LLIS Dispatch Updates. September 20, 2012

Below you'll find a list of new documents posted on LLIS.gov between 09/13/2012 and 09/20/2012 in your particular areas of interest. We continually add information that is relevant and interesting to you, so please login often to LLIS.gov and explore, share, and connect. EMERGENCY DISCIPLINES: Community Preparedness DomPrep Journal, Volume VIII, Issue 8 Building Communities of Trust: A Guidance for Community Leaders Emergency Management Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism 2011 DomPrep Journal, Volume VIII, Issue 8 Building Communities of Trust: A Guidance for Community Leaders Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) Command Staff Assembly After Action Report and Improvement Plan Workshop on Improving Civil Protection through Lessons Learnt. Copenhagen, 16-18 January 2012 Workshop Summary. The Copenhagen Framework on Lessons Learnt. Federal Homeland Security Official Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling, Report to the President Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism 2011 Public Safety Communications Evolution Cybersecurity: Threats Impacting the Nation, Statement of Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director of Information Security Issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management, Committee on Homeland Security, U. S. House of Representatives Recommendations for Establishing an Identity Ecosystem Governance Structure for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace Mass Care and Human Services June 1, 2011 Tornado Response: After Action Report and Improvement Plan, Massachusetts Maryland State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Functional Exercise (FE) After Action Report (AAR)/Improvement Plan (IP) Operation Back Pack Full Scale Exercise After-Action Report and Improvement Plan Private Sector DomPrep Journal, Volume VIII, Issue 8 Maryland State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Functional Exercise (FE) After Action Report (AAR)/Improvement Plan (IP) Public Health Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism 2011 Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) Command Staff Assembly After Action Report and Improvement Plan Maryland State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Functional Exercise (FE) After Action Report (AAR)/Improvement Plan (IP) School Safety Operation Back Pack Full Scale Exercise After-Action Report and Improvement Plan University of Houston Final After Action Report, Severe Weather and Tornado Warning Incident Volunteer and Donations Management June 1, 2011 Tornado Response: After Action Report and Improvement Plan, Massachusetts FEATURED TOPICS: Lessons Learned Information Sharing Help@llis.dhs.gov   866-476-4827

Dynamic Partnerships. Webinar/Conference Call on Wednesday, September 26, 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST

Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI) Community Members;

The Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI) team is scheduling a Webinar/Conference Call on Wednesday, September 26, 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST to discuss and explore the strategic needs classified as “Dynamic Partnerships”:

1.       Empower individuals, neighborhoods and communities to play a greater role throughout all phases of disasters.

2.       Proactively engage business in all emergency management phases and solicit its contribution to policy development in light of the critical nature of private sector capabilities.

3.       Intensify disaster response collaboration and planning with Canada and Mexico, recognizing scope for both national and local actions.

4.       Foster increased collaboration to ensure appropriate use of the military to provide specialized capabilities or to augment capacity in complex, overwhelming disaster incidents.  

Jacqueline Yannacci, Community Resilience Program Manager at the American Red Cross National Headquarters will present on the Community Resilience Strategy, highlighting the organization’s work with developing dynamic partnerships.

 

Daniel Hahn, MA, CEM, FPEM, Santa Rosa County Plans Chief will introduce the Escarosa Business Continuity Initiative that is focusing on developing active partnerships within the Escambia and Santa Rosa County business community in Florida for enhancing disaster resiliency and continuity. 

As part of the conference call, the SFI team will provide a brief overview of the strategic needs highlighted above and invite participants to share anecdotal information about how their programs/initiatives are meeting these needs, along with any challenges and solutions identified when implementing actions to meet the strategic needs.

To access the Webinar, please follow the following guidelines:

·         To access the training, please go to: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/dynamicpartnerships_1/.

·         Please test the software on your computer before the training date at: https://demo.connectsolutions.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. 

      You do not need any special adobe connect software, but you will need to make sure you have flash and ActiveX installed on your computer. You should be prompted to install ActiveX as soon as you pull up the adobe connect site. The installation process should only take a few minutes. 

·         When you are on the Adobe Connect homepage, please select "Sign in as Guest" and enter your first and last name.  

·         We will be using a conference call to communicate with participants during the webinar.  

Please call: 1-800-320-4330 and enter PIN 857311.  Please note that your phone must be muted during the webinar. 

 

·         You can post questions to the presenters using the chat functionality of Adobe Connect.  We will moderate the Q&A portion of the webinar by calling on particular participants to elaborate on their questions/ideas posted under the chat window.

For more information on the SFI, you can contact the SFI Project Team via email at FEMA-OPPA-SFI.

Reference: Homeland Security Digital Library

HSDL Critical Releases in Homeland Security [September 2012] Every two weeks, the Homeland Security Digital Library identifies a targeted collection of recently-released documents of particular interest or potential importance. [Login to the HSDL is necessary to open some documents.*] ·         Biosurveillance: DHS Should Reevaluate Mission Need and Alternatives Before Proceeding with BioWatch Generation-3 Acquisition, Report to Congressional Requesters United States. Government Accountability Office ·         Operation Tomodachi Registry Military Health System (U.S.) ·         Preventing a Security Crisis in the Caribbean: A Report by the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, September 2012 United States. Congress. Senate. Caucus on International Narcotics Control ·         Rebuilding TSA into a Smarter, Leaner Organization United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Transportation Security ·         Recommendations for Fusion Centers: Preserving Privacy & Civil Liberties While Protecting Against Crime & Terrorism Constitution Project (Georgetown Public Policy Institute)\ The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation’s premier collection of homeland security policy and strategy related documents. It supports local, state and federal analysis and decision-making needs and assists academics of all disciplines in homeland defense and security related research. The HSDL provides quick access to thousands of important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and research reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies.

SAMHSA. Children and Disasters

		Available Now: Supplemental Research Bulletin—Children and Disasters SAMHSA's Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) is pleased to introduce the DTAC Supplemental Research Bulletin, which will be published biannually. This first Supplemental Research Bulletin examines the emotional impact that natural and human-caused disasters have on children and youth, one of the populations most at risk for negative mental health outcomes after a disaster. Topics include the following: Factors influencing children's response to a disaster Patterns of resilience and recovery Social and environmental effects Implications for practice, policy, and planning. Read Now: Supplemental Research Bulletin—Children and Disasters About the Supplemental Research Bulletin The purpose of the Supplemental Research Bulletin is to provide disaster behavioral health practitioners, planners, and other responders a summary of several recently published research articles and literature reviews. Each Supplemental Research Bulletin will highlight a number of chosen articles related to a specific topic of current interest to the field. We would appreciate your feedback on this publication, as well as suggestions for future topics. Please send feedback to dtac@samhsa.hhs.gov.