 pgs. ]

Letter From Wyeth - Smallpox Vaccine, Dryvax Extension of Dating through February 2006

Letters From Wyeth Extending the License of Dryvax® Vaccine through December 2005

What We Learn About Smallpox from Movies - Fact or Fiction

Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines (Version 3.0)

Updated: Smallpox Surveillance and Case Reporting; Contact Tracing, Vaccination,and Surveillance; and Epidemiologic Investigation [.pdf file size 226 KB 31 pgs. ]

IOM panel issues recommendations for smallpox vaccination program - August 13, 2003

AHA's Interpretation of the Declaration - January 27, 2003

Declaration Regarding Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures

Guidance for the Healthcare Community Concerning Section 304 of the Homeland Security Act

Liability and Workers' Compensation Issues Related to the Smallpox Vaccination Preparedness Program

New Jersey's Smallpox Preparedness Vaccination Program

Yersinia pertis/Plague

Plague Training Module

Vials of Yersinia pestis (Plague) Reported Missing

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Hurricanes

AHA & NJHA

Operation Atlantic Surge Memo - June 6, 2007 [.pdf file size 109 KB 2 pgs. ]

Hurricane Updates [.pdf file size 148 KB 2 pgs. ]

September 27 Summary Update of Hurricane Relief Efforts [.pdf file size 128 KB 5 pgs. ]

Summary Update of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts [.pdf file size 50 KB 5 pgs. ]

Hurricane Relief Update - National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC)has approved a series of new codes - September 14, 2005 [.pdf file size 89 KB 1 pg ]

AHA Special Bulletin - AHA President Dick Davidson to Host Friday Conference Call to Update Hospitals on Hurricane Relief [.pdf file size 96 KB 1 pg ]

Ensuring Health Care for Individuals Affected by Hurricane Katrina [.pdf file size 149 KB 5 pgs. ]

AHA Hurricane Relief Update September 12,2005 [.pdf file size 88 KB 1 pg ]

AHA Hurricane Relief Update September 9, 2005 [.pdf file size 101 KB 1 pg ]

AHA Hurricane Relief Update - Sept. 8. 2005 [.pdf file size 20 KB 1 pg ]

NJHA Hurricane Katrina Update No. 5 [.pdf file size 27 KB 2 pgs. ]

AHA Hurricane Relief Update Sept. 7, 2005 [.pdf file size 82 KB 1 pg ]

American Hospital Association - Hospital Conference Calls on Hurricane Relief

NJHA Hurricane Katrina Update No. 4 [.pdf file size 20 KB 2 pgs. ]

AHA Hurricane Relief Update, Sept. 6, 2005 [.pdf file size 22 KB 1 pg ]

NJHA Hurricane Katrina Response Update No. 3 – Volunteer Protocol, Web Site Resources [.pdf file size 19 KB 2 pgs. ]

Hurricane Relief Update Sept. 5, 2005 [.pdf file size 21 KB 1 pg ]

Special Bulletin: Hurricane Relief Update, Sept. 4, 2005 [.pdf file size 21 KB 1 pg ]

Special Bulletin: Hurricane Relief Update, Sept. 3, 2005 [.pdf file size 20 KB 1 pg ]

AHA Update on Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Efforts [.pdf file size 21 KB 2 pgs. ]

Hurricane Disaster Response Update [.pdf file size 11 KB 1 pg ]

CDC

Initial Medical Screening and Ongoing Public Health Surveillance in Hurricane Evacuation Centers - Updated July 7, 2006

Hurricane Public Service Announcements - May 30, 2006

Questions and Answers about Immunization Recommendations following Hurricane Katrina

From the CDC Director's Emergency Operations Center - P.M. Update, September 28, 2005

Infectious Disease and Dermatologic Conditions in Evacuees and Rescue Workers After Hurricane Katrina --- Multiple States, August--September, 2005 - MMWR Article

Information for Clinical & Laboratory Support for Diagnosis, Management & Treatment of Leptospirosis in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Instructions for Identifying and Protecting Displaced Children

Rotavirus Fact Sheet

Medical Care of Ill Hurricane Evacuees: Additional Diagnoses to Consider

Environmental Health Needs & Habitability Assessment Hurricane Katrina Response - Initial Assessment September 17, 2005

Interim Immunization Recommendations for Emergency Responders: Hurricane Katrina

CDC - Hurricane-Related Information for Health Care Professionals

CMS & HIPAA

CMS Takes Emergency Steps to Ease Health Care Access to Katrina Evacuees

Medicaid Enrollment Assistance

HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance Guidance and Enforcement Statement for Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina [.pdf file size 147 KB 9 pgs. ]

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Actions to Help Beneficiaries, Providers in Katrina Stricken Areas

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Hurricane Katrina

DHS, HHS & DHSS

DOT-DHS - Catastrophic Hurricane Evacuation Plan Evaluation - A Report To Congress - June 1, 2006 [.pdf file size 6614 KB 189 pgs. ]

NJDHSS Immunization Recommendations for NJ Emergency Responders Mobilizing to Gulf State Region [.pdf file size 85 KB 3 pgs. ]

E-mail Update from Jim Blumenstock - Sept. 7, 2005 [.pdf file size 167 KB 5 pgs. ]

E-mail Update from Jim Blumenstock Sept. 5, 2005 [.pdf file size 173 KB 5 pgs. ]

E-mail Update from Jim Blumenstock Sept. 3, 2005 [.pdf file size 60 KB 1 pg ]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Hurricane Katrina

E-mail Update From Jim Blumenstock Sept. 2, 2005 [.pdf file size 57 KB 1 pg ]

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) Emergency Preparedness Website

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services News Release "HHS Supports Medical Response to Hurricane Katrina"

NJ Emergency Health Powers Act [.pdf file size 238 KB 40 pgs. ]

Mental Health

Hurricane Katrina Aftermath Mental Health Resources

Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Mental Health and Care

Psychosocial Concerns after Hurricane Katrina Tips for Medical Care Providers

Miscellaneous

The Care Fund

Stateline.org "Hurricane Katrina" News Updates from the States

Press Release - Codey Sends 189 Police, HAZMAT Personnel to New Orleans; Plans to Send More Over Next 14 Days [.pdf file size 134 KB 3 pgs. ]

Baucus Outlines Hurricane Katrina Relief Package - Senator Announces Proposals to Aid Victims in Gulf Coast Region [.pdf file size 113 KB 3 pgs. ]

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Hurricane Katrina: What Government Is Doing

American Red Cross Announces Family Linking Available via WWW.REDCROSS.ORG

FEMA Daily Situation Updates

Finding Loved Ones Through the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal "FIRSTGOV.gov"

Hurricane Katrina Response - Legal Protections for VHPs in LA, MS and AL

Hurricane Katrina Response - Legal Protections for VHPs under a Federal Declaration of Public Health Emergency

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NJHA OSHA Alliance

NJHA OSHA Alliance News & Information

Follow-up Briefing from NJHA - OSHA Question & Answer Forum

OSHA and JCAHO Hosting Seminar on Hospital Emergency Preparedness

Regulatory Issues

Request for information regarding OSHA emergency preparedness standards - September 11, 2007 [.pdf file size 84 KB 9 pgs. ]

OSHA Memorandum: Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection

OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims from Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances - January 2005

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Testimony