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Dengue: Will there be another mosquito-borne virus establishing itself in the...
Dengue (pronounced “den-gee” – with a hard “g”) virus was first identified in the 1950’s in Africa and Asia. It is now being seen in...
Jun 25, 2014 | Guest Author
Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal Challenges
The term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce...
Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author
The Social Vulnerability Index
Every community must prepare for and respond to hazardous events, whether a natural disaster like a tornado or disease outbreak, or a...
Jun 11, 2014 | Admin
Catawba County Public Health Farmers Market
The Catawba County Public Health Farmers Market opened May 5, 2013, in the parking lot at Catawba County Public Health to increase...
Jun 11, 2014 | Alyson Jordan
EPA Releases Clean Power Plan Proposal to Regulate Carbon Emissions from Power Plants
On June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Clean Power Plan, a proposal to reduce carbon emissions from...
Jun 02, 2014 | Frances Bevington
The Department of Homeland Security Sector Risk Snapshots Released
Recently, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis (DHS/OCIA) released Sector Risk Snapshots,...
May 20, 2014 | Justin Snair
New National Climate Assessment Highlights Challenges
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s new Preparedness Brief blog. For more preparedness news and resources, visit...
May 15, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Third National Climate Assessment Released
On May 6, the National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) released its third National Climate Assessment...
May 03, 2014 | Justin Snair
NACCHO-FDA Mentorship Program Helps Improve Retail Food Regulatory Programs across...
By Amy Chang, Program Assistant, Environmental Health, NACCHO Considering the large number of restaurants, restaurant employees, and...
Apr 25, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Dengue: Will there be another mosquito-borne virus establishing itself in the continental United States?Dengue (pronounced “den-gee” – with a hard “g”) virus was first identified in the 1950’s in Africa and Asia. It is now being seen in almost all regions of the world. The virus causes a disease that is characterized by a high fever accompanied by two or more of the following: a severe headache; severe eye pain; join pain; muscle and/or bone pain; rash; and/or mild bleeding. The person with this... Jun 25, 2014 | Guest Author |
Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal ChallengesThe term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce vulnerability to, and recover from emergency situations or disastrous events resulting from either natural or manmade causes. However, public health preparedness is also about being prepared to respond to the less catastrophic scenarios and problems that arise on a... Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author |
The Social Vulnerability IndexEvery community must prepare for and respond to hazardous events, whether a natural disaster like a tornado or disease outbreak, or a human‐made event like a harmful chemical spill. A number of factors, including poverty, lack of access to transportation, and crowded housing may weaken a community’s ability to prevent human suffering and financial loss […] Jun 11, 2014 | Admin |
Catawba County Public Health Farmers MarketThe Catawba County Public Health Farmers Market opened May 5, 2013, in the parking lot at Catawba County Public Health to increase redemption of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) farmers market vouchers and improve community access to fresh produce in an area food desert. Jun 11, 2014 | Alyson Jordan |
EPA Releases Clean Power Plan Proposal to Regulate Carbon Emissions from Power PlantsOn June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Clean Power Plan, a proposal to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants over the next fifteen years. Once implemented, the proposed federal regulations would be the first to place limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants. The plan provides leadership and a […] Jun 02, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
The Department of Homeland Security Sector Risk Snapshots ReleasedRecently, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis (DHS/OCIA) released Sector Risk Snapshots, which provide a brief overview and risk profile of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors, the Education, Electric, and Oil and Natural Gas sub-sectors, and the seven Transportation Systems Modes. The Snapshots provide an introduction to the diverse array […] May 20, 2014 | Justin Snair |
New National Climate Assessment Highlights ChallengesThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s new Preparedness Brief blog. For more preparedness news and resources, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. By Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Security, NACCHO On May 6, the National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) released its third National Climate Assessment (NCA). Overall,... May 15, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Third National Climate Assessment ReleasedOn May 6, the National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) released its third National Climate Assessment (NCA). Overall, the third NCA illustrates that the capacity of the U.S. public health and health care delivery systems faces many challenges. A key concern is the uncertainty in the “extent to which the nation, states, communities, and individuals […] May 03, 2014 | Justin Snair |
NACCHO-FDA Mentorship Program Helps Improve Retail Food Regulatory Programs across the CountryBy Amy Chang, Program Assistant, Environmental Health, NACCHO Considering the large number of restaurants, restaurant employees, and restaurant patrons across the nation, it is essential that local health departments (LHDs) establish and manage retail food regulatory programs. LHDs play a critical role in protecting the public from foodborne illnesses through these programs, which often include... Apr 25, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
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