NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...

Jan 16, 2014 | Admin

  • Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup December Report

    The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on December 9th. The MCM Workgroup provided an update on the...

    Dec 31, 2013 | Lisa Brown

  • NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”

    Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author

  • NACCHO’s Investments in Mobile Health Technology Help Local Health Departments...

    Dec 18, 2013 | Admin

  • Public Health Departments Use Social Media for Education and Monitoring

    This article from iHealth Beat outlines how local health departments (LHDs) have been using social media to keep the public informed...

    Dec 12, 2013 | Admin

  • National Health Security Preparedness Index Offers Local Health Departments the...

    By Alyson Jordan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO This post originally ran on NACCHO’s new Preparedness Brief Blog. For more...

    Dec 09, 2013 | NacchoVoice

  • Risk Communications and Information Sharing November Report

    Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its...

    Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • Surge Management Workgroup November Report

    The Surge Management work group convened via conference call the third week of November. The group continued the conversation around...

    Nov 27, 2013 | Stacy Stanford

  • Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities

    In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three...

    Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps Challenge Award

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units to receive MRC Challenge Awards, totaling nearly $600,000. The MRC Challenge Award supports MRC units to develop new projects and programs that can be replicated on a national level. Nearly 200 MRC units from […]

    Jan 16, 2014 | Admin

    Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup December Report

    The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on December 9th. The MCM Workgroup provided an update on the MCM Plus Readiness Review. All eight capabilities have been drafted for the tool. The next step is for the MCM Workgroup to participate in a comprehensive, holistic review the entire tool, which will take place […]

    Dec 31, 2013 | Lisa Brown

    NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”

    Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author

    NACCHO’s Investments in Mobile Health Technology Help Local Health Departments Improve Preparedness Efforts

    Dec 18, 2013 | Admin

    Public Health Departments Use Social Media for Education and Monitoring

    This article from iHealth Beat outlines how local health departments (LHDs) have been using social media to keep the public informed about medical outbreaks and disasters, as well as to increase health awareness and encourage behavior change. NACCHO’s senior researcher Jan Wilhoit discusses the results from the upcoming National Profile of Local Health Departments, which shows […]

    Dec 12, 2013 | Admin

    National Health Security Preparedness Index Offers Local Health Departments the Opportunity to Contribute to National Preparedness Dialogue

    By Alyson Jordan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO This post originally ran on NACCHO’s new Preparedness Brief Blog. For more preparedness news and resources, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. On Dec. 4, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 20 other development partners...

    Dec 09, 2013 | NacchoVoice

    Risk Communications and Information Sharing November Report

    Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its monthly conference call on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Prior to the call, the group had gathered risk communications resources for possible inclusion in a NACCHO toolkit. The group discussed the resources that were collected and identified a […]

    Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington

    Surge Management Workgroup November Report

    The Surge Management work group convened via conference call the third week of November. The group continued the conversation around the topics of the public health role in hospital coalitions and electronic medical records in light of information sharing during disasters. The discussions led to several common themes. First, there is a real benefit for […]

    Nov 27, 2013 | Stacy Stanford

    Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities

    In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three Rivers District Health Department in Kentucky about the unique preparedness needs of rural communities. In addition to her work at Three Rivers, Denise is on the Kentucky Department of Public Health Emergency Rapid Response Team and […]

    Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington

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