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Smallpox Preparedness Planning: Understanding the Strategic National Stockpile and...
On September 8, a Congressional exercise explored the implications of anthrax and smallpox attacks on the Korean Peninsula and the...
Sep 24, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Disability Rights Advocates File Complaint Over District of Columbia’s Emergency...
A coalition of disability rights activists last week filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District...
Sep 19, 2014 | Katie Regan
Department of Housing and Urban Development Launches $1 Billion National Disaster...
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro launched a $1 billion National Disaster Resilience...
Sep 19, 2014 | Admin
Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and...
CDC has released its Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health Officials...
Sep 17, 2014 | Admin
EPA Extends Comment Period for Clean Power Plan Proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would extend the comment period on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) until...
Sep 16, 2014 | Katie Regan
The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal
Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author
U.S. to Commit Up to 3,000 Troops to Fight Ebola in Africa
According to the New York Times, today President Obama will announce an expansion of up to 3,000 military troops and additional...
Sep 16, 2014 | Admin
New Resources to Assist with Operational Readiness Review Tool Completion
The CDC will conduct a pilot assessment of 62 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees using the CDC...
Sep 12, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
Public Health Preparedness in the 21st Century: Local Health Departments’ Role in...
September is National Preparedness Month. Visit NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog for more local public health preparedness news,...
Sep 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Smallpox Preparedness Planning: Understanding the Strategic National Stockpile and Potential WeaponizationOn September 8, a Congressional exercise explored the implications of anthrax and smallpox attacks on the Korean Peninsula and the potential impact these attacks would have on Americans at home and abroad. This Congressional exercise allowed policymakers to learn and assess the types of decisions that would need to take place in the event of […] Sep 24, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Disability Rights Advocates File Complaint Over District of Columbia’s Emergency Preparedness PlanA coalition of disability rights activists last week filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging D.C.’s emergency preparedness plans fail to take into account people with disabilities. The suit, filed by three individuals, the United Spinal Association, and the D.C. Center for Independent Living, follows […] Sep 19, 2014 | Katie Regan |
Department of Housing and Urban Development Launches $1 Billion National Disaster Resilience CompetitionU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro launched a $1 billion National Disaster Resilience Competition in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation on Sept. 17. The National Disaster Resilience Competition makes $1 billion available to communities that have been struck by natural disasters in recent years. The competition promotes risk assessment and planning... Sep 19, 2014 | Admin |
Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health OfficialsCDC has released its Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health Officials available at: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/preparedness/planning-tips-top10.html. The document is designed to guide health departments’ planning efforts, to help assess readiness, and to identify resources to address any gaps. It links together the... Sep 17, 2014 | Admin |
EPA Extends Comment Period for Clean Power Plan ProposalThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would extend the comment period on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) until Dec. 1, 2014. Last week, a bi-partisan group of 53 senators formally requested an extension of 60 days due to the “complexity and magnitude of the proposed rule.” The EPA provided an additional 45 […] Sep 16, 2014 | Katie Regan |
The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New NormalSep 16, 2014 | Guest Author |
U.S. to Commit Up to 3,000 Troops to Fight Ebola in AfricaAccording to the New York Times, today President Obama will announce an expansion of up to 3,000 military troops and additional medical support to fight the Ebola virus in Africa. The TImes reports that the Department of Defense will open a joint command center in Monrovia, Liberia to coordinate international Ebola response efforts. Military troops will construct […] Sep 16, 2014 | Admin |
New Resources to Assist with Operational Readiness Review Tool CompletionThe CDC will conduct a pilot assessment of 62 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees using the CDC Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Operational Readiness Review (ORR) tool. This will take place during the BP3 grant year (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015). Additionally, at least one Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) jurisdiction per Metropolitan Statistical... Sep 12, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
Public Health Preparedness in the 21st Century: Local Health Departments’ Role in Global Health SecuritySeptember is National Preparedness Month. Visit NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog for more local public health preparedness news, tools, and resources. By Laura Biesiadecki, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Outreach, and Education, Preparedness, NACCHO “Our vision is a world safe and secure from global health threats posed by infectious diseases—where we can prevent or mitigate the impact of... Sep 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
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