CDC Emergency Partners Update 2014 Ebola Response – March 12, 2015

March 12, 2015 CDC Ebola Emergency Partners Newsletter

CDC has activated its Emergency Operations Center to respond to Ebola.  Below, please find resources and guidance that we hope will be useful to you and your organization.  Please share with your colleagues and networks. In this email: Announcements CDC Ebola Key Messages Ebola Cases and Deaths (West Africa) Ebola Partner Resources Disaster Preparedness Tips CERC Corner Stay Connected Contact Us Announcements UNICEF, CDC, and WHO developed the Key Messages for Safe School Operations in Countries with Outbreaks of Ebola to help West African ministries of health and education reopen schools closed because of the Ebola outbreak. Reopening schools involves many challenges but will benefit children, their families and communities, and the entire country. It also offers students an opportunity to help fight the outbreak by joining school efforts and sharing what they learn about staying safe with their friends and family.   CDC’s Eric Dziuban explains these key messages in a podcast available onCDC's website. After being closed for months due to the Ebola outbreak, schools in these countries are reopening – an important step in helping children and their communities return to normal. The key messages offer a tool that each country’s government can use to develop their own approach on safely reopening schools.  CDC Ebola Key Messages CDC released the latest Key Messages for the Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa on March 12, 2015.  To access these Key Messages, click here. Please note that the CDC Ebola Key Messages, and this newsletter, will be distributed every other week unless there are urgent updates that need to be released. Ebola Cases and Deaths (West Africa) As of March 8, 2015* Total Cases: 24247 Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 14449 Total Deaths: 9961 Updates on cases and deaths can be found on the CDC website. *Case counts updated in conjunction with World Health Organization updates and are based on information reported by the Ministries of Health. Ebola Partner Resources General Outbreak Information What’s New Outbreak in West Africa - Case Counts (UPDATED) Ebola Virus Disease home page in English, French, and Spanish  Questions and Answers on Ebola World Health Organization Disease Outbreak News New or Updated Guidance Documents The full range of guidance documents can be found at the CDC Ebola Web site Interim Guidance on Implementing Home Monitoring of People Being Evaluated for Ebola Virus Disease (NEW) Key Messages for Safe School Operations in Countries with Outbreaks of Ebola (NEW) Multimedia Resources Podcast: Key Messages CDC Developed with UNICEF and the World health Organization on safe school operations in Guinea, Libera, and Sierra Leone (NEW) Poster: Do Not Travel When Sick (Guinea) (NEW) Poster: Do Not Travel When Sick (Liberia) (NEW) Poster: Do Not Travel When Sick (Sierra Leone) (NEW) Outbreak Map (UPDATED) Ebola Radio Health Messages in Local Languages Outbreak Response Photos Communication Resources Digital Press Kit Ebola Community Education Tool Kit CDC Videos on Ebola CDC In the News Conference Calls and Webinars Partnering with Members of the West African Community - CDC is pleased to present the fourth call in this bi-monhtly call series to discuss the Ebola Prevention Vaccine Study in Sierra Leone.  This call will be held on Tuesday, March 24from 2-3 pm Eastern Time.  USA Toll Free: 800-857-6659 International: 517-623-4962 Verbal Passcode: EBOLA   Call participants are encouraged to dial in at least 15 mintues before the call and to email questions toEmergencyPartners@cdc.gov ahead of the call.  For more information about this call and call series, please contact EmergencyPartners@cdc.gov. To access recordings, transcripts, and resources from this call series, visit CDC's Partnering with West African Communities Call call series page. Content Syndication Put CDC content on Ebola on your website that will update automatically. Add a CDC Ebola Microsite to your web page.  The embed code for this microsite is available in CDC’s new syndication site, the Public Health Media Library.  Ebola HTML content, images, and other media are being added and also available for syndication from this site. Please contact IMTech@cdc.gov for technical support. Disaster Preparedness Tips Are you looking for fun and engaging ways to prepare people for disasters?   Game designer Jenny Gottstein recently embarked on a cross-country train trip to explore  how games might be used for disaster preparedness.  In each city she met with first responders, American Red Cross chapters, disaster management agencies, and community leaders to identify ways to increase resilience through interactive games.  Learn more in the latest Public Health Matters blog post: http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2015/02/how-games-can-help-us-prepare-for-disasters/ CERC Corner Dé la noticia. Refleje los hechos.  Sea creíble.  Crises and emergencies happen all over the world .  To better support Spanish speakers, several Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) materials are available in Spanish.  One such resource is the Basic CERC quick guide, which highlights the major points of the CERC training program in five modules.  This quick guide is currently available in Spanish and English. To request translation of additional materials in Spanish or other languages, please contact cercrequest@cdc.gov.