Foods Distributed During Federal Disaster Relief Response in Puerto Rico After Hurricane María Did Not Fully Meet Federal Nutrition Recommendations.

Background: Emergency foods distributed during a federal disaster relief response must follow the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans according to the 1990 National Nutrition Monitoring Related Research Act. Nutrition information about emergency foods for household distribution is scarce.

Methods: According to structured observation protocols, foods received daily at a federal distribution center in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María (November 10-25, 2017) were grouped into Dietary Guidelines for Americans ChooseMyPlate food groups.

Medical planning considerations in consequence management.

The job of military medical planners is to prepare for the unthinkable and then establish a response that allows the civilian system of healthcare to continue to function. This article provides information and perspective that civilian healthcare providers can gain from their counterparts in the military. Two issues need to be considered simultaneously: preparedness, in the form of force health protection, and response, applying consequence management.