scholarly journals RACIALLY/ETHNICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENT EXTREMIST (RMVE) ATTACK 28 PLANNING AND UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESPONSE, 2014-2019

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Federal Response

Should Tamiflu™ be stockpiled locally?

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Sandro Cinti, MD ◽  
Gerald Blackburn, DO
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Avian Influenza ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Influenza Pandemic ◽  
The United States ◽  
H5n1 Avian Influenza ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Federal Response

The outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Asia raises serious concerns about an influenza pandemic of the kind seen in 1918. In addition, the recent federal response to Hurricane Katrina highlights the need for advanced local preparation for biological disasters. It is clear that there will not be enough vaccine early in an influenza pandemic. Without vaccine, the role of antivirals, especially oseltamivir (Tamiflu™), in treatment and prophylaxis becomes of paramount importance. It is unlikely that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be able to stockpile enough oseltamivir to protect every first responder in the United States. Thus, it is important that local governments and hospitals consider stockpiling oseltamivir for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of local first responders.

scholarly journals Environmental Impact Assessment: A Comparative Analysis of the Federal Response in Canada and the United States

1969 ◽  
pp. 377
Author(s):  
Sandra K. McCallum
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
National Environmental Policy Act ◽  
Federal Response ◽  
Legislative Measures

This article examines the planning tool known as environmental impact assess ment. This tool is decision-making model which attempts to integrate en vironmental considerations into each stage of the planning process together with the traditional concerns of economics and technology in order to identify secon dary and cumulative impacts and to weigh environmental effects. The success of an assessment process depends on the capability of the chosen institutional arrangements to achieve the desired goal. The proposed federal procedure is ex amined and several weaknesses identified. One is the absence of legislative measures to support the process. The United States National Environmental Policy Act provides model. This statute is discussed with view to ascertaining whether like legislation in Canada would produce like result. The conclusion reached is that differences between Parliamentary and Congressional systems suggest that in Canada more appropriate course would be to adopt legislative measures which strengthen and improve the existing functions of government. Such course would better serve the goal of environmental impact assessment than attempts to transplant concepts which are ill fitted and insensitive to the parliamentary system.

scholarly journals Amend Pandemic Preparedness Legislation to Prioritize Diagnostic Test Development and Deployment

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Chesmore ◽  
Kelsey Diffley ◽  
Lirong Shi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Diagnostic Test ◽  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rapid Testing ◽  
Pandemic Preparedness ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
Federal Response

As the world becomes increasingly globalized, the propensity of pandemics, such as COVID-19, increases. The United States Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (PAHPAI) details the federal response to a health crisis including pandemics. The PAHPAI has hindered the nation’s response to COVID-19 due to its lack of emphasis on diagnostic testing (Burr 2019). Rapid testing is critical to slowing the spread of this disease. Ample testing will identify infected populations and will allow communities to take necessary precautions such as staying home and avoiding contact with others. Widespread shelter in place would not be necessary to control the spread of the virus, therefore reducing the economic impact of the pandemic. We propose Congress amends the PAHPAI to institute an improved testing response for future pandemics.

The Intersection of Patient Safety and Nursing Research

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-15
Author(s):  
Patricia H. Walker ◽  
Gaya Carlton ◽  
Lela Holden ◽  
Patricia W. Stone
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Safety Issue ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Past ◽  
Safety Research ◽  
Federal Response ◽  
Patient Safety Issue ◽  
The Individual

The individual and collective discussions of the patient safety issue in the United States have mounted from a low roar to a deafening din in the past 10 years. In this chapter the authors (1) discuss the context of patient safety over the past decade and the federal response to the problem, (2) briefly present Reason’s theory of human error, which frames much of the safety research, and (3) provide a glossary of terms.

scholarly journals COVID-19: through the eyes through the front line, an international perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin T. Kavanagh ◽  
Judith Pare ◽  
Christine Pontus
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Food Services ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
Federal Response ◽  
Cost Efficient

Abstract COVID-19 is continuing to ravage the globe. In many Western Countries, the populous has not embraced public health advice which has resulted in a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus. In the United States, there is an absence of a coordinated Federal response. Instead, frontline workers and average citizens are having to cope with extensive mixed messaging regarding mask usage and social distancing from the highest levels of government. This has resulted in the United States not being able to achieve a low level of infection since the pandemic began. In addition, many citizens hold a profound belief that individual freedoms must be preserved, even at the expense of public health; and view the wearing of masks as renouncing this right. These engrained political beliefs can be traced back to the late 1800s. The response of the United States has also been hampered by a highly cost-efficient healthcare system, which does not provide universal care and has a just-in-time supply chain, with far too few supplies in reserve. This efficiency prevented a rapid scaling up of the healthcare response, which resulted in severe deficiencies in available personal protective equipment (PPE) and healthcare staff. To compound issues many healthcare staff are not provided an economic or healthcare safety net. Other frontline workers, such as those who work in transportation and food services, are working under even greater adversities. Many of these workers are from diverse backgrounds, who, along with their families, are at even greater risk for COVID-19. This vulnerable population of frontline workers are faced with a choice of going to work with inadequate PPE or placing food on their families’ table. In the United States, official recommendations seem to be ever changing, based more upon supply and test availability, than on science. We must rely on science and learn from the lessons of past pandemics or we will relive, even to a greater degree, the deaths and devastations experienced by our ancestors over 100 years ago.

scholarly journals Employer-Sponsored Benefits in the United States: The Past, Present, and Future

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-42
Author(s):  
Gretchen V. Lester ◽  
Meagan E. Brock Baskin ◽  
Mary S. Clinton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Department Of Labor ◽  
The Past ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
History Of ◽  
Federal Response ◽  
First Time ◽  
And Training

In early 2020, the COVID-19 virus caused a global pandemic, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions across the globe. As of this writing, 40 million Americans had filed first-time unemployment claims U.S. Department of Labor (2020, March 26). Employment and Training Administration. https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta . The United States, with its historical reliance upon employers to cover many basic benefits, must overcome unique challenges in its recovery from this global crisis. In this article, we briefly describe the initial federal response; we then present the history of US benefits along with recent yet prepandemic benefit trends, and we conclude by presenting a potential path forward that may allow for both employers and workers to recover in a postpandemic society.

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