Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation
Passenger Rail Safety
GAO
This 34-page U.S. testimony offers recommendations for actions to be taken by the Transportation Security Administration to better secure the safety of rail passengers against terrorist attacks
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-02-14
Emergency Preparedness
GAO
A 46-page US report examining weaknesses in the US emergency alert system
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-03-31
Chemical Regulation
GAO
A 56-pager US report comparing US and EU approaches to protect against the risks of toxic chemicals
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-10-10
Natural Hazard Mitigation
GAO
This 74-page report examines natural hazard mitigation policies and practices in the US
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-09-25
Abu Dhabi's Nuclear Power Plant Folly
Gloria Center
An Israeli article casting doubt on the safety aspect of Abu Dhabi's decision to construct a nuclear reactor
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, EnergyPosted: 2010-06-29
Catastrophic Disasters
Government Accountability Office
This 147-page US report offers findings and recommendations for improving readiness to respond to a catastrophic disaster
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-09-07
Staying Safe: Action Plan
H.M. Government
An 81-page UK document setting out projected government activity designed to drive improvements in the safety of children and young people
Families, Children & Youth, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-02-06
Research into the Bahavioural Aspects of Slips and Trip Accidents and Incidents
Health and Safety Executive - U.K.
This 42-page research report investigates and critiques the literature available on slips, trips and falls, and the behavioural aspects that contribute to them
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-11-15
Inspections of Cleanliness and Infection Control: How Well Are Acute Trusts Following the Hygiene Code?
Healthcare Commission - UK
A 26-page UK report analyzing unanounced inspections of cleanliness and infection control in a sample of NHS acute trusts
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-12-17
Evacuation and Shelter Guidance
HM Government
A 63-page UK guide for use by emergency planners in developing scaleable and flexible plans to enable a coordinated multi-agency response in a crisis
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-10-31
Emergency Response and Recovery
HM Government - U.K.
This 104-page U.K. document provides guidance to senior responders involved in emergencies
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-09-26
New Schools in New Orleans
Hoover Institution
This US article reports on the post-flood recovery programme for New Orleans schools
Education, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-02-21
Enhancing Civilian Protection from Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas: Building a Policy and Research Agenda
ICRC
This 28-page paper describes the effects of explosive violence, critically examines how the existing humanitarian law regime tends to address this issue and explores some current developments in building a research and policy agenda to try to reduce civilian harm from the use of explosive weapons
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2012-04-03
Japan’s Nuclear Energy Debate: A Year After the Fukushima Nuclear Crisis
IDSA
This 13-page Indian issue brief considers the future for nuclear energy in Japan
Energy, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-03-22
The Politics of Disaster Relief
IDSA
An Indian commentary on humanitarian intervention in Bangladesh by Muslim fundamentalist organisations
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-01-09
The Future of Strategic Early Warning
IDSS
A 3-page Singaporean commentary defining the requirements of effective strategic early warning systems
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-10-25
Where Every Drop Counts: Tackling Rural Africa’s Water Crisis
IIED
This 4-page briefing analyzes the root cause of catastrophic water loss in Africa
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-23
Africa’s Victories over Malaria
Inside Story
An Australian article reporting on progress in combatting malaria in Africa
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-08-18
Swine Flu: Lessons for a Biological Terrorism Event
INSS
An Israeli article drawing lessons from pandemics for dealing with biological terrorism
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-05-12
Planning for the Next Pandemic Threat: Defining the Federal Role in Public Health Emergencies
Institute for Research on Public Policy
This 36-page Canadian paper addresses some unresolved emergency response problems highlighted by reports examining the SARS outbreak
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-11-29
Nuclear Safety Review
International Atomic Energy Agency
A 19-page report by the IAEA on measures to strengthen international co-operation in nuclear, radiation and transport safety and waste management
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-08-17
World Disasters Report 2009 - Focus on Early Warning, Early Action
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
While natural hazards cannot be prevented, they only become disasters because affected communities are vulnerable and unprepared. This 204-pagereport argues that early warning without early action is not enough
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-06-25
Migration, Development and Natural Disasters: Insights from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
IOM
This 94-page study discusses the interactions between natural disasters, development and migration
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-07-16
Cholera, Haiti and MINUSTAH: What Implications for Peacekeeping?
IPI
A commentary on the Haitian cholera outbreak
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-02-10
Time for a European Civilian Reserve
IPPR
A 10-page UK paper arguing for the creation of a European civilian reserve of specialists to be on standby for deployment in crisis situations
European Union, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-11-04
Humanitarian Action in Pakistan: A Case for EU Political iInvolvement
ISS
This 7-page analysis argues that high level political action is required by the EU in order that the non-political character of humanitarian aid is respected
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-01
Enhancing Disaster Recovery: Lessons from Exemplary International Disaster Management Practices
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
This 22-page US paper examines exemplary practices related to long-term recovery and redevelopment from disasters in other countries, and identifies key themes and promising practices relevant to the United States and other countries
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-08-09
Community-based Compulsory Treatment Orders in Scotland: The Early Evidence
King's Fund
This 44-page paper examines what happened in the first six months after community-based compulsory treatment orders were introduced in Scotland
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-01-09
HIV/AIDS: Past, Present and Future
Library of Parliament - Canada
A 9-page Canadian paper summarizing the origins and current status of HIV/AIDS and recent scientific advances relevant to treatment
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-10-24
Heating Up the Planet: Climate Change and Security
Lowy Institute
This 82-page Australian paper examines the international security implications of climate change, with special reference to the Asia-Pacific region
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-10-04
HIV/AIDS: The Looming Asia Pacific Pandemic
Lowy Institute
This 20-page Australian policy brief argues for a radical reform of the international effort to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Asia Pacific
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-03-06
Do Longer Working Hours Lead to More Workplace Injuries? Evidence from Australian Industry-Linked Panel Data
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
A 20-page Australian working paper examines the relationship between weekly hours of work and frequency of injury compensation claims for full-time and part-time workers
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-05-23
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
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
Infection Prevention and Control During an Influenza Pandemic
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
A 28-page New Zealand document providing general guidance on protection during an influenza pandemic
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-04-26
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Guidelines for Mainstreaming the Needs of Older Persons in Disaster Situations in the Caribbean
PAHO, WHO
This 86-page US report offers a series of directives that aid in incorporating into risk management processes and programmes the concerns and questions impacting care of the elderly in disaster situations
Ageing, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-04-22
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Public Safety Canada et al.
This 80-page plan outlines how the US, Canada and Mexico intend to strengthen their emergency response capacities as well as our trilateral and cross-sectoral collaborations and capabilities in order to assist each other and ensure a faster and more coordinated response to future outbreaks of animal influenza or an influenza pandemic
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-04-27
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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