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Disaster and Emergency Management
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Google Trends for Influenza - 2 Weeks Ahead of Official Reporting
An important trend Google tracks is influenza. Using their technology, they have found that Internet searches about influenza show increases in estimated flu activity about two weeks in advance of reports by CDC or other reporting organizations. OHNs might want to periodically check this webpage to determine if influenza activity they are observing is also reflected in data from their state, the Nation, and around the World. http://www.google.org/flutrends/intl/en_us/
Disaster Mental Health Recommendations from the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response: November 2008
The Recommendations are:
Integrate mental and behavioral health into all public health and medical preparedness and response activities.
Enhance the research agenda for disaster mental and behavioral health.
Enhance assessment of mental and behavioral health needs during emergencies.
Enhance disaster mental and behavioral health training for professionals and paraprofessionals.
Promote the population's psychological resilience.
Ensure that the needs of at-risk individuals and issues of cultural responsiveness are being addressed in all efforts of the National Biodefense Science Board.
Develop a disaster mental and behavioral health communication strategy.
Develop an accessible Internet-based communication toolkit.
Read the entire report and action steps for implementing the recommendations at:
