A5013437855- Disaster Response and Management
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Noise Effects and Management
- Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Risk Perception and Management
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Community Health and Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
United States Public Health Service
2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006-2019
Office of Readiness and Response
2016-2019
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
2017-2019
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
2016-2018
AID Atlanta
2018
Center for Global Health
2017
Epidemic Intelligence Service
2017
Office of Science
2016
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
2007-2009
Mortality rates have declined for low birth weight and extremely infants. Yet, the consequences of survival these children may be adverse developmental outcomes. Few studies to date examined school-age outcomes children. The participants in this study represented a population-based cohort Florida who were born between 1982 1984 receiving public school education 1996–1997. Linkage methodology was used establish 267,213 aged 12–15 years with both certificate records. Birth weights stratified...
Objectives. To evaluate the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program’s progress toward meeting public health preparedness capability standards in state, local, and territorial departments. Methods. All 62 PHEP awardees completed Centers for Disease Control Prevention’s self-administered Impact Assessment as part of program review measuring before September 11, 2001 (9/11), 2014. We collected additional self-reported self-assessments from 2016. analyzed trends congressional funding...
On January 13, 2018, at 8:07 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time, an errant emergency alert was sent to persons in Hawaii. An employee the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) via Wireless Alert (WEA) system and System (EAS) during a ballistic missile preparedness drill, advising seek shelter from incoming missile. WEA delivers location-based warnings wireless carrier systems, EAS sends alerts television radio (1). After 38 minutes, 8:45 a.m., EMA retracted (2). To understand impact of alert, social...
Children spend the majority of their time at school and are particularly vulnerable to negative emotional behavioral impacts disasters, including anxiety, depressive symptoms, impaired social relationships, poor performance (1). Because concerns about inadequate school-based emergency planning address unique needs children adults who support them, Healthy People 2020 includes objectives improve preparedness, response, recovery plans (Preparedness [PREP]-5) (2). To examine improvements over...
During November 3, 2014-December 27, 2015, CDC implemented guidance on movement and monitoring of persons in the United States with potential exposure to Ebola virus (Ebola) (1). Monitoring was concluded December 2015. After modified for travelers from Guinea (the last country which recommended) late jurisdictional reports were no longer collected by CDC. This report documents number monitored as part effort isolate, test, and, if necessary, treat symptomatic other who had risk during period...
Prevalence estimates often use U.S. Census Bureau of the population as denominator data. Postcensal are produced following a decennial census. Intercensal surrounded by 2 census years and supersede postcensal estimates. In this report we describe prevalence in Atlanta for mental retardation, cerebral palsy, hearing vision loss 8 year olds from 1991-1994 1996. We used calculations intercensal data were consistently higher than data, developmental disabilities lower using This discrepancy...
The unique characteristics of children dictate the need for school-based all-hazards response plans during natural disasters, emerging infectious diseases, and terrorism (1-3). Schools are a critical community institution serving vulnerable population that must be accounted in public health preparedness plans; prepared schools adopting policies crisis preparedness, response, recovery (2-4). importance having such place is underscored by development new Healthy People 2020 objective (PREP-5)...
The emergency response to Zika virus disease required coordinated efforts and heightened collaboration among federal, state, local, territorial public health jurisdictions. CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center on January 21, 2016, with seven task forces support the national response. State Coordination Task Force, which functions as a liaison between jurisdictions federal operations during response, development of Guidelines for Development Local Risk-based Action Plans, included...
Objectives. To evaluate and describe outcomes of state local medical countermeasure preparedness planning, which is critical to ensure rapid distribution dispensing a broad spectrum life-saving assets during public health emergency. Methods. We used 2007 2014 data collected from the Centers for Disease Control Prevention’s Technical Assistance Review. calculated descriptive statistics 50 states 72 Cities Readiness Initiative jurisdictions that participated in Review annually. Results. From...
Objectives. To describe results of points dispensing (POD) medical countermeasure drill performance among local jurisdictions. Methods. compare POD setup times for each year, we calculated descriptive statistics annual jurisdictional data submitted by over 400 jurisdictions across 50 states and 8 US territories to a Centers Disease Control Prevention (CDC) program monitoring database from July 2012 June 2016. Results. In collected 2015, fewer than 5% PODs required more 240 minutes set up,...