Public Health

This folder contains information related to issues regarding public health and homeland security, including evacuation, mental health practices for those affected by a homeland security incident, public health policy, and best health care managment practices (before, during, and after an incident).

Disease Surveillance

 

Evacuations of Hospitals & Other Medical Care Facilities

This category relates specifically to evacuation of hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities. It also contains information on public health aspects of population evacuation. For further information on evacuations in general, please see the Emergency Management - Evacuations category.

Mental Health Response to Outbreaks and Traumatic Events

 

MRSA

This folder contains information on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, prevention, and treatments

Public Health Preparedness

 

Quarantine Laws & Policies

 

Response to Mass Casualty Events & Disaster Medicine

 

Training, Exercises, Toolkits & Resources

 

West Nile Virus

 

The 2007 XRD-TB Incident: A Breakdown at the Intersection of Homeland Security and Public Health

 

Bioterrorism and Emergency Readiness: Competencies for all Public Health Workers

 

Mandatory Vaccinations: Precedent and Current Laws

 

Mandatory Vaccinations: Precedent and Current Laws [Update 1]

 

Strategic Implications of Global Health

 

The Strategic National Stockpile: Roles and Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals for Receiving the Stockpile Assets

 

Terrorist Attacks against Children: Vulnerabilities, Management Principles and Capability Gaps

 

United States - Mexico Border Health Commission

 

Vaccine Policy Issues