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Health Care Readiness 2020 Annual Report

During 2020, the nation faced unprecedented challenges, including COVID-19 and other concurrent disasters and emergencies, that required coordinated local, regional, and national responses. This inaugural annual report shares how each of the Health Care Readiness Programs was activated in 2020 to build the preparedness and response capabilities of the U.S.

Building Private-Public Partnerships

The guide provides best practices for jurisdictions to establish and maintain a private-public partnership (P3) to help coordinate mitigation, response & recovery planning, and preparedness. P3s also increase community resilience. https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_building-private-public-partnerships.pdf

July 2021

Featured in this issue: Bringing Back the Preparedness Mindset, By Catherine L. Feinman; Red Teaming for Disaster Preparedness, By Kole (KC) Campbell; Situational Awareness for Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration, By Akshay Birla; Start or Restart VOADs/COADs During the Preparedness Phase, By Michael Prasad; Telecommunication Overload – The 2021 Edition, By Erik Westgard

National Incident Management System Guideline for Resource Management Preparedness

National Incident Management System (NIMS) resource management guidance enables many organizational elements to collaborate and coordinate to systematically manage resources – personnel, teams, facilities, equipment, and supplies. The NIMS Guideline for Resource Management Preparedness supplements the NIMS Resource Management component by providing additional details on processes, best practices, authorities, and tools.

COVID-19 Pandemic After-Action Report

The National Homeland Security Consortium (NHSC), comprised of 22 associations representing state, local, and private-sector professionals responsible for the nation’s security, released their COVID-19 Pandemic After-Action Report. This report looks at the problems and issues throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and provides corresponding recommendations and best practices. http://sm1.multiview.com/t/gcH1AAdbaBPWI2QjQIYIkCA07NxaF05DHBN6aaaaF05BQNIV4paa?q=4_33y4~amp;a=fmdonbu~2513arjsohm.flp~amp;i=Eb~amp;0=

June 2021

Featured in this issue: Connecting: Benefits & Risks, By Catherine L. Feinman; The Other Life of Command Trucks, By Erik Westgard; Online & Social Media Risks – Protecting Children, Part 1, By Michael Breslin & Robert Lowery Jr.; Online & Social Media Risks – Protecting Children, Part 2, By Michael

MCMi Annual Program Update – Fiscal Year 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a critical role in protecting the United States from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and emerging infectious disease threats. FDA ensures that medical countermeasures (MCMs)—including drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests—to counter these threats are safe, effective, and secure. This report details the FDA’s work,

May 2021

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note, By Catherine L. Feinman; National Preparedness Failure: Hindsight Is 2020, By Michael A. Brown; Impact of Critical Biosecurity Reports – Uncertainty Remains, By Robert C. Hutchinson; Post-Hazard Event Airport Recovery, By Gregory Brunelle, Chhabra Jaskanwal, et al.; Revisiting Face Masks Near the End of

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Article Out Loud – Defining Workplace Violence

History has shown many instances where warning signs were missed before workplace violence occurred. However, understanding the five categories can help organizations and agencies prepare for and, ideally, prevent these types of incidents.

Article Out Loud – Challenges With Pediatric Mass Care Feeding

Infant and toddler life-sustaining feeding during disasters – via human milk and commercial infant formulas – requires a complex set of logistical and operational missions, including federal support and whole-community partnerships. Learn what organizations need to do.

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