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What's New Dr. Tara O'Toole Nominated to Head S & T at DHS: President Barack Obama has nominated Dr. Tara O'Toole as Under Secretary for Science & Technology in the Department of Homeland Security. White House press release |Sec’y Napolitano’s statement (posted May 7, 2009)
Creating Situational Awareness: A Systems Approach: Situational awareness—the ability to gather, interpret, and act on information—is essential to effective healthcare response to a disaster. As the experience with the current pandemic illustrates, many tools exist to gather relevant information, but the technologies and data are not yet sufficiently organized to enable a true understanding of unfolding events. Read this white paper. (posted June 19, 2009)
Pandemic Flu Preparedness: Lessons from the Frontlines: This analysis by TFAH, the Center for Biosecurity, and RWJF finds that the initial response to the H1N1 outbreak showed strong coordination and communication and an ability to adapt to changing circumstances from U.S. officials, but it also showed how quickly the nation’s core public health capacity would be overwhelmed if an outbreak were more severe or widespread. The brief includes 10 early lessons, 10 recommendations, and financing options. Download PDF. (June 5, 2009)
Smallpox: The Death of a Disease, by D.A. Henderson, MD. We are pleased to announce the release of Smallpox: The Death of a Disease, by Dr. D.A. Henderson, Distinguished Scholar at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC and Director of the World Health Organization’s global smallpox eradication campaign from 1966-77. Learn more and read excerpts. 2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Briefs | Updates | Resources A Closer Look at WHO Pandemic Declaration: HTML | PDF (June 11, 2009). See all Issue Briefs. Recent Publications by Center Staff
Drug and Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases: The Value of Priority Review Vouchers (by Jason Matheny, Brad Smith, Brooke Courtney, and Michael Mair, June 2009) Read the full article on the website of the journal Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
Disease and Terror: The swine-flu outbreak caught health officials completely by surprise—just as a bioterror attack would (by Dr. D.A. Henderson, April 30, 2009) Read the full article on Newsweek's site.
Hospitals Rising to the Challenge: The First Five Years of the U.S. Hospital Preparedness Program and Priorities Going Forward: Executive Summary | Full Report (April 23, 2009).
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