scholarly journals Emergency Preparedness and Management of Mobile Cabin Hospitals in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Shi ◽  
Hao Li ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Xiaoxue Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Organization Management ◽  
Material Supply ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Practical Recommendations

The healthcare systems in China and globally have faced serious challenges during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The shortage of beds in traditional hospitals has exacerbated the threat of COVID-19. To increase the number of available beds, China implemented a special public health measure of opening mobile cabin hospitals. Mobile cabin hospitals, also called Fangcang shelter hospitals, refer to large-scale public venues such as indoor stadiums and exhibition centers converted to temporary hospitals. This study is a mini review of the practice of mobile cabin hospitals in China. The first part is regarding emergency preparedness, including site selection, conversion, layout, and zoning before opening the hospital, and the second is on hospital management, including organization management, management of nosocomial infections, information technology support, and material supply. This review provides some practical recommendations for countries that need mobile cabin hospitals to relieve the pressure of the pandemic on the healthcare systems.

scholarly journals Is Second dose of vaccination useful in previously SARS-CoV-2 infected Health Care Workers?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gauthier Pean de Ponfilly ◽  
Benoit Pilmis ◽  
Iheb El Kaibi ◽  
Nathalie Castreau ◽  
Sophie Laplanche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Infected People ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Care Workers

Vaccines are the most important public health measure to protect people from COVID‐19 worldwide. In addition, healthcare workers account for a large number of infected people. Then, protecting this population from COVID-19 seems crucial in the preservation of healthcare systems. In a context of few doses available, serological assays could be useful to decide whether one or two doses are needed. Our results show that a first dose of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine seems to act as a boost after SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and a second dose might not be required.

Implementing post-trial access plans for HIV prevention research

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 354-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Paul ◽  
Maria W Merritt ◽  
Jeremy Sugarman
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
System Level ◽  
Planning Under Uncertainty ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Prevention Trials ◽  
Practical Experiences ◽  
Post Trial ◽  
Local Healthcare

Ethics guidance increasingly recognises that researchers and sponsors have obligations to consider provisions for post-trial access (PTA) to interventions that are found to be beneficial in research. Yet, there is little information regarding whether and how such plans can actually be implemented. Understanding practical experiences of developing and implementing these plans is critical to both optimising their implementation and informing conceptual work related to PTA. This viewpoint is informed by experiences with developing and implementing PTA plans for six large-scale multicentre HIV prevention trials supported by the HIV Prevention Trials Network. These experiences suggest that planning and implementing PTA often involve challenges of planning under uncertainty and confronting practical barriers to accessing healthcare systems. Even in relatively favourable circumstances where a tested intervention medication is approved and available in the local healthcare system, system-level barriers can threaten the viability of PTA plans. The aggregate experience across these HIV prevention trials suggests that simply referring participants to local healthcare systems for PTA will not necessarily result in continued access to beneficial interventions for trial participants. Serious commitments to PTA will require additional efforts to learn from future approaches, measuring the success of PTA plans with dedicated follow-up and further developing normative guidance to help research stakeholders navigate the complex practical challenges of realising PTA.

scholarly journals CDC's Male Circumcision Recommendations Represent a Key Public Health Measure

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J Morris ◽  
John N Krieger ◽  
Jeffrey D Klausner
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Male Circumcision ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Health Measure

scholarly journals Establishing Land Suitability Criteria for Cashew (Anacardium occidentaleL.) in Indonesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Widiatmaka ◽  
Atang Sutandi ◽  
Anas Iswandi ◽  
Usman Daras ◽  
Muhammad Hikmat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scale Development ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Internal Boundary ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Boundary Line ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Boundary Lines

Commodity development requires site selection which should be established prior to large scale development. The land suitability criteria for cashew are not presently available. The relationship between the biophysical aspects, especially land and soil with commodity productivity, is also not known in depth. The objective of this study is to establish the criteria of land suitability for cashew in Indonesia, based on its production and land characteristics. Cashew plantations in 5 provinces were sampled. The data of production per tree per year were obtained from farmers, while the soil was sampled and analyzed in the laboratory. Age-adjusted cashew production was used as the yield response and plotted against land characteristics. Boundary lines resulting from the scatter of points were described; these lines produced the limits of land suitability criteria. The criteria were established using a projection of the intersection between the boundary line and yield interval. The criteria were also built in accordance with the productivity index of FAO for the internal boundary inside the S (suitable) class and by calculating the break-event point production for the boundary between S (suitable) and N (nonsuitable) order. The main result of this research is land suitability criteria for cashew.

scholarly journals (P2-1) Large Civilian Jets Configured for Aeromedical Use: Implications for Disaster Health

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s135-s135
Author(s):  
S. Curnin
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
International Study ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Aeromedical Evacuation ◽  
Study Tour ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
Effective Option ◽  
The Military

BackgroundAustralia is a vast and isolated country and often the only viable option of transporting multiple casualties is using fixed wing aircraft. A number of civilian aeromedical services and the military are responsible for the evacuation of casualties, both nationally and internationally. Due to Australia's increased operational commitments, the military can no longer be expected to provide a rapid aeromedical deployment. This situation, coupled with the limited surge capacity of Australia's civilian fixed wing aeromedical services, highlights the need for Australia to improve preparation and readiness for a large scale civilian aeromedical response.Discussion and ObservationsHistorically, the use of large jets configured for aeromedical use has been exclusively the domain of the military. Yet in recent years the use of large civilian jets configured for aeromedical capability has been suggested as a solution. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of large civilian jets configured for aeromedical use in the event of a disaster with multiple casualties. This study involved an extensive literature review and an international study tour of aeromedical services that are at the forefront of using large jets in aeromedical evacuation. The findings identified that standard civilian jets can easily be reconfigured for transporting multiple casualties. It is argued that this strategy can be an inexpensive and effective option and should be included in emergency preparedness arrangements. The aim of this paper is to prompt disaster health agencies in Australia to consider the use of a civilian jet system that can be used for a disaster requiring a large scale aeromedical response.

Use of multivariate methods in forest research site selection

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 1573-1580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Burton ◽  
Carl W. Ramm ◽  
Kurt S. Pregitzer ◽  
David D. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Multivariate Methods ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Principal Coordinates Analysis ◽  
Research Site ◽  
Principal Coordinates ◽  
Alternative Sites ◽  
Existing Data ◽  
Selection Of

In large-scale gradient studies, selection of the best research sites is critical but time-consuming and costly. Multivariate methods can be used to quickly identify suitable sites from existing data bases. Based on a study of acid deposition in the Great Lakes region (the Michigan Gradient Study), we illustrate the use of multivariate methods in screening potential research sites for similarity. Sites were examined using cluster analysis, principal coordinates analysis, and correspondence analysis. The graphical displays generated by the multivariate methods were used to identify similar sites across the gradient. A list of 31 potential sites was reduced to 5 similar research sites and several alternative sites. The results of the multivariate methods compared well with more traditional methods of research site selection but allowed for multiple comparisons of many potential sites using a variety of data from existing data bases. By eliminating sites that are unacceptable with respect to available data, the multivariate methods reduce the number of sites that require field visitation prior to final site verification. This process represents a substantial savings in time and effort when dealing with a long list of potential research sites.

scholarly journals Analysis of Site Selection and Design Example of Spoil Ground

2021 ◽  
Vol 631 (1) ◽  
pp. 012005
Author(s):  
Liheng Zhang ◽  
Yi He ◽  
Jie Chen
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Detailed Design ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Selection Principles ◽  
Secondary Disasters ◽  
Negative Impacts

Abstract As an auxiliary project of engineering construction, spoil ground is often not given enough attention. Unreasonable spoiled materials not only have negative impacts on the local natural environment, but also generate the risk of secondary disasters. The selection and design of spoil ground is an important part of earthwork. And thus it is necessary to select the site of spoil ground reasonably and carefully and carry out detailed design of spoil, protection and flood drainage. First of all, the basic selection principles of spoil ground were discussed in this paper. Then, combined with the spoil ground design of the Heat and Power Cogeneration Power Workshop Project in Zhenfeng County's Coal, Electricity and Metallurgical Integration Industrial Park, the author presented elaboration of the technical key points of site selection, slope stability, blocking engineering and flood drainage system of large-scale spoil ground. The analysis in this paper can be used as a reference for similar spoil ground design.

scholarly journals Lockdown as a public health measure

2022 ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Laila Woc-Colburn ◽  
Daniel Godinez
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Health Measure

scholarly journals The Hidden Costs of COVID-19 and School Closure on Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Rosenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Closure ◽  
Marginalized Populations ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Pandemic Flu ◽  
Considerable Concern ◽  
Remote Learning

An initial public health measure enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was the closure of schools.[1] This action was motivated by previous observations regarding school closure and prevention of pandemic flu transmission.[2,3] In response to periodic school closure, many schools in Ontario have adopted a hybrid model of schooling with both in-person and remote learning. However, due to the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, considerable concern has been raised regarding in-person learning.[4,5] This is an important discussion to have as additional variants and waves are likely to arise, and school closure poses a substantial burden to the well-being of children —especially those from marginalized populations.

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