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Thu, 2012-11-01 19:14 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on discussions about health and human security surveillance.

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As Ebola Spread in Dallas, New York Honed Protocol

Sat, 2014-10-25 21:39 — mike kraft

Health workers at Bellevue Hospital in New York on Oct. 8 demonstrated the gear that staff would wear to treat patients with Ebola. Adrees Latif/Reuters

NEW YORK TIMES                                                                        Oct. 25, 2014

Detailed description of the differences in the way the Dallas Presbyterian Hospital and New York's Bellevue hospital handled their Ebola patients:.

"When Craig Spencer, a young doctor just back from treating patients with Ebola in Guinea, fell ill with the virus in New York on Thursday, the paramedics who went to get him were dressed in protective suits. He entered Bellevue Hospital through a rear door, far from the busy emergency room, and was taken to a state-of-the-art isolation ward that was locked and guarded.

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MSF Nurse Held in Isolation in New Jersey

Sat, 2014-10-25 21:05 — Kathy Gilbeaux

doctorswithoutborders.org - October 25, 2014

NEW YORK – Kaci Hickox, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) nurse who returned to the United States from Sierra Leone on October 24, 2014, is being held in a medical isolation facility at Newark University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey.  

Preliminary blood tests reveal that she does not have the Ebola virus.

Upon arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport at approximately 1:00 PM yesterday, Ms. Hickox was taken aside for screening. Her temperature was measured and was shown to be normal. She was nonetheless held at the airport. After three hours her temperature was again taken with a forehead temperature reader. The device revealed a slight elevation in temperature. After being left alone in a room for an additional three hours, she was transported by police escort to Newark University Hospital by medical personnel in full protective gear.

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New Ebola Quarantine Protocol Seen as Barrier to Volunteers

Sat, 2014-10-25 10:13 — mike kraft

NEW YORK TIMES               Oct. 25, 2014
by David W. Shin and Liz Robbins

The surprise decision by the governors of New York and New Jersey yesterday to impose a mandatory quarantine on persons who arrived at area airports and had contact with Ebola infected persons has touched off concern that it will deter people from volunteering to work in West Africa.

"Among medical professionals who have been fighting Ebola in West Africa, the restrictions only intensified the debate. While a few of those interviewed said an overabundance of caution was welcome, the vast majority said that restrictions like those adopted by New York and New Jersey could cripple volunteers’ efforts at the front lines of the epidemic."

" Dr. Rick Sacra, who contracted Ebola in Liberia and was flown back to the United States to be treated in September, said...many doctors and nurses who volunteered would spend about three weeks in Africa and then return to their regular jobs. The requirement that they be quarantined at home upon their return “will effectively double the burden on those people, on the loss of productive time,” Dr. Sacra said.

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Newark Passenger Who Worked With Ebola Patients Develops Fever

Fri, 2014-10-24 22:10 — mike kraft

UPDATE 2      U.S. nurse quarantined over Ebola criticizes her treatment and  airport temperaure reading


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By Jonathan Allen                                                                        Oct. 25, 2014

NEW YORK --Kaci Hickox, a nurse, returned on Friday from working with medical charity Doctors Without Borders in Sierra Leone and was placed in quarantine after arriving at Newark.

Hickox, who was transferred from the airport to a hospital where she was placed in isolation, described a confusing and upsetting experience at the airport and was worried the same treatment was in store for other American health workers trying to help.

"I ... thought of many colleagues who will return home to America and face the same ordeal," Hickox wrote in an article published on Saturday by The Dallas Morning News with the help of one of the newspaper's reporters. "Will they be made to feel like criminals and prisoners?"

In her article, Hickox ...said her temperature was normal when tested orally at the hospital, but had shown a fever when she was tested using a non-contact forehead scanner, which reflected the fact she was flustered and anxious.

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New York and New Jersey Tighten Ebola Screenings at Airports

Fri, 2014-10-24 18:06 — mike kraft

NEW YORK TIMES                    Oct. 24, 2014

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NEW YORK --The governors of New York and New Jersey announced Friday afternoon that they were ordering all people entering the country through two area airports who had direct contact with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea to be quarantined.

The announcement comes one day after an American doctor, who had worked in Guinea and returned to New York City earlier in October, tested positive for Ebola and became the first New York patient of the deadly virus.

“A voluntary Ebola quarantine is not enough,” said Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York. “This is too serious a public health situation.”

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Federal Agencies Working to Make Homes Healthier

Thu, 2013-02-07 14:02 — admin

Press Release from the United States Environmental Protection Agency - February 4, 2013

Improving housing quality can dramatically affect the health of residents

WASHINGTON – Several federal agencies today unveiled Advancing Healthy Housing – A Strategy for Action. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, M.D., and Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discussed the new plan during an event at the National Building Museum this morning.

The initiative represents a bold new vision for addressing the nation’s health and economic burdens caused by preventable hazards associated with the home. The Strategy for Action encourages federal agencies to take preemptive actions that will help reduce the number of American homes with health and safety hazards.

Displaced in America - Health Status Among Internally Displaced Persons in Louisiana and Mississippi Travel Trailer Parks

Wed, 2013-01-16 23:30 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Amy Weng

Suicide, Violence, and Depression Widespread in FEMA Travel Trailer Parks

internationalmedicalcorps.org - March 26, 2007

Survivors displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita now living in “temporary” travel trailers in Louisiana and Mississippi are 15 times more likely to take their own lives than people in the rest of the United States. An International Medical Corps study released today also found that women living in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailers are at a much higher risk of being raped or experiencing domestic violence than before the hurricane. In addition, the survey found the rate of depression among trailer park residents is seven times the national average.

http://internationalmedicalcorps.org/page.aspx?pid=728

Displaced in America - Health Status Among Internally Displaced Persons in Louisiana and Mississippi Travel Trailer Parks (53 page .PDF report)

http://content.internationalmedicalcorps.org/pdfs/Displaced_in_America.pdf

CONCENTRATING ON PENINSULA HOSPITAL - RALLY THE TROOPS TO CALL & EMAIL DANIEL MCMURRAY

Thu, 2012-11-15 00:53 — Maeryn Obley

We are focusing on Peninsula Hospital located on Broad Channel Drive between 50 & 51st.

I left a voicemail for and sent an e-mail to Daniel McMurray whom I was told would be the best contact.  Apparently he works with the Bankruptcy Court and has the Peninsula Hospital case under his charge.  I have not heard back from him.  His phone # is 1-800-479-2455.  His e-mail address is ***@***.*** 

I initially called the main contact #718-734-2000 and spoke Denise Lobody who is the Director of Nursing in the Nursing Home which is still open.  It is she who suggested calling Daniel McMurray. 

Attached below is a listing of closed hospitals in New York City

American Red Cross Disaster Relief

Mon, 2012-11-05 20:39 — Maeryn Obley

Candice, from Seaside Heights, NJ, shelters with 8-year-old niece Amy and 2-month old Nora.

Image: Candice, from Seaside Heights, NJ, shelters with 8-year-old niece Amy and 2-month old Nora.

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You can help people affected by disasters like Superstorm Sandy by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief.

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