By Florida Department of Health, Office of Communications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2015 Contact: Communications Office 850-245-4111 MEASLES CASE CONFIRMED IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY ~Vaccination provides the best protection for all Floridians~ TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Department of Health has confirmed a local case of measles in an unvaccinated six- year-old child in St. Lucie County. […]
Emergency Department Guidelines (Published Feb 17, 2015 by the CDC) Considerations for Preparedness Screening Patients for Ebola Risk Factors and Symptoms Isolation of a Patient with Ebola Risk Factors and Symptoms Evaluate and Briefly Manage Patients: Ebola Assessment Hospitals
St. Petersburg College offers customized 4-hour Active Shooter Training developed specifically for your organization. Content is personalized; designed to help employees understand how they may react and feel during an incident, and to provide tools to help take proper actions to protect life. Content includes: • pre-attack behaviors of shooters • protecting life of staff, […]
By Nicole Dunifon With the development of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Healthcare Preparedness Capabilities: National Guidance for Healthcare System Preparedness, local health departments across the country have now begun to partner with healthcare coalitions and healthcare organizations on emergency preparedness planning, training, and exercises.