The Laboratory Response Network: Its role in times of disaster

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Isaac D. Montoya, PhD, CHS, CLS, CMC ◽  
Olive M. Kimball, PhD, EdD
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Integrated Network ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Federal Bureau Of Investigation ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Chemical Terrorism ◽  
Response Network ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The Military

The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) was established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Today, the LRN is charged with the task of maintaining an integrated network of state and local public health, federal, military, and international laboratories that can respond to bioterrorism, chemical terrorism, and other public health emergencies. The more than 150 laboratories that make up the current LRN are affiliated with federal agencies, military installations, international partners, and state and local public health departments. Laboratories in the network may accept samples from hospitals, clinics, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, other law enforcement groups, emergency medical services, and the military and other agencies. All of the LRN laboratories use the same protocols and validated methods to ensure rapid and certain identification of dangerous biologic agents that cause anthrax, botulism, plague, tularemia, brucellosis, and other illnesses.

scholarly journals Development of the Inventory Management and Tracking System (IMATS) to Track the Availability of Public Health Department Medical Countermeasures During Public Health Emergencies

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liora Sahar ◽  
Guy Faler ◽  
Emil Hristov ◽  
Susan Hughes ◽  
Leslie Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Public Health Departments ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Local Public Health Departments

Objective: To bridge  gaps identified during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic by  developing a system that provides public health departments improved capability to manage and track medical countermeasures at the state and local levels and to report their inventory levels to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   Materials and Methods: The CDC Countermeasure Tracking Systems (CTS) program designed and implemented the Inventory Management and Tracking System (IMATS) to manage, track, and report medical countermeasure inventories at the state and local levels. IMATS was designed by CDC in collaboration with state and local public health departments to ensure a “user-centered design approach.” A survey was completed to assess functionality and user satisfaction.Results: IMATS was deployed in September 2011 and is provided at no cost to public health departments. Many state and local public health departments nationwide have adopted IMATS and use it to track countermeasure inventories during public health emergencies and daily operations.  Discussion:  A successful response to public health emergencies requires efficient, accurate reporting of countermeasure inventory levels. IMATS is designed to support both emergency operations and everyday activities. Future improvements to the system include integrating barcoding technology and streamlining user access. To maintain system readiness, we continue to collect user feedback, improve technology, and enhance its functionality.  Conclusion: IMATS satisfies the need for a system for monitoring and reporting health departments’ countermeasure quantities so that decision makers are better informed. The “user-centered design approach” was successful, as evident by the many public health departments that adopted IMATS.

scholarly journals The Evolution of the Healthy Brain Initiative

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 720-720
Author(s):  
Lisa McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Indian Country ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Map Series

Abstract The Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) seeks to advance public health awareness of and action on ADRD as a public health issue. The HBI Road Map Series, State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia: The 2018–2023 Road Map (S&L RM) and Road Map for Indian Country (RMIC), provide the public health with concrete steps to respond to the growing burden of ADRD in communities, consistent with the aim of the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (P.L. 115-406). This series of RMs for state, local, and tribal public health provide flexible menus of actions to address cognitive health, including ADRD, and support for dementia caregivers with population-based approaches. This session will describe how the initiative evolved over the past 15 years including policy and implementation success stories.

Use of syndromic surveillance data to monitor poisonings and drug overdoses in state and local public health agencies

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. i43-i49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Ising ◽  
Scott Proescholdbell ◽  
Katherine J Harmon ◽  
Nidhi Sachdeva ◽  
Stephen W Marshall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance ◽  
Surveillance Data ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
Drug Overdoses ◽  
State And Local

Opportunities to Improve Employee Satisfaction Within State and Local Public Health Agencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 440-447
Author(s):  
Janna M. Wisniewski ◽  
Corey Jacinto ◽  
Valerie A. Yeager ◽  
Brian Castrucci ◽  
Theresa Chapple-McGruder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
State And Local

scholarly journals An Academic–Practice Partnership at the University of Washington School of Public Health: The Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) Team

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 749-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maayan Simckes ◽  
Beth Melius ◽  
Vivian Hawkins ◽  
Scott Lindquist ◽  
Janet Baseman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Public Health Department ◽  
University Of Washington ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
School Of Public Health ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The University

In 2015, the University of Washington School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology established the Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) team to provide public health students with experience in field epidemiology in state and local public health communicable disease divisions. The University of Washington Department of Epidemiology developed the SEAL team in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health to offer public health graduate students opportunities to contribute to the real-time needs of public health agencies during a communicable disease event and/or preparedness event. The SEAL team combines classroom and field-based training in public health practice and applied epidemiology. During the first 2 years of the SEAL team (2016-2018), 34 SEALs were placed at 4 agencies contributing more than 1300 hours of assistance on 24 public health projects.

scholarly journals Disaster-Related Shelter Surveillance During the Hurricane Harvey Response – Texas 2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Amy Helene Schnall ◽  
Arianna Hanchey ◽  
Nicole Nakata ◽  
Alice Wang ◽  
Zuha Jeddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Morbidity Data ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
At Risk Populations ◽  
Critical Resource

ABSTRACTObjectives:Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction in its wake, resulting in over 100 deaths and damaging critical infrastructure. During a disaster, public health surveillance is necessary to track emerging illnesses and injuries, identify at-risk populations, and assess the effectiveness of response efforts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Red Cross collaborate on shelter surveillance to monitor the health of the sheltered population and help guide response efforts.Methods:We analyzed data collected from 24 Red Cross shelters between August 25, 2017, and September 14, 2017. We described the aggregate morbidity data collected during Harvey compared with previous hurricanes (Gustav, Ike, and Sandy).Results:Over one-third (38%) of reasons for visit were for health care maintenance; 33% for acute illnesses, which includes respiratory conditions, gastrointestinal symptoms, and pain; 19% for exacerbation of chronic disease; 7% for mental health; and 4% for injury. The Red Cross treated 41% of clients within the shelters; however, reporting of disposition was often missed. These results are comparable to previous hurricanes.Conclusion:The capacity of Red Cross shelter staff to address the acute health needs of shelter residents is a critical resource for local public health agencies overwhelmed by the disaster. However, there remains room for improvement because reporting remained inconsistent.

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Illinois

10.7249/rr988 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Williams ◽  
Laurie Martin ◽  
Christian Lopez ◽  
Courtney Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
State And Local
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