Sentences with phrase «during public health emergencies»

Opting in to data sharing should be the default practice during public health emergencies, such as the recent Ebola epidemic, and barriers to sharing data and findings should be removed to ensure those responding to the emergency have the best available evidence at hand, according to Vasee Moorthy and colleagues from the World Health Organization (WHO) in a Policy Forum article published in PLOS Medicine.

«I hadn't heard that,» he said, adding that it was not unusual to have supplemental funding requests during a public health emergency.

Not exact matches

As part of its mission, the Oneida County Public Health Emergency Response and Preparedness Program (PHERP) assist the community before, during and after an emergency event to prevent or minimize its adverse effects on the health and safety of the residents in the commHealth Emergency Response and Preparedness Program (PHERP) assist the community before, during and after an emergency event to prevent or minimize its adverse effects on the health and safety of the residents in the cEmergency Response and Preparedness Program (PHERP) assist the community before, during and after an emergency event to prevent or minimize its adverse effects on the health and safety of the residents in the cemergency event to prevent or minimize its adverse effects on the health and safety of the residents in the commhealth and safety of the residents in the community.

The WHO's declaration of a global public health emergency is the third ever made under international regulations enacted in 2007; the first came in 2009 during the H1N1 influenza epidemic and the second in May, warning of the potential for international spread of the polio virus.

Dye, director of strategy in the Office of the Director General at the World Health Organization, said in his 12 February plenary address at the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting that the Ebola crisis demonstrated where global teamwork succeeded and failed during the emergency — in an era where WHO's share of international public health funding has decHealth Organization, said in his 12 February plenary address at the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting that the Ebola crisis demonstrated where global teamwork succeeded and failed during the emergency — in an era where WHO's share of international public health funding has dechealth funding has declined.

During the meeting representatives from leading biomedical journals responded with an unequivocal assertion that public disclosure of information of relevance to public health emergencies should not prejudice journal publication of full scientific reports.

«Chlorhexidine is a critical part of current infection control practices, and the development of increased resistance to this compound has potential implications for our ability to prevent infections during routine and emergency surgery, and during admission to hospitals,» said coauthor J. Mark Sutton, PhD, Scientific Leader, National Infections Service, Public Health England, Salisbury, UK.

While it is important that facilities, public health and emergency management officials evacuate homes likely to flood during a hurricane, in light of the significant increase in mortality and morbidity associated with evacuation, the policy of universal evacuation of facilities requires careful reconsideration.»

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Traditional responders, including emergency managers, law enforcement, firefighters, public health, will also benefit and learn about roles they may have during a response.

A core conclusion: «Coordination between public health and veterinary services would be stronger during an emergency if these services had already undertaken joint preparedness planning.»

«The purpose of this code is to establish minimum requirements to safeguard the public safety, health and general welfare through affordability, structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, light and ventilation, energy conservation and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built environment and to provide safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations.»

Other issues were more contentious, but ultimately the negotiated budget increased funding to several key areas including: $ 28 million for safety improvements at the state's mental health hospitals; $ 7 million for recruiting new public school teachers and retaining existing ones; $ 190 million from the state's emergency fund to address damages from the last round of wildfires; $ 15 million to expand programs that combat homelessness; and, $ 8 million to backfill tuition cuts made to state colleges and universities during the 2015 session.