CDC Emergency Communication System for Health Care Providers: Haiti
Added by Maggie Sullivan on 20 Jan 2010
Last edited by Amy House on 12 Mar 2010
Link: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/
Summary: Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) CDC Emergency Communication System provides timely updates to clinicians regarding disease outbreaks and emergency situations. Sign up for these communications to stay informed and learn what you can do in Haiti.
Haiti Disaster Volunteering - Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI).
There has been an outpouring of offers from the medical community to assist in Haiti response. If you or anyone else is interested in volunteering register at:
http://www.cidi.org/incident/haiti-10a/
HHS Deploying U.S. Medical Personnel to Haiti - HHS. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has activated the National Disaster Medical System and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. More than 250 personnel are in the process of deploying to Haiti and over 12,000 personnel could possibly assist in the coming days.
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/01/20100114b.html
Public Health Issues and Priorities for the Haiti Earthquake - CDC. Based on previous experience with disasters in Haiti and earthquakes in other countries, CDC has a general understanding of what the public health needs will be in Haiti following the January 12th earthquake. The following projections and recommendations take into account Haiti’s socio-economic and demographic situation, and the health of its people prior to the earthquake. http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/healthconcerns_haiti.asp
Guidance for U.S. Residents in Haiti. The US Department of State has issued the following guidance to US residents in Haiti: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/news-announcements/guidance-us-residents-haiti.aspx
CDC Earthquake Resources
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/
Keywords: Haiti, International Partnerships, emergency relief
Author(s): CDC
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)
Publication Date: January 11, 2010
Language: English