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Local Health Department Preparedness and Response to Ebola in the United States

Local health departments are playing a leading role in response to potential Ebola cases in the United States. They are working with...

Apr 01, 2015 | Guest Author

  • D.C. Discrimination Complaint Offers Lessons in Inclusion for Emergency Planners

    by Dawn Brantley, Regional Inclusive Emergency Planner, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission In September, Disability Rights...

    Nov 17, 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

    • Local Health Department Preparedness and Response to Ebola in the United States

    Local health departments are playing a leading role in response to potential Ebola cases in the United States. They are working with state and federal counterparts and local stakeholders including hospitals, law enforcement, and emergency medical systems. Their goal is to ensure that individuals at risk for Ebola are monitored according to CDC guidance and symptomatic individuals are quickly...

    Apr 01, 2015 | Guest Author

    D.C. Discrimination Complaint Offers Lessons in Inclusion for Emergency Planners

    by Dawn Brantley, Regional Inclusive Emergency Planner, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission In September, Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) filed a complaint against the District of Columbia and its mayor for “multiple, serious failures by Washington, D.C. and Mayor Vincent Gray to address the needs of persons with disabilities in planning for emergencies[1].” This complaint follows...

    Nov 17, 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 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

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    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

    Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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    Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

    Mar 08, 2024

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    Tools & Resources, Brain Health, Healthy Aging, Healthy Living & Prevention

    New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into Health Improvement Planning: The...

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...

    Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

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    Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted

    Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...

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