Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 9:00 — 11:15 a.m. Fostering competition in the pharmaceutical distribution chain
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Friday, June 9, 2017
June 15, 2017. Virtual disaster housing industry forum
What: Virtual disaster housing
industry forum
Time: 2 to 4 p.m. eastern
Date: Thursday, June 15, 2017
FEMA
is hosting a virtual industry forum for members of the private sector and
academic institutions that have new and innovative solutions for providing
temporary living facilities following a disaster.Participants can present via a web-based platform and phone call.
- The virtual housing industry forum is open to both
for and non-profit organizations, trade associations or academic
institutions who may be able to provide temporary living facilities following
a disaster.
- Interested participants should already have a
proto-type of a fully-formed design concept for disaster housing units.
- The ideal housing units can be used anywhere from
six to 18 months following a disaster and can be used in a variety of climates.
- Participants can submit up to five power point
slides to present. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes or less.
- This call for presentations does not imply or
guarantee a contract or intent to purchase. This call is being conducted
to identify diverse options that may be unknown to FEMA.
- Presentations should be submitted no later than noon
(eastern) on Tuesday, June 13. Presentation times and call-in information
will be sent to those participating on June 13.
Best regards,
NIH. Healthy volunteers needed for a study on brain activity when you are performing certain tasks.
“Healthy volunteers needed for a study on brain activity when you are
performing certain tasks.”
The purpose of this study is to learn more about brain activity when you are performing certain tasks. Participants will have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look at brain areas that are active when these are exposed to different conditions. The study requires one or two outpatient visits to the NIH Clinical Center. Compensation may be provided.
You may be eligible to participate if you:
For more information, call:
Office of Patient Recruitment
1-866-444-1132
TTY: 1-866-411-1010
Online: https://go.usa.gov/xXYXf
Study #14-AA-0094
The purpose of this study is to learn more about brain activity when you are performing certain tasks. Participants will have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look at brain areas that are active when these are exposed to different conditions. The study requires one or two outpatient visits to the NIH Clinical Center. Compensation may be provided.
You may be eligible to participate if you:
- Are 21 to 60 years old
- Drink alcohol daily or almost daily (15 + drinks/week
for females and 20 + drinks/week for males)
- Are not seeking treatment for drinking alcohol
- Are right-handed
- Have a current problem of drug abuse
- Have metals in your body such as pacemakers, medication
pumps, aneurysm clips or other metals that would make an MRI unsafe
- Have colorblindness
For more information, call:
Office of Patient Recruitment
1-866-444-1132
TTY: 1-866-411-1010
Online: https://go.usa.gov/xXYXf
Study #14-AA-0094
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90% of health care workers at 2 facilities in Ghana were not adequately trained to handle suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases when researchers interviewed them in late 2015
EBOLA
Unprepared
More than 90% of health care workers at 2
facilities in Ghana were not adequately trained to handle suspected Ebola Virus
Disease (EVD) cases when researchers interviewed them in late 2015, says a new
BioMed Central study.Researchers administered a questionnaire—adapted from WHO and CDC Ebola preparedness checklists—to 101 health care workers. Only 26% of participants believed their facilities were properly equipped to handle EVD, and only 9% were able to identify the disinfectant to use after patient contact. Fewer than half of the workers were willing to attend to a patient who might have EVD.
BioMed Central
June 2017. How to Fix the Broken Humanitarian System
http://www.thelancet.com/series/health-in-humanitarian-crises?utm_source=Global+Health+NOW+Main+List&utm_campaign=15d9ecdf55-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d0d062dbd-15d9ecdf55-875135
How to Fix the Broken Humanitarian System: A Q&A with Paul
Spiegel
Last night the Lancet published a multi-part
series on humanitarian response. It couldn’t be more timely as the
world struggles with multiple crises that have forced tens of millions of
people from their homes—a scale unseen since World War II.
Unfortunately, the humanitarian response system designed to help them is broken, says Paul Spiegel, author of an article in the series.
Reconfiguring humanitarian response to make it more coordinated and effective in dealing with prolonged crises like that of Syria is essential for the future, says Spiegel, director of the Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
What’s needed? Stronger command and control of response, integration of displaced people into local economies and national health systems and fewer organizations involved in response, says Spiegel in a GHN Q&A.
Brian W. Simpson, Global Health NOW
How to Fix the Broken Humanitarian System: A Q&A with Paul
Spiegel
Last night the Lancet published a multi-part
series on humanitarian response. It couldn’t be more timely as the
world struggles with multiple crises that have forced tens of millions of
people from their homes—a scale unseen since World War II.Unfortunately, the humanitarian response system designed to help them is broken, says Paul Spiegel, author of an article in the series.
Reconfiguring humanitarian response to make it more coordinated and effective in dealing with prolonged crises like that of Syria is essential for the future, says Spiegel, director of the Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
What’s needed? Stronger command and control of response, integration of displaced people into local economies and national health systems and fewer organizations involved in response, says Spiegel in a GHN Q&A.
Brian W. Simpson, Global Health NOW
Thursday, June 8, 2017
June. 2017. DHS ANNOUNCES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR FY 2017 PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
FEMA Private Sector Advisory
DHS ANNOUNCES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR FY 2017
PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
Today,
Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly announced the release of Fiscal Year
(FY) 2017 Notices of Funding Opportunity for 10 DHS preparedness grant programs
totaling more than $1.6 billion. The grant programs provide funding to
state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as transportation
authorities, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, to improve the
nation’s readiness in preventing, protecting against, responding to, recovering
from and mitigating terrorist attacks, major disasters and other
emergencies. The grants reflect the Department’s focus on funding for
programs that address our nation’s immediate security needs and ensure public
safety in our communities.
The
FY 2017 grant guidance will continue to focus on the nation’s highest risk
areas, including urban areas that face the most significant threats. For
FY 2017, the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) will enhance regional
preparedness and capabilities by funding 33 high-threat, high-density urban
areas. This represents Congressional intent to limit FY 2017 UASI funding
to those Urban Areas that represent up to 85 percent of the nationwide risk, as
stated in the Explanatory Statement accompanying the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. No. 1154-31).
Consistent
with previous grant guidance, dedicated funding is provided for law enforcement
and terrorism prevention throughout the country to prepare for, prevent and
respond to pre-operational activity and other crimes that are precursors or
indicators of terrorist activity.
Grant
recipients are encouraged to use grant funding to maintain and sustain current
critical core capabilities through investments in training and exercises,
updates to current planning and procedures, and lifecycle replacement of
equipment. New capabilities that are built using homeland security grant
funding must be deployable if needed to support regional and national
efforts. All capabilities being built or sustained must have a clear
linkage to the core capabilities in the National Preparedness Goal.
Preparedness Grant Program Allocations for Fiscal Year 2017:
Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)—provides more than $350
million to assist state, local, tribal, territorial governments in
enhancing and sustaining all-hazards emergency management capabilities.
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)—provides more than
$1 billion for states and urban areas to prevent, protect against,
mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other threats.
State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)—provides $402
million to support the implementation of risk-driven,
capabilities-based State Homeland Security Strategies to address capability
targets. States are required to dedicate 25 percent of SHSP funds to law
enforcement terrorism prevention activities.
Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)—provides $580
million to enhance regional preparedness and capabilities in 33
high-threat, high-density areas. States and Urban Areas are required to
dedicate 25 percent of UASI funds to law enforcement terrorism prevention activities.
Operation Stonegarden (OPSG)—provides $55
million to enhance cooperation and coordination among local, tribal,
territorial, state and federal law enforcement agencies to jointly enhance
security along the United States land and water borders.
Since
the enactment of the 9/11 Act, FEMA has required states to ensure that at least
25 percent of the total funds awarded to them under SHSP and UASI are dedicated
toward law enforcement terrorism prevention activities (LETPA). The total
LETPA allocation can be satisfied from SHSP, UASI or both. In addition, states
must obligate at least 80 percent of the funds awarded under SHSP and UASI to
local or tribal units of government within 45 days of receipt of the funds.
Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP)—provides $10
million to eligible tribal nations to implement preparedness
initiatives to help strengthen the nation against risk associated with
potential terrorist attacks and other hazards.
Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)—provides $25
million to support target hardening and other physical security
enhancements for nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist
attack and located within one of the FY 2015 UASI-eligible urban areas.
Intercity Passenger Rail - Amtrak (IPR) Program—provides $10
million to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and
the traveling public from acts of terrorism and increase the resilience of the
Amtrak rail system.
Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)—provides $100
million to help protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism,
enhance maritime domain awareness, improve port-wide maritime security risk
management, and maintain or reestablish maritime security mitigation protocols
that support port recovery and resiliency capabilities.
Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)—provides $88
million to owners and operators of transit systems to protect critical
surface transportation and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to
increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.
Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP)—provides $2
million to owners and operators of intercity bus systems to protect
critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from
acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit
infrastructure.
All
preparedness Notices of Funding Opportunities can be found at www.grants.gov.
Final submissions must be made
through the Non-Disaster (ND) Grants system located at https://portal.fema.gov.