Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness
Leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee released for comment until Feb. 4 a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation to strengthen the nation’s public health and medical preparedness and response systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Food and Drug Administration Jan. 6 issued an outbreak advisory for a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. FDA said 10 people across Alaska, Ohio, Oregon and Washington have been infected by the strain, with purchase data indicating that seven purchased Nature's Basket Power Greens or Simple…
The AHA joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Medical Association in urging the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a district court decision that refused to allow a case involving the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 to proceed in federal court and sent it…
The Kentucky Hospital Association has established a relief fund to support hospital workers who lost homes or suffered other catastrophic loss when tornadoes tore through the state Dec. 10. The KHA Hero Fund accepts donations through Venmo (search for @KHA-Hero-Fund) and by check to KHREF, KHA’s…
The National Academy of Medicine released four reports on applying lessons learned from COVID-19 to prepare for and respond to the next influenza pandemic.
The U.S. Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise, which coordinates the nation’s medical countermeasures preparedness and response under the leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services, should establish an advisory committee of nonfederal partners to provide…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named Henry Walke, M.D., to direct its Center for Preparedness and Response effective Nov. 7.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response awarded Emory University in Atlanta up to $3 million to lead a fourth demonstration site for the Regional Disaster Health Response System, launched in 2018 to better coordinate and integrate…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency last week released guidance intended to streamline the application process for hospital generator projects under its Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs.
HCA Healthcare and its Tulane Health System in New Orleans have donated $225,000 to community organizations to aid in Hurricane Ida recovery and relief efforts.