Public Health Preparedness

icon_phpreparedness100 NACCHO’s preparedness work focuses on activities related to both practice and policy. NACCHO creates new tools and improves existing ones to help local health departments enhance their readiness to respond to public health emergencies and other disasters. NACCHO also serves as a conduit through which local input can reach and effect positive change on national initiatives.

In the Spotlight

Attend the 2012 Public Health Preparedness Summit

The 2012 Public Health Preparedness Summit will focus on how to move forward in an environment of limited resources. Public health professionals and our partners from across the nation will present new research, new tools, and new practices to build and sustain a progressive public health preparedness infrastructure at the local, state, tribal, and territorial levels. Join your colleagues at the Summit and take the opportunity to regroup, refocus, and refresh your approach to public health preparedness!

Summit attendees will have the privilege to hear from panelist speakers such as Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services, RADM, Public Health Service; Alexander Garza, MD, MPH, Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical Officer, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security; RADM Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, Assistant Surgeon General and Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and many other distinguished preparedness professionals.

For more information about the plenary, sharing, interactive, poster, and partner sessions, as well as town halls, click here. More »

Recent Webinars

HPP and PHEP Program Alignment Webinar

NACCHO, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of State and Local Readiness and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), hosted the webinar “Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Program Grant Alignment”. The webinar provided an overview of findings from PHEP applications, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and CDC’s HPP-PHEP grant alignment efforts, and potential implications for LHDs. Click HERE to watch the free archived recording of this January 17 webinar.

ASPR 101 Webinar

NACCHO hosted the webinar, “ASPR 101”, featuring Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Edward Gabriel and other members of the ASPR staff who provided an introduction to the important role ASPR plays in overall preparedness for, response to, and recovery from public health and medical emergencies. To watch the archived recording of this January 23 webinar, click HERE.

Tools and Resources

Public Health Emergency Response

NACCHO’s Public Health Preparedness Team strives to keep local health departments up-to-date with helpful resources. As part of this effort, NACCHO now provides local health departments with hazard-appropriate tools. This webpage provides access to tools and resources that LHDs and communities can use to manage the aftermath of severe winter weather. More »

Related Resources

PHEP 102 Video Now Available

The PHEP 102 video is designed to provide a high-level overview of the structure of the PHEP capabilities, including the relationship between the capabilities, and their functions, tasks, resource elements, and associated performance measures.

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