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The Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) report card on state public health readiness, issued today, documents substantial progress in the nation’s preparedness for a public health emergency. The public should be reassured that the national investment is yielding real and measurable results.
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On June 25, NACCHO held
a press briefing on the local health department role in tuberculosis control. The briefing featured Dr. Karen Smith, Health Officer of the Napa County Health and Human Services Agency, CA ; Dr. Michael Fleenor, Health Officer of the Jefferson County Department of Health, AL; James Hodge, Executive Director of the Georgetown-Johns Hopkins Center for Law and the Public’s Health; and Patrick Libbey, Executive Director of NACCHO as the moderator.
The mumps outbreak that
began in the Midwest in
December 2005 has been
described as the worst
outbreak of mumps in the
United States in over 20
years. This issue brief
documents how counties in Iowa involved in the response to a mumps outbreak took a leadership role and successfully partnered with their communities to contain an epidemic.
Toward summer’s end in 2005, localities all over the nation were called to assist evacuees fleeing the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. When “the bell rings,” to use the words of one agency’s leader, how do local health departments manage a rush of desperate people who have been stripped of material necessities and are dramatically divergent in age, class, race, medical status, family ties, and personal attitude? More »
One year after the country faced a flu vaccine shortage, the upcoming flu season presents both new and old challenges to local health departments. On Sept. 22, 2005, NACCHO hosted a media audio conference to discuss these challenges and provide details on how local public health officials protect the public from the flu. More »
