Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement in Preparedness

By Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD, and Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, UPMC Center for Health Security  In 2012, the UPMC Center for Health Security...

Jul 24, 2015 | Guest Author

  • NACCHO Annual 2015: Charting a Path to the Future for Local Health Departments

    More than 1,300 local health department leaders and public health partners attended the 2015 NACCHO Annual Conference, July 7–9, in...

    Jul 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice

  • Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front Line

    By Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of...

    May 27, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop Exercise

    By Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary...

    Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural...

    Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of...

    Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

  • Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup August Report

    On August 11, the MCM Workgroup held its second monthly call of the project year. It was my first day working as a Senior Program...

    Aug 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

  • NACCHO Survey Discovers Violations in Public Water Facilities

    NACCHO, in conjunction with Axiall Corporation, completed a survey of recreational water facility inspection protocols, and identified...

    May 28, 2014 | Sarah Gardner

  • Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health Intersect

    Climate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George...

    Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author

  • National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) Annual Symposium

    Date: Sept. 22—24, 2013 Staff Representative: Frances Bevington, Sara Rubin, Alyson Jordan Member Representatives: Meredith...

    Oct 09, 2013 | Admin

  • Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement in Preparedness

    By Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD, and Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, UPMC Center for Health Security  In 2012, the UPMC Center for Health Security and NACCHO fielded the Community Engagement for Public Health Emergency Preparedness (CEPHEP) survey to provide the first comprehensive nationwide picture of local health department (LHD) efforts to integrate individuals and community- and faith-based groups...

    Jul 24, 2015 | Guest Author

    NACCHO Annual 2015: Charting a Path to the Future for Local Health Departments

    More than 1,300 local health department leaders and public health partners attended the 2015 NACCHO Annual Conference, July 7–9, in Kansas City, MO. Drawing a record number of attendees, the conference provided participants with access to public health thought leaders, innovative strategies and evidence-based practices, and unmatched opportunities for networking with peers. The theme of […]

    Jul 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice

    Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front Line

    By Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) promotes and protects the health of 1.5 million residents of Philadelphia, in part through surveillance of over 70 communicable diseases and conditions. Of these diseases, few are considered healthcare associated and traditionally, outside of...

    May 27, 2015 | Guest Author

    Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop Exercise

    By Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary reminder that humans are vulnerable to infectious diseases and that preparedness must remain a top priority. But Ebola isn’t the only health threat facing the global community. Other biological airborne threats – including smallpox – […]

    Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author

    Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural Communities

    Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of individuals within a community. During such events, those impacted can become ill or injured causing the healthcare system within the community to experience a “surge” of patients. To address the challenge of medical surge, local health […]

    Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

    Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup August Report

    On August 11, the MCM Workgroup held its second monthly call of the project year. It was my first day working as a Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO and I was announced as the new NACCHO staff lead of the workgroup. On the call, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) described […]

    Aug 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

    NACCHO Survey Discovers Violations in Public Water Facilities

    NACCHO, in conjunction with Axiall Corporation, completed a survey of recreational water facility inspection protocols, and identified violations that affect swimmers nationwide. On May 27, Athletic Business magazine published an online article about the survey, quoting NACCHO staff about the results’ importance and implications. Jennifer Li, the director of environmental health and health and...

    May 28, 2014 | Sarah Gardner

    Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health Intersect

    Climate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George Luber, the Public Health Institute’s Dr. Linda Rudolph, Dr. Jonathon Patz, Director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin, and Sandi Galvez of the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative for a provocative Web Forum on May 14, 2014 at...

    Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author

    National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) Annual Symposium

    Date: Sept. 22—24, 2013 Staff Representative: Frances Bevington, Sara Rubin, Alyson Jordan Member Representatives: Meredith Li-Vollmer, Elizabeth Hart, Rita Obey, Jennifer Dunlay, Glen Barbour, Denise Bingham, Theresa Orecchia Highlights: NPHIC convened public health communicators from across the country for a two-day training event in Chicago. Sessions focused on the use of social media during...

    Oct 09, 2013 | Admin

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