News and Articles

Using Overlapping Demographics in Emergency Preparedness and Response

In emergency preparedness, it’s important to know how to reach an affected population for service implementation and communication dissemination. This is incredibly important in an emergency that affects people with disabilities – because this is a very large and incredible diverse population. People with disabilities are all unique and have different types of needs. There is not a “disability registry” that will allow responders to reach everyone with a disability all at one time.  Understanding overlapping demographics can help ensure maximum reach and provide numerous ways to identify as many individuals with disabilities as possible. 

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Training & Events

Michigan EMS Protocols Training 

Multiple Locations, MI

Join instructors from the State of Michigan EMS Office as they meet with providers to discuss the new protocols. There will be discussion and lecture on the format, changes, new pharmacology, and process for changes. In addition, limited and advanced providers will have the opportunity to work through scenarios involving the new protocols to obtain a practical credit in pediatric medication administration.

Session dates: February 5th through February 16th, 2018

EMS Credits are available for this course.

Registration is available on MI-TRAIN (http://www.train.org/mi-train)

Course ID: 1074475

The Michigan Update

16th Annual WMD/CBRNE Symposium “Preparing on All Fronts:  A Community Approach to Preparedness"

District 1 Regional Medical Response Coalition (D1RMRC) is pleased to announce the "16th Annual WMD/CBRNE Symposium “Preparing on All Fronts:  A Community Approach to Preparedness", being held at on the campus of Michigan State University at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 from 8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Complimentary continental breakfast begins at 8:00 a.m. 

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Research

The Long-Term Consequences of the Global 1918 Influenza Pandemic: A Systematic Analysis of 117 IPUMS International Census Data Sets

Several country-level studies, including a prominent one for the United States, have identified long-term effects of in-utero exposure to the 1918 influenza pandemic (also known as the Spanish Flu) on economic outcomes in adulthood. In-utero conditions are theoretically linked to adult health and socioeconomic status through the fetal origins or Barker hypothesis. Historical exposure to the Spanish Flu provides a natural experiment to test this hypothesis. Although the Spanish Flu was a global phenomenon, with around 500 million people infected worldwide, there exists no comprehensive global study on its long-term economic effects. We attempt to close this gap by systematically analyzing 117 Census data sets provided by IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series) International. We do not find consistent global long-term effects of influenza exposure on education, employment and disability outcomes. A series of robustness checks does not alter this conclusion. Our findings indicate that the existing evidence on long-term economic effects of the Spanish Flu is likely a consequence of publication bias.

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Tools & Resources

New Red Book Chapter: Zika

This Web page provides a new Red Book chapter on Zika that was released ahead of the full 2018 Report of the Committee on infectious Diseases. The chapter provides information on Zika's clinical manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, control measures, and diagnostic tests, as well as guidance on managing infants who have been exposed. It includes guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, much of which was created with input from American Academy of Pediatrics experts and updated in October.

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Southeast Michigan Hepatitis A Outbreak Updates

For information on the Southeast Michigan hepatitis A outbreak go to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services hepatitis A outbreak website.