Monthly Archives: May 2009
Swine Flu Resources Round-up
It’s been interesting to watch publishers open up their H1N1 articles and resources to the general public. (Disclaimer: I know that part is only interesting to me as a librarian. But the question remains: Is the future of publishing a … Continue reading
Investigating post-earthquake travel behaviours
A new issue of the International Journal of Emergency Management is out, and this article was an interesting example of studying behaviors in a non-emergency situation: An experimental investigation of post-earthquake travel behaviours: the effects of severity and initial location … Continue reading
Biographies of Disease: Influenza
This title, from a set we’re collecting, caught my eye. From the Series Foreward: Every disease has a story to tell: about how it started long ago and began to disable or even take the lives of its innocent victims, … Continue reading
Virginia Emergency Operations Plans link
From the VDEM newsletter: Gov. Tim Kaine has approved the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan Pandemic Influenza Incident Annex VI, now available at http://www.vaemergency.com/library/plans/index.cfm. The annex represents nearly two years of collaboration with many state agencies and provides guidance … Continue reading
CABI Global Health database now freely available
Too busy today to do more than post this: News release Free access to world-renowned public health database to assist swine-flu effort 1 May 2009 CABI today has announced free access to its specialist Global Health database – the definitive … Continue reading