Impact and lessons learned from the first 5 years of the Child Safety Action Plan (CSAP) initiative in 26 countries in Europe

ABSTRACT For Area Contingency Plans (ACPs) to be truly useful in a response, they must meet the needs of the local, state and federal responders, as well as contain information on the needs of the public, Natural Resource Trustees, and regulators. This has been accomplished in EPA, Region VIII by incorporating hazmat and oil response plans into one document. The plan is written by the Sub-Area Committee consisting of all federal, state, tribal, and local agencies, as well as industry, that would be involved in a hazmat or oil spill event. The planning process has worked out many issues that avoid confusion during the response. The plan is broken into two separate documents, available in hard copy or on a self contained computer program. The first document is the Emergency Response Action Plan that contains all the information that is found to be needed to complete the response actions. The second document is the material that is needed to develop the Emergency Response Action Plan (ERAP) but is not needed during an actual response. Planners emphasize that the information in the second document is important, but it is kept separately because it is not needed during a response. In July, 1996, the Sub-Area Contingency Plan (sACP) for the Yampa River became the first integrated response plan to be completed in Region VIII. On November 6, 1997 there was a release of 7500 gallons of diesel into Williams Creek, a tributary of the Yampa. The planning process had worked out some issues that avoided confusion during the response; however, the response did not go as smoothly as would be desired. All members on the Sub-Area Committee met, discussed lessons learned from the response, held follow-up exercises, developed action items, and revised the plan to insure a better response the next time around.

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Ending preventable child deaths from pneumonia and diarrhoea by 2025. Development of the integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea

Archives of Disease in Childhood ◽

10.1136/archdischild-2013-305429 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 100 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. S23-S28 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Shamim Qazi ◽

Samira Aboubaker ◽

Rachel MacLean ◽

Olivier Fontaine ◽

Carsten Mantel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Child Mortality ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Action Plan ◽

Child Survival ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Child Deaths ◽

Global Action ◽

And Control ◽

Global Action Plan

Despite the existence of low-cost and effective interventions for childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea, these conditions remain two of the leading killers of young children. Based on feedback from health professionals in countries with high child mortality, in 2009, WHO and Unicef began conceptualising an integrated approach for pneumonia and diarrhoea control. As part of this initiative, WHO and Unicef, with support from other partners, conducted a series of five workshops to facilitate the inclusion of coordinated actions for pneumonia and diarrhoea into the national health plans of 36 countries with high child mortality. This paper presents the findings from workshop and postworkshop follow-up activities and discusses the contribution of these findings to the development of the integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea, which outlines the necessary actions for elimination of preventable child deaths from pneumonia and diarrhoea by 2025. Though this goal is ambitious, it is attainable through concerted efforts. By applying the lessons learned thus far and continuing to build upon them, and by leveraging existing political will and momentum for child survival, national governments and their supporting partners can ensure that preventable child deaths from pneumonia and diarrhoea are eventually eliminated.

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Procuring 230 Football Fields of Membrane - Strategy, Results and Lessons Learned

Water Practice & Technology ◽

10.2166/wpt.2016.029 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 266-272

Author(s):

J. Grundestam

Keyword(s):

Wastewater Treatment ◽

Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽

Action Plan ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Residential Areas ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

The Baltic ◽

The City ◽

The Eu

Stockholm is currently one of Europe’s fastest growing cities, with its population increasing by approximately 1.5% per year, corresponding to 15,000 to 20,000 people. Sweden’s commitment to the Baltic Sea Action Plan and the EU Water Directive will lead to more stringent effluent requirements (6 mg-Tot-N/l, 0.2 mg-Tot-P/l and 6 mg-BOD7/l), and wastewater treatment in Stockholm will require major investment to handle these challenges. As Stockholm Vatten’s two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) – Bromma, 320,000 people, and Henriksdal, 780,000 people – are both located in or near residential areas in the city, plant development must be coordinated with its needs on economic, political, sustainable and long-term bases. Both WWTPs being facilities located underground also pose a challenge for any extension works.

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Establishing a Pilot Interprofessional Education (IPE) Program in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the Philippines

Journal of Health and Caring Sciences ◽

10.37719/jhcs.2020.v2i2.rna004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 180-191

Author(s):

Michael Sy ◽

Roi Charles Pineda ◽

Reeva Ann Sumulong ◽

Annalyn Navarro

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Interprofessional Education ◽

Action Plan ◽

Education Institution ◽

The Philippines ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Health Science ◽

World Health ◽

Local Context ◽

Higher Education Institution

A pilot interprofessional education (IPE) program in the Philippines has been initiated in a private higher education institution by three Filipinos who were formally trained in IPE from a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on IPE. Guided by the WHO educator and curricular mechanisms on IPE and an understanding of the local context, a four-stage action plan was created for the pilot IPE program, which involved 10 health science programs. The experience from the initial implementation was challenging and required perseverance as well as inclusive leadership. Nevertheless, the program’s accomplishments such as continuous faculty training in IPE, constant communication among faculty members and students on IPE, and an inter-university collaboration to host the first-ever local IPE conference were noted. The article concludes with lessons learned from the pilot IPE program and future directions in further contributing to the growth and sustainability of IPE programs in the Philippines.

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Lessons Learned From the Creating Active Communities and Healthy Environments Toolkit Pilot: A Qualitative Study

Environmental Health Insights ◽

10.1177/1178630219862231 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. 117863021986223

Author(s):

Marissa M Shams-White ◽

Alison Cuccia ◽

Fernando Ona ◽

Steven Bullock ◽

Kenneth Chui ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Action Plan ◽

Implementation Process ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Built Environments ◽

Free Living ◽

Military Installations ◽

Active Communities

The US Army Public Health Center developed the Creating Active Communities and Healthy Environments (CACHE) Toolkit to help military installations evaluate the quality of their built environments relative to healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco-free living. This study sought to improve its implementation process and assess subsequent Action Plan Guides’ utility at 5 military installations. Baseline data included a knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs survey (N = 34); post-Toolkit implementation data included focus groups (N = 2) and interviews (N = 10). Although >80% of participants agreed the built environment affects healthy living, only 44%, 53%, and 35% agreed their installations’ built environments promoted healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco-free living, respectively. Emerging themes comprised “Opportunities to Improve Toolkit and Action Plan Guide Functionality,” the “Sociopolitical Landscape Affects Toolkit Implementation,” and the “Sociopolitical and Physical Landscapes Affect the Toolkit’s Value and Utility.” This study provides concrete lessons for the CACHE Toolkit and other public health-based military initiatives.

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Global Vaccine Action Plan lessons learned III: Monitoring and evaluation/accountability framework

Vaccine ◽

10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.05.028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (33) ◽

pp. 5379-5383 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thomas Cherian ◽

Angela Hwang ◽

Carsten Mantel ◽

Chantal Veira ◽

Stefano Malvolti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Action Plan ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Lessons Learned

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Theme 4. Effective Models for Medical and Health Response Coordination: Summary and Action Plan

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x0002553x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 33-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Eric K. Noji ◽

SWA Gunn ◽

A. Abdul Aziz ◽

Huan-Teng Chi ◽

Wayne Dauphinee ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Action Plan ◽

Preceding Paper ◽

Practical Experience ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Action Plans ◽

Health Response ◽

Management Procedures ◽

Disaster Situation ◽

Effective Models ◽

The Chairs

AbstractIntroduction:To effectively respond to this relatively new, complex mandate it is essential to find effective models of coordination to ensure that medical and health services can meet the standards now expected in a disaster situation. This theme explored various models, noting both the strengths that can be built on and the weaknesses that still need to be overcome.Methods:Details of the methods used are provided in the preceding paper. The chairs moderated all presentations and produced a summary that was presented to an assembly of all of the delegates. Since the findings from the Theme 1 and Theme 4 groups were similar, the chairs of both groups presided over one workshop that resulted in the generation of a set of Action Plans that then were reported to the collective group of all delegates.Results:The main points developed during the presentations and discussion included: (1) preplanning (predisaster goals), (2) information collection (assessment), (3) communication (materials and methods); and (4) response centres and personnel. There exists a need for institutionalization of processes for learning from experiences obtained from disasters.Discussion:Action plans presented include: (1) creation of an information and data clearinghouse on disaster management, (2) identification of incentives and disincentives for readiness and develop strategies and interventions, and (3) action on lessons learned from evidence-based research and practical experience.Conclusions:There is an urgent need to proactively establish coordination and management procedures in advance of any crisis. A number of important insights for improvement in coordination and management during disasters emerged.

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