Monthly Archives: August 2009
Mapping H1N1
We seem to be on a roll here, with open-source publishing and web 2.0 technologies being co-opted by “authoritative” sources. This latest case connects Healthmap.org, with the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. Working together, they have developed an interactive … Continue reading
PLoS Influenza page
It’s a conundrum of modern publishing – how to achieve the high standards of “peer-review” in a timely manner. This is a particularly important issue when it comes to public health topics. Take H1N1, for instance. What is the best … Continue reading
Frontloading
I’m away next week, so I won’t be blogging, but this week has been a banner one for interesting items. The National Library of Medicine maintains a collection of more than 30 environmental health websites under the auspices of the … Continue reading
VA Hurricane Guide Published
This just in, courtesy of the VDEM: New hurricane guides available “The Hampton Roads Emergency Management Committee and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and VDEM have redesigned the Virginia Hurricane Guide. As part of the Ready Virginia public information … Continue reading
ESM Job Market
Here’s a bright spot in the increasingly depressing ‘jobs and payroll‘ numbers, from CNN and CareerBuilder.com: “Seven Emerging Job Poised for Growth” 5. Emergency management Since the September11 terrorist attacks, jobs in the anti-terrorism field have grown. The required skills … Continue reading
Two Worlds Collided*
Two of my ‘worlds’, that is: libraries and emergency management. Louisville Free Public Library has sustained terrible damage in a sudden flood, and this Library Journal article does a nice job of highlighting how, even with emergency plans in place, … Continue reading
Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management Radiological Exercise
I’ll just put it out there – I’m a huge fan of nuclear power, and Dominion (our local power company) runs two reactor sites in our region, which generate 30% of their power output. This announcement came through a VA … Continue reading
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
While we’re on the topic of open-source public health items, this special supplement to the AMA’s journal “Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness” (June 2009, Vol. 3) is freely available online. Article topics range from public policy (“National Strategy for … Continue reading