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Accessible Video Resource for POD Settings: Q and A with the Northeast Texas Health...
The Northeast Texas Public Health District (NTPHD) has experienced its share of disasters. After Hurricane Katrina, NTPHD preparedness...
Sep 26, 2014 | Guest Author
NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program Supports Local Health Department Inclusion...
People with disabilities are disproportionately affected by obstacles to their health when compared to the general population. Among...
Sep 09, 2014 | Katie Regan
Public Health Law Workgroup July Update
This month, members of the Public Health Law Workgroup and NACCHO staff members worked with CDC and ChangeLab Solutions to deliver a...
Jul 30, 2014 | Guest Author
Public Health Law Workgroup June Report
This month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss...
Jul 01, 2014 | Guest Author
New Emergency Preparedness Training Program Released for People with Access and...
It is well known that people with disabilities and other functional/access needs are less likely to be included in emergency...
Jun 23, 2014 | Guest Author
Public Health Law Workgroup May Update
This month, the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Meryl Chertoff of the Aspen Institute to learn more about the Institute’s...
May 29, 2014 | Guest Author
Public Health Law Workgroup April Report
This month, representatives from NACCHO’s Public Health Law Workgroup and other public health law partners delivered a session at the...
Apr 29, 2014 | Guest Author
Public Health Law Workgroup March Report
This month, NACCHO’s Public Health Law Workgroup held a joint workgroup meeting with the Association of State and Territorial Health...
Mar 27, 2014 | Guest Author
NACCHO Launches Health and Disability Technical Assistance Program
NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is pleased to offer Technical Assistance (TA) to health departments interested in...
Mar 14, 2014 | Guest Author
Accessible Video Resource for POD Settings: Q and A with the Northeast Texas Health DistrictThe Northeast Texas Public Health District (NTPHD) has experienced its share of disasters. After Hurricane Katrina, NTPHD preparedness staff noticed that educational resources were not available to members of the deaf community. In response, they created a series of informational preparedness videos to be used in Point of Dispensing (POD) settings. The information in the videos […] Sep 26, 2014 | Guest Author |
NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program Supports Local Health Department Inclusion EffortsPeople with disabilities are disproportionately affected by obstacles to their health when compared to the general population. Among other health status inequities, they are more likely to be obese, and smoke, and less likely to be included in emergency preparedness planning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently highlighting the need for […] Sep 09, 2014 | Katie Regan |
Public Health Law Workgroup July UpdateThis month, members of the Public Health Law Workgroup and NACCHO staff members worked with CDC and ChangeLab Solutions to deliver a pre-conference session at NACCHO Annual entitled, “Public Health Law 101 for Local Health Officials.” The session was well attended. During their regular call this month, the workgroup focused on two areas important to […] Jul 30, 2014 | Guest Author |
Public Health Law Workgroup June ReportThis month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss legal incentives for vaccination. Dr. Reiss is working on studying vaccine policy in this country and legal ways to deal with costs related to outbreaks caused by lack of immunizations. Attendees at NACCHO […] Jul 01, 2014 | Guest Author |
New Emergency Preparedness Training Program Released for People with Access and Functional NeedsIt is well known that people with disabilities and other functional/access needs are less likely to be included in emergency preparedness planning efforts and are more likely than members of the general population to be left behind in emergencies and suffer negative health outcomes as a result. In order to address this disparity, The Connecticut Council […] Jun 23, 2014 | Guest Author |
Public Health Law Workgroup May UpdateThis month, the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Meryl Chertoff of the Aspen Institute to learn more about the Institute’s Excellence in State Public Health Law Program. Through this program the Aspen Institute works with teams in eight states to explore, identify, and evaluate how law and policy can advance state health priorities. The […] May 29, 2014 | Guest Author |
Public Health Law Workgroup April ReportThis month, representatives from NACCHO’s Public Health Law Workgroup and other public health law partners delivered a session at the 2014 Preparedness Summit to a packed room. This session, Hot Legal Topics in Preparedness, covered issues like volunteer liability, radiation legal preparedness, judge training sessions, HIPAA, and information sharing during disaster, and the CDC’s new […] Apr 29, 2014 | Guest Author |
Public Health Law Workgroup March ReportThis month, NACCHO’s Public Health Law Workgroup held a joint workgroup meeting with the Association of State and Territorial Health Official’s (ASTHO) Public Health Law Workgroup. NACCHO and ASTHO members from across the country came together for a discussion of issues relevant to the practice of public health law at both the state and local […] Mar 27, 2014 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Launches Health and Disability Technical Assistance ProgramNACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is pleased to offer Technical Assistance (TA) to health departments interested in increasing inclusion and engagement of people with disabilities in emergency plans and/or policies. This program is sponsored by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why... Mar 14, 2014 | Guest Author |
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