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Incident Management Workgroup January Report
NACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held two calls this month. The first, on Jan. 6, was an abbreviated call to go over the...
Jan 31, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup January Report
Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup...
Jan 30, 2014 | Resham Patel
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding...
On Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile)...
Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington
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
ASTHO/NEMA EMAC Advisory Committee and Joint Policy Workgroup Meetings
Date: December 17-18, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher Member Representative: John Degnan (Dec 18) Highlights: The National...
Jan 10, 2014 | Scott Fisher
Health Impact Assessment: Role of Local Health Departments in Advancing Healthy...
Tina Yuen, MPH, MCP, CPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO With a growing emphasis for public health practitioners to address the root causes...
Jan 08, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup December Report
Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel The PPOM held its monthly call on Dec. 10. The group discussed Public...
Jan 06, 2014 | Resham Patel
NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”
Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author
Incident Management Workgroup January ReportNACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held two calls this month. The first, on Jan. 6, was an abbreviated call to go over the process and responsibilities for conducting reviews of applications submitted to NACCHO’s Model Practices program. Workgroup members were assigned one to two applications on incident management-related topics to review by the end of January. […] Jan 31, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup January ReportChairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on Jan. 28. Geetika Nadkarni from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials provided an overview on implementation of the newly-launched National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI). The group discussed resources available... Jan 30, 2014 | Resham Patel |
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding Cuts for PreparednessOn Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study, demonstrating continued funding cuts across several programmatic areas at local health departments (LHDs), including emergency preparedness Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps Challenge AwardNACCHO, 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 |
ASTHO/NEMA EMAC Advisory Committee and Joint Policy Workgroup MeetingsDate: December 17-18, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher Member Representative: John Degnan (Dec 18) Highlights: The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) convened its Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Advisory Committee and Joint Policy Workgroup on consecutive days. The membership of these groups includes representatives from Federal agencies, national associations,... Jan 10, 2014 | Scott Fisher |
Health Impact Assessment: Role of Local Health Departments in Advancing Healthy Public PoliciesTina Yuen, MPH, MCP, CPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO With a growing emphasis for public health practitioners to address the root causes of health impacts and inequities, local health departments (LHDs) have been challenged with working “upstream” to tackle the determinants of health. Health impact assessment (HIA) has emerged as a promising approach to help LHDs […] Jan 08, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup December ReportChairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel The PPOM held its monthly call on Dec. 10. The group discussed Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Capability 1: Community Preparedness. The discussion focused on specific priorities and areas of concerns for LHDs, including jurisdiction risk assessments, vulnerable populations, and community engagement. NACCHO staff updated... Jan 06, 2014 | Resham Patel |
NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author |
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