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Mental Health Bibliography.
- This is a work in progress, which we intend to become comprehensive. We welcome your suggestions. If you have a work that you would like to see added to our bibliography, please email webmaster@mipt.org.
Source: MIPT (All by Source | Source Website).
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Public Health, Safety, and Security for Mass Gatherings. May 2008.
- "Mass gatherings pose special challenges in terms of management and control, especially considering their value as targets for terrorism and other crimes. The terrorist goal of attacking cities in order to kill and injure the most people--and otherwise have the greatest impact for the least amount of effort--applies to mass gatherings as well. All large-scale mass gatherings need to be protected in the post-9/11 world. Mass gatherings can be categorized in a number of different ways. Mass gatherings occur over different periods of time. Some are one-day events, such as the Super Bowl. Others extend for longer, such as the Lollapolooza music festival. Still others are composed of a series of one-day events, such as National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 'March Madness.' In this paper, one-day events are referred to as 'shortterm mass gatherings.' This paper primarily focuses on mass gatherings lasting for longer than one-day and the attendees, participants, and support personnel who physically remain in the same constrained location – 'long-term mass gatherings.'"
Source: Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House (All by Source | Source Website).
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Homeland Security Report No. 178. October 2007.
- Geared toward keeping industry and law enforcement professionals informed of homeland security issues, the October 2007 issue discusses border security at unmonitored U.S. locations, updates the information on pandemic influenza and provides a copy of the summary statement of a CRS report dealing with the effectiveness of combatting terrorism.
Source: Homeland Security Group (All by Source | Source Website).
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Homeland Security Report No. 177. September 2007.
- Geared toward keeping industry and law enforcement professionals informed of homeland security issues, the September 2007 issue discusses possible terrorist threats to Seattle ferries (including the dangers of racial profiling) and provides the text of the introduction to the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza.
Source: Homeland Security Group (All by Source | Source Website).
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National Bio- and Agro- Defense Facility: Issues for Congress. September 2007.
- This report looks at the proposed National Bio- and Agro-Defense research facility under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security. This new facility is intended to replace an existing facility, the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), which, according to DHS, is outdated. The need for counterterrorism methods and responses in protecting the agricultural infrastructure has increased, due to the potential of a terrorist attack using biological or zoonotic pathogens. The report focuses on the safety and security issues regarding the research that will be conducted at the new facility.
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source).
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HHS Needs to Ensure the Availability of Health Screening and Monitoring for All Responders. July 2007.
- "GAO recommends that the Secretary of HHS expeditiously ensure that screening and monitoring services are available for (1) federal responders and (2) nonfederal responders residing outside the NYC area."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website).
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Anthrax Detection: DHS Cannot Ensure That Sampling Activities Will Be Validated. March 2007.
- "The anthrax incidents highlighted major gaps in civilian preparedness to detect anthrax contamination in buildings. GAO was asked to describe and assess federal agencies' activities to detect anthrax in postal facilities, assess the results of agencies' testing, and assess whether agencies' detection activities were validated."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-07-687T.
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Disaster Preparedness. March 2007.
- "The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for coordinating federal efforts to protect the safety and health of workers involved in the response to large national disasters. Under the Comptroller General's authority, GAO initiated a number of Katrina-related reviews. For this review, GAO examined (1) what is known about the number of response and recovery workers deployed to the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Katrina; (2) the extent to which OSHA tracked injuries and illnesses sustained by these workers; and (3) how well OSHA met the safety and health needs of workers. To address these issues, GAO reviewed reports; analyzed data; interviewed federal, state, and local officials; and conducted site visits."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-07-193.
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Biological Research Laboratories: Issues Associated with the Expansion of Laboratories Funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. February 2007.
- "This report responds to your November 30, 2005, request that we provide information associated with the construction of NBLs and RBLs funded by NIAID in fiscal years 2003 and 2005. Your questions covered requirements and guidance for these laboratories, funding award factors, communication with the public, and research agendas."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-07-333R.
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Review of Customs and Border Protection's Agriculture Inspection Activities. February 2007.
- This report is “one of a series of audit, inspection, and special reports prepared as part of” the Department of Homeland Security's “oversight responsibilities to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness within the department. This review assessed how well U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) communicated and cooperated with USDA on issues relating to agriculture inspection policies and procedures; complied with established procedures for agriculture inspections of passengers and cargo; and accurately tracked agriculture inspection activities.”
Source: Department of Agriculture, United States (All by Source | Source Website)/Department of Homeland Security, United States (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: OIG-07-32.
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Pandemic Influenza: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources. September 2006.
- In conjunction with the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Dept. of Health and Human Services has issued a report that outlines some of the effects an outbreak of influenza could have on the United States' critical infrastructure. It goes on to note that "Eighty-five percent of critical infrastructure resources reside in the private sector, which generally lacks individual and system-wide business continuity plans specifically for catastrophic health emergencies such as pandemic influenza". To best prepare for the stability of the critical infrastructure, this report offers some tips on creating partnerships and developing contingency plans, should such an epidemic or outbreak occur.
Source: Department of Health and Human Services, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Role of Law Enforcement in Public Health Emergencies: Special Considerations for an All-Hazards Approach. September 2006.
- This report "describes the role of law enforcement during public health emergencies, mass vaccinations, voluntary restrictions, and quarantines. It also discusses securing the perimeter of contaminated areas and securing health care facilities, controlling crowds, investigating scenes of suspected biological terrorism, and protecting national stockpiles of vaccines or other medicines."
Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice (All by Source | Source Website)/Police Executive Research Forum (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: NCJ 214333.
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Department of Defense Implementation Plan for Pandemic Influenza. August 2006.
- "The Secretary of Defense's principal responsibility in responding to a pandemic will be to protect U.S. interests at home and abroad. This implementation plan sets forth Department of Defense (DoD) guidance and addresses key policy issues for pandemic influenza planning. This guidance will enable the Combatant Commanders, Military Departments, and DoD agencies to develop plans to prepare for, detect, respond to, and contain the effects of a pandemic on military forces, DoD civilians, DoD contractors, dependents, and beneficiaries. Additionally, plans will address the provision of DoD assistance to civil authorities both foreign and domestic. Finally, attention to the key security concerns, such as humanitarian relief and stabilization operations that may arise as a result of a pandemic, will be addressed."
Source: Department of Defense, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Report of the 7 July Review Committee. June 2006.
- "This report presents the findings of a review conducted by a cross-party committee of the London Assembly, the body that is elected to hold the Mayor of London to account and investigate issues of importance to London and Londoners (though clearly, as in this case, some of the issues we investigate are of national significance). The purpose of this report is to identify some of the lessons to be learnt from the response to the 7 July attacks, and to make recommendations to improve the response to any future major or catastrophic incident in London." Volume 2 is available here. Volume 3 is available here.
Source: United Kingdom Government (All by Source). Large File: 2.2+ Mb.
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Report of the 7 July Review Committee - Volume 2: Views and information from organizations. June 2006.
- This volume discusses views and information from organizations regarding the 7 July 2005 bombings in London. Volume 3 is available here. The main report is available here and its summary follows. "This report presents the findings of a review conducted by a cross-party committee of the London Assembly, the body that is elected to hold the Mayor of London to account and investigate issues of importance to London and Londoners (though clearly, as in this case, some of the issues we investigate are of national significance). The purpose of this report is to identify some of the lessons to be learnt from the response to the 7 July attacks, and to make recommendations to improve the response to any future major or catastrophic incident in London."
Source: United Kingdom Government (All by Source). Large File: 1.6+ Mb.
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Report of the 7 July Review Committee - Volume 3: Views and information from individuals. June 2006.
- This volume discusses views and information from individuals regarding the 7 July 2005 bombings in London. Volume 2 is available here. The main report is available here and its summary follows. "This report presents the findings of a review conducted by a cross-party committee of the London Assembly, the body that is elected to hold the Mayor of London to account and investigate issues of importance to London and Londoners (though clearly, as in this case, some of the issues we investigate are of national significance). The purpose of this report is to identify some of the lessons to be learnt from the response to the 7 July attacks, and to make recommendations to improve the response to any future major or catastrophic incident in London."
Source: United Kingdom Government (All by Source).
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National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan. May 2006.
- "The Implementation Plan represents a comprehensive effort by the Federal Government to identify the
critical steps that must be taken immediately and over the coming months and years to address the threat
of an influenza pandemic. It assigns specific responsibilities to Departments and Agencies across the
Federal Government, and includes measures of progress and timelines for implementation to ensure that
we meet our preparedness objectives."
Source: Homeland Security Council, White House, United States (All by Source). Large File: 4.2+ Mb.
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Report into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005. May 2006.
- This report contains the findings of the Intelligence and Security Committee relevant to the July 7, 2005 bombing attacks in London.
Source: United Kingdom Government (All by Source).
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Surveillance for World Trade Center Disaster Health Effects Among Survivors of Collapsed and Damaged Buildings. April 2006.
- "The objectives of this study were to assess the physical and mental health conditions and symptoms reported by building survivors, especially those who had been occupants of collapsed buildings (e.g., WTC-1 and WTC-2) using data from the WTCHR baseline interviews conducted during September 5, 2003–November 20, 2004, and to examine relations between reported experiences and exposures and health outcomes. Health outcomes include injuries on September 11, new and worsening respiratory and nonrespiratory symptoms and conditions after September 11, and mental health symptoms during the 30 days preceding the interviews."
Source: Department of Health and Human Services, United States (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: Vol. 55 No. SS-2.
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September 11: Monitoring of World Trade Center Health Effects Has Progressed, but Program for Federal Responders Lags Behind. February 2006.
- This testimony of Cynthia A. Bascetta discusses "federally funded programs [that] have monitored the physical and mental health effects of the WTC attack. These monitoring programs include one-time screening programs and programs that also conduct follow-up monitoring. GAO was asked to assess the progress of these programs and examined (1) federally funded programs implemented by state and local government agencies or private institutions, (2) federally administered programs to monitor the health of federal workers who responded to the disaster in an official capacity, and (3) lessons learned from WTC monitoring programs. GAO reviewed program documents and interviewed federal, state, and local officials and others involved in WTC monitoring programs."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-06-481T.
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