Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation
Principles for Characterizing the Potential Human Health Effects from Exposure to Nanomaterials: Elements of a Screening Strategy
'Particle and Fibre Toxicology'
A 35-page report presenting a broad data-gathering strategy applicable to this early stage in the development of a risk assessment process for nanomaterials
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-10-25
Averting Disaster
"Newsweek"
This US article explains that rebuilding in Haiti can become a model for how the global community can work together to reduce the fallout of such disasters in the future
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-02-06
Contact Tracing to Control Infectious Disease: When Enough is Enough
"Health Care Management Science"
A 15-page US article comparing the efficiency of screening and contact tracing in the control of infectious disease
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-01-22
Public Health Response to Urgent Case Reports
"Health Affairs"
An article describing a test of the ability of local public health agencies in the U.S. to meet a preparedness standard for responding to urgent case reports of communicable diseases arising naturally or as a result of bioterrorism
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2005-08-31
Climate Resilient Cities
World Bank, UN
A 176-page tool to self-assess whether an East Asian/Pacific city is a climate change "hot-spot" and create strategies to increase its resilienc to those impacts
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-08-13
Natural Disaster Hotspots: Case Studies
World Bank, Columbia University
This 204-page report examines major natural hazards, focusing on specific regions and risks
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-10-16
The World Bank's Commitment to HIV/AIDS in Africa
World Bank
This 146-page document outlines the World Bank's strategy for fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-05-19
AIDS in South Asia: Understanding and Responding to a Heterogeneous Epidemic
World Bank
A 131-page report analyzing South Asia's HIV/AIDS epidemic and offering recommendations for halting its spread
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-12-04
Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa: Time for Strategic Action
World Bank
This 310-page report aims at addressing the dearth of strategic information on HIV spread in MENA through a joint effort of the World Bank, the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-07-15
Implementing Projects, Achieving Results
World Bank
A 40-page progress report on reconstruction efforts in Aceh stresses the success of community-led projects
International Development, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-12-28
World Malaria Report 2010
WHO
This 220-page report summarises information received from 106 malaria-endemic countries and other sources and updates the analyses presented in the 2009 Report
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-12-15
Public Health in an Interdependent World: Cash Commodities, Capacities, and Conspiracies
WHO
An 11-page lecture discussing the advances of public health in the first decade of the 21st century. The lecture comments that although the decade produced many gains like spurring the development of new vaccines, it also revealed some problems such as issues due to rapid urbanization and unhealthy lifestyles
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-03-25
Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions - The Horn of Africa: Drought and Famine Crisis
WHO
This 29-page public health risk assessment for the The Horn of Africa: Drought and famine crisis is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities currently working with populations affected by this emergency, with up-to-date technical guidance on the major public health threats faced by the displaced population
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-07-26
Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions - The Horn of Africa: Drought and Famine Crisis
WHO
This 29-page public health risk assessment is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities currently working with populations affected by this emergency, with up-to-date technical guidance on the major public health threats faced by the displaced population
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-26
Multidrug and Extensively Drug-resistant TB (M/XDR-TB): 2010 Global Report on Surveillance and Response
WHO
A 71-page global report on TB surveillance and response
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-03-28
Transcending the Past to Build Haiti’s Future
USIP
The 4-page US report of a meeting held to consider how best to achieve Haiti's recovery
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-12-10
Haiti After the Earthquake
USIP
A 6-page US brief outlining Haiti's post-earthquake needs
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-02-18
Haiti: A Forward Look
USIP
A 4-page US assessment of the situation on the ground in Haiti five months after the earthquake
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-07-11
What Happens to Victims? A Research Guide for Disaster-Response Studies
Urban Institute
An 18-page US guide providing a series of starting, generic checklists of outcome indicators and related information considered pertinent to studying emergency services responses
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-08-03
Uranium Weapons: Why All the Fuss?
UNIDIR
This 10-page article evaluates the risks associated with uranium exposure
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-10-15
Financing the Response to AIDS in Low-income & Middle-income Countries
UNAIDS, Kaiser Family Foundation
An 18-page analysis of global AIDS assistance financing for 2010
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-08-18
At the Crossroads: Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific
UN
This 162-page report provides a snapshot of how DRR (disaster risk reduction) and CCA (climate change adaptation) are being integrated in the Asia Pacific region
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-09-12
Danger in the Air: Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution in 2003
U.S. PIRG Education Fund
A 56-page U.S. examination of the levels of ozone and particle pollution in U.S. cities and towns during 2003
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-09-28
Air Traffic Control: FAA Needs to Ensure Better Coordination When Approving Air Traffic Control Systems
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 62-page U.S. report reviews the FAA's process for approving ATC systems and the challenges that it has faced in approving such systems
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-11-24
Health Effects in the Aftermath of the World Trade Center Attack
U.S. Government Accountability Office
A 34-page report on the health effects observed in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack and the efforts in place to monitor and understand these effects
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-09-13
Influenza Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the 2004-05 Influenza Vaccine Shortage
U.S. Government Accountability Office
A 16-page statement to a U.S. House committee on the lessons learned from the 2004 influenza vaccine shortage and their relevance to future outbreaks
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-11-07
Experiences of Seven Countries in Consolidating Their Food Safety Systems
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 68-page U.S. report examines the approaches, challenges and outcomes of seven countries in consolidating their food safety functions
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2005-02-23
Antibiotic Resistance: Federal Agencies Need to Better Focus Efforts to Address Risk to Humans from Antibiotic Use in Animals
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 102-page report examines various aspects of the risk to humans from antibiotic use in animals and recommends improvements in the procedures used by relevant U.S. agencies for assessment and monitoring
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2004-05-25
Aviation Security: Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 53-page study finds implementation of the system to be beset by difficulties
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-02-13
Aviation Safety: More Research Needed on the Effects of Air Quality on Airliner Cabin Occupants
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 69-page study reviews the state of knowledge of the health effects of air contaminants on airline passengers and cabin crew, surveys the technologies available for reducing contamination and urges a more proactive approach to the issue by the FAA
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-02-11
Responding to Incidents of National Consequence
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency
A 117-page U.S. report containing recommendations for fire and emergency services based on events of 11 September 2001 and other incidents. It includes a prioritized checklist of recommended actions for emergency response agencies
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-05-28
Drink-Driving: Prevalence and Attitudes in England and Wales 2002
U.K. Home Office
This 6-page U.K. paper summarises the findings of two surveys on the prevalence of drink-driving in England and Wales and attitudes towards the practice
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-12-08
Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Assistance
TI et al.
A 42-page report of research conducted on the problem of corruption in humanitarian assistance
Corruption, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-08-15
A European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps
SWP
A 4-page German commentary urging the establishment of a European Voluntary Corps modelled after the US Peace Corps
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, European UnionPosted: 2010-08-23
Counterfeit Drugs and National Security
Stimson Center
This 14-page US report asserts that counterfeit drug trafficking is not only a public health hazard of highest magnitude, it is also a national and international security threat
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-02-25
The Effectiveness of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster Response
SIPRI, OCHA
This 160-page Swedish report assesses the appropriateness and effectiveness of using foreign military forces in humanitarian work after natural disasters
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-04-12
The Effectiveness of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster Response
SIPRI
This 160-page Swedish study examines the advantages, limitations and implications of involving foreign military assets in relief operations following major natural disasters
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-06-03
Pandemics: Lessons Learnt and Future Threats
SDA
The 16-page report of the conclusions of a meeting of health practitioners, industry experts and policymakers to reflect on the H1N1 influenza crisis, and outline the future of European pandemics preparedness
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-02-07
Risk Analysis and Preparedness for the next Influenza Pandemic
SDA
The 20-page report of an international meeting of health and security experts to discuss how attention is being given to the disparity in risk analysis from both public and private sector actors engaged in pandemic preparedness throughout Europe.
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-01-16
Raising Biopreparedness Levels in Europe
SDA
A 72-page report on European preparedness against bioterrorism and pandemics
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-01-08
Current Practices in Canadian Sexual Abuser Treatment Programs: The Safer Society 2009 Survey
Safer Society
The 7-page Canadian survey provides a wide-angle snapshot of assessment and treatment practices which can now be compared with research findings to determine whether they reflect current best practices
Crime, Law & Order, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-10-24
The Swine Flu Alert: Keeping Asia Safe
RSIS
A 3-page Singaporean commentary on Asia's preparedness to deal with the threatened swine flu pandemic
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-04-30
The First Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Royal Institute of International Affairs
A 6-page situation report on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, dealing with the international trade in genetically-modified organisms (GMO's)
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-01
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-Catastrophes
RFF
This 37-page US discussion paper presents a qualitative analysis of three options for mitigating the risk of climate mega-catastrophes—drastic abatement of greenhouse gas emissions, development and implementation of geoengineering, and large-scale ex ante adaptation—against the criteria of efficacy, cost, robustness, and flexibility
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-11-25
Opportunities and Threats in Targeting Antimalarials for the AMFm
RFF
A 33-page US discussion paper examining the opportunities and threats existing in targeting antimalarials in malaria-endemic countries
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-12-13
Climate Adaptation and Federal Megsadisaster Policy: Lessons from Katrina
RFF
This 16-page US issue brief addresses the challenges of dealing with natural megadisasters
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-02-15
Tabletop Exercise for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Local Public Health Agencies
Rand Corporation
A 69-page US manual containing a tabletop training exercise for pandemic influenza preparedness by health agencies
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-07-06
Featured Research on Public Health Preparedness
Rand Corporation
A selection of recent US research relating to different aspects of public health preparedness, including pandemic influenza preparedness (single page linking to each document)
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-07-06
Quality Improvement: Implications for Public Health Preparedness
Rand Corporation
This 73-page US report describes work to develop a framework for applying quality improvement (QI) to public health and to investigate the applicability of those models to public health emergency preparedness
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-06-07
Building a More Resilient Haitian State
Rand Corporation
This 208-page US monograph supports the development of a Haitian state-building strategy by identifying the main challenges to more capable governance, evaluating existing plans for strengthening government institutions and improving the delivery of public services, and proposing a realistic and carefully limited set of critical actions
Governance & Politics, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-08-17
Process Evaluation of Project Public Health Ready
Rand Corporation
A 55-page evaluation of a U.S. programme aiming to prepare local public health agencies to respond to bioterrorism and protect the public's health
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-11-10
Evaluating the Reliability of Emergency Response Systems for Large-Scale Incident Operations
Rand Corporation
A 224-page US volume describing a method, based on the concept of system reliability, for evaluating the preparedness of emergency response systems
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-07-13
Bioterrorism Preparedness Training and Assessment Exercises for Local Public Health Authorities
Rand Corporation
A 122-page manual of tabletop exercises developed in the U.S. to help train public health workers to detect and respond to bioterrorist attacks and to assess their levels of preparedness.
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2005-09-06
Infectious Disease and National Security: Strategic Information Needs
Rand Corporation
This 127-page US report examines infectious disease in the context of national security and assesses the need for and adequacy of the information that will enable prevention and response
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-09-12
Building Community Resilience to Disasters
Rand Corporation
Based on findings from a literature review and a series of community and regional focus groups,this 104-page US study provides a definition of community resilience in the context of national health security and a set of eight levers and five core components for building resilience. It then describes suggested activities that communities are pursuing and may want to strengthen for community resilience, and identifies challenges to implementation
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-03-08
Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons
Rand Corporation
A 7-page US report of an exercise in responding to agricultural terrorism
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-06-15
The Nongovernmental Sector in Disaster Resilience
Rand Corporation
The 52-page report of a US conference held to to generate a national policy agenda that summarizes the challenges to involving NGOs in disaster response and recovery and to identify potential policy and programme recommendations to address these challenges
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-04-12
Quality Improvement: Implications for Public Health Preparedness
Rand Corporation
This US report describes how Quality Improvement (QI) techniques can be used to enhance public health emergency preparedness
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2006-10-06
Exemplary Practices in Public Health Preparedness
Rand Corporation
This 54-page U.S. report provides an overview of the methods and criteria used to select exemplary practices in public health preparedness
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-05-06
Enhancing Public Health Preparedness: Exercises, Exemplary Practices, and Lessons Learned
Rand Corporation
This 92-page technical report evaluates the validity of criteria developed to assess the design of emergency response exercises
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-07-10
Risk Assessment Decisions for Violent Political Extremism
Public Safety Canada.
The 44-page report of a Canadian project aiming to identify and compare the specific characteristics and factors of those who perpetrate “general” criminal violence and those who perpetrate ideologically motivated violence, to highlight the salient differences among the historical, contextual, attitudinal and protective risk factors of these types of criminal violence and to construct a new tool to assess the risk of violence in ideologically motivated extremists
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-12-22
An Emergency Management Framework for Canada
Public Safety Canada
A 20-page second edition of Canada's framework designed to guide ministers responsible for emergency management to work together to improve and enhance the emergency response
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-03-11
Your Emergency Preparedness Guide
Public Safety Canada
A 16-page Canadian guide for families to survive the first 72-hours following a disaster
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-04-24
Earthquakes - What to Do?
Public Safety Canada
A 20-page Canadian guide explaining what steps should be taken before, during and after an earthquake
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-06-09
Emergency Management Education in Canada
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
A 74-page research report analyzing further education courses in emergency/disaster management in Canada and proposing necessary changes
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-01-31
Second International Workshop on Seniors and Emergency Preparedness
Public Health Agency of Canada
This 56-page Canadian report provides an overview of the presentations, discussions, and priorities that emerged from the Second International Workshop on Seniors and Emergency Preparedness.
Ageing, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-01-22
Building A Global Framework to Address the Needs and Contributions of Older People in Emergencies
Public Health agency of Canada
A 48-page Canadian report reflecting the collective views of participants at the 2007 Winnipeg International workshop on Seniors and Emergency Preparedness
Ageing, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-03-10
Canadian Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria Among International Travellers 2009
Public Health Agency of Canada
A 90-page Canadian report dealing with the risks and treatment of malaria for international travellers
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-08-03
The Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector
Public Health Agency of Canada
A 609-page updated Canadian plan covering preparedness, response and recovery to an influenza pandemic
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-01-29
Drinking Death in Groundwater: Arsenic Contamination as a Threat to Water Security for Bangladesh
Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security
This 37-page occasional paper analyzes the nature, causes and consequences of arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-06-10
Review of the Australian Consumer Product Safety System
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 503-page Australian research report commissioned to inform the current review of the Australian consumer product safety system
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-02-09
Analyzing a Bioterror Attack on the Food Supply: The Case of Botulinum Toxin in Milk
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Results from a model developed to estimate the potential harm from a deliberate release of botulinum toxin into the milk chain, with proposals for eliminating the threat
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-07-08
Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment/Risk Management
PRI
The 28-page report of a Canadian workshop held to examine how climate change considerations factor into work on invasive species, particularly in terms of risk assessment and risk management.
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-12-13
Coupled Contagion Dynamics of Fear and Disease: Mathematical and Computational Explorations
PLoS One Journal
An 11-page US paper exploring the effect of adaptive contact behaviour during epidemics
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-12-30
Radioactive Waste Management
Parliamentary Library Service, Northern Territory, Australia
A 17-page Australian paper examining safety issues involved in nuclear waste management
Energy, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-10-24
The Threat of an Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Pandemic: Key Issues and Resources
Parliamentary Library - Australia
An Australian e-brief evaluating the risks posed by avian influenza and providing links to information and key resources on avian influenza and the potential for a pandemic
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-11-22
Critical But Stable: Australia's Capacity to Respond to an Infectious Disease Outbreak
Parliamentary Library - Australia
A 50-page research paper examining Australia's preparedness to prevent, detect and respond to serious infectious diseases
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-11-19
Crisis in Myanmar and the Responsibility to Protect
Pacific Forum CSIS
A 2-page article calling on the international community to face up to its responsibility to protect the cyclone victims in Myanmar
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-06-01
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of MRSA Infections in Adults and Children
Oxford Journals
This article details evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-02-11
Weathering the Storm: Lessons in Risk Reduction from Cuba
Oxfam America
A 68-page study of Cuba's approach to disaster mitigation
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-05-26
Nuclear Renaissaince in the Age of Global Warming
OST
An article advocating a cautious reading of recent enthusiastic endorsements of nuclear energy
Energy, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-01-17
Harm Reduction Developments 2008
OSI
An 84-page report on key developments in HIV prevention policy and treatment for countries with injection-driven HIV epidemics
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-04-07
Fires in the Home: Findings from the 2004/05 Survey of English Housing
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
A 48-page U.K. report summarizing information about fire-related issues in the home
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-01-31
Cash-Based Responses in Emergencies
ODI
A 72-page report of a project investigating when the option of giving money, as distinct from in-kind assistance, to people affected by disasters is feasible and appropriate
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-03-08
Global Factors Shaping the Future of Food Aid: The Implications for WFP
ODI
This 15-page article examines the factors shaping the future of food aid
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-06-15
The Cholera Crisis in Zimbabwe: Understanding the Policy and Politics
ODI
A UK blog addressing the underlying factors that have contributed to the cholera crisis in Zimbabwe
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-02-02
The African Union and the Challenges of Implementing the “Responsibility to Protect”
Nordic Africa Instiute
This 4-page policy note deals with the concept of R2P and the challenges confronting its implementation in Africa
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-05-03
China's Health Care Reform Redux
Nixon Center
This US report discusses the health-care reform process currently under way in China
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-04-24
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
NHPF
This 9-page publication describes the basics of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the largest federal program solely focused on treating people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The program funds cities, states, and community-based organizations to provide primary care, prescription drugs, and support services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured people living with HIV/AIDS
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-03-23
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza in NSW
New South Wales Health
This 3-page bulletin contains articles relating the the outbreak of H1N1 in Australia in 2009 and the lessons learnt by the health system in managing the disease
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-04-13
Graduated Drivers Licensing Programs Reduce Fatal Teen Crashes
National Institutes of Health
A US press release describing the results of three studies that found that programmes that grant privileges to new drivers in phases — known as graduated licensing programs — dramatically reduce the rate of teen driver fatal crashes
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-25
Unnecessary Deaths: The Human and Financial Costs of Hospital Infections
National Center for Policy Analysis
A 56-page report on the state of infection control in U.S. hospitals
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-12-20
Applying the Precautionary Principle to DDT
National Center for Policy Analysis
A U.S. 2-page brief analysis comparing the risks and benefits of DDT
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-16
Living From Fire to Fire
Moscow Times
A Russian article commenting on the government's inability to deal with disasters
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-08-19
New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan - A Framework for Action
MOH- NZ
Sets out the all the New Zealand government measures to be taken to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2010-05-05
The Surge Capacity for People in Emergencies Study in Australian Hospitals
MJA
An article studying disaster preparedness in Australian hospitals
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2007-04-21
National Guidelines for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in New Zealand - Part 2
Ministry of Justice - New Zealand
A 52-page implementation guide is the second part of this design protocol
Crime, Law & Order, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-12-01
National Guidelines for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in New Zealand: Part 1
Ministry of Justice - New Zealand
A 44-page design protocol for the design of safer public places in New Zealand
Crime, Law & Order, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-12-01
Report on Exercise Cruickshank
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
The 118-page report on a New Zealand influenza pandemic exercise
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2007-11-13
New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Action Plan 2006
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This updated plan is intended for those involved in planning for or responding to an influenza pandemic in New Zealand
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2006-09-27