When epidemic cholera appeared in Haiti in October 2010, the medical community there had virtually no experience with the disease and needed rapid training as the epidemic spread throughout the country. We developed a set of training materials specific to Haiti and launched a cascading training effort. Through a training-of-trainers course in November 14-15, 2010, and department-level training ...

Mosaic is intended for informational purposes and is not a substitute for medical care or treatment by a qualified professional. HANYS makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to Mosaic, or any of its contents. Inside this Issue: Improving Breast Health Care Access and Delivery...

PURPOSE To describe the role played by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) in clinical and corporate governance at Optical Express, a corporate provider of refractive surgery. METHODS A review of goals, objectives, and actions of the IMAB. RESULTS The IMAB has contributed to study design, data analysis, and selection of instruments and procedures. Through interactions with Optic...

This article describes the efforts and special initiatives of New York City's Administration for Children's Services to improve services to immigrant and English language learner populations. Children's Services convened an immigration issues advisory subcommittee, created special tools for child welfare staff, collaborated with legal agencies to assist foster children with immigration status a...

The Experts Advisory Committee on Immunization Program (EACIP) of China was founded in 1982, and currently consists of 33 experts in immunization and related fields, selected by the Ministry of Health, to provide advice and guidance on the control of vaccine-preventable diseases. The main tasks of the EACIP are to advise on the national immunization schedule, to participate in the drafting and ...

INTRODUCTION To address suboptimal influenza vaccination rates among health care workers, the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently issued recommendations designed to increase the number of health care workers vaccinated against influenza. The purpose of the present study was to determine how widely these recommen...

There is general agreement in this country on the principle of contributory old-age and survivors insurance. There has been less general agreement on questions relating to the level of contributions and the timing of any changes in present contribution rates. The following article by the former Staff Director of the Advisory Council on Social Security to the Senate Finance Committee presents on...

Dr. Jonathan B. Tucker is Director for Chemical/Biological Weapons Proliferation Issues at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies. Prior to this appointment, he worked at the U.S. Department of State, the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, the Chemical and Biological Policy Division of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and on...

OBJECTIVE To describe an innovative approach for developing and implementing an in-service curriculum in China for staff of the newly established health emergency response offices (HEROs), and that is generalisable to other settings. METHODS The multi-method training needs assessment included reviews of the competency domains needed to implement the International Health Regulations (2005) as ...