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24 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition
This month, NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) program recognized or re-recognized 24 local and regional health agencies for...
Jan 22, 2018
Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative Inaugural Meeting (January 2018)
The Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative (the “Collaborative”) held its first meeting on January 8, 2018. The...
Jan 10, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
Public Health Policy: What to Watch in 2018
NACCHO’s government affairs team has provided a forecast of what to expect in public health policy in 2018. The decisions made in...
Jan 08, 2018 | NacchoVoice
Health Department Perspectives Needed for Cybersecurity Committee
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), in coordination...
Dec 19, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Now Accepting Applications for the WASH Emergency Preparedness and Response Workgroup
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is currently accepting applications for the Water, Sanitation...
Nov 01, 2017
Why Local Health Departments Should Participate in the Project Public Health Ready...
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR), a criteria-based training and recognition program, helps local health departments (LHDs) develop...
Oct 30, 2017
October 2017 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
On October 11, NACCHO’s Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) met for its monthly meeting. The focus of the meeting was on a...
Oct 12, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
National Preparedness Month: We Have the Power to Prepare
By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health This September marks the fourteenth...
Sep 27, 2017 | NacchoVoice
National Preparedness Month Spotlight: Vulnerable Populations
As local health departments (LHDs) take part in National Preparedness Month activities with their communities, it’s important to...
Sep 26, 2017
24 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready RecognitionThis month, NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) program recognized or re-recognized 24 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond to and recover from public health emergencies. Nine agencies from Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Utah, Virginia, Texas and North Carolina earned PPHR recognition for the first time, and 15 agencies from […] Jan 22, 2018 |
Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative Inaugural Meeting (January 2018)The Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative (the “Collaborative”) held its first meeting on January 8, 2018. The Collaborative was established to provide a forum for local health departments from rural and frontier communities to collaborate, network, and inform national preparedness policy and practice. The Collaborative members include 20 individuals representing local and... Jan 10, 2018 | Katie Dwyer |
Public Health Policy: What to Watch in 2018NACCHO’s government affairs team has provided a forecast of what to expect in public health policy in 2018. The decisions made in Washington this year will have a major impact on local health departments and on the public’s health. As always, NACCHO members and staff will work together this year to be the voice of […] Jan 08, 2018 | NacchoVoice |
Health Department Perspectives Needed for Cybersecurity CommitteeThe Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), in coordination with NACCHO, is seeking to learn more about the needs of public health and healthcare organizations related to cybersecurity preparedness. As part of this project, NACCHO and ASPR will set up a committee of federal, state, and […] Dec 19, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
Now Accepting Applications for the WASH Emergency Preparedness and Response WorkgroupThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is currently accepting applications for the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Emergency Preparedness and Response Workgroup. In the event of a hurricane, flood, chemical spill, or water contamination, clean and safe water may be unavailable and fail to meet drinking, sanitation, and hygiene needs. Community […] Nov 01, 2017 |
Why Local Health Departments Should Participate in the Project Public Health Ready ProgramProject Public Health Ready (PPHR), a criteria-based training and recognition program, helps local health departments (LHDs) develop core public health, emergency preparedness competencies. NACCHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established this intensive 18-month program to provide LHDs the structure to build training and preparedness capacities using a continuous... Oct 30, 2017 |
October 2017 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportOn October 11, NACCHO’s Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) met for its monthly meeting. The focus of the meeting was on a document developed by NACCHO and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (NACCHO) to support state and local preparedness officials conduct extended medical countermeasure distribution and dispensing, which was developed to complete recent... Oct 12, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
National Preparedness Month: We Have the Power to PrepareBy Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health This September marks the fourteenth annual National Preparedness Month, created to raise public awareness about the importance of preparedness and encourage Americans to plan for emergencies. Each year during the month of September, more than 3,000 national, state, and […] Sep 27, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
National Preparedness Month Spotlight: Vulnerable PopulationsAs local health departments (LHDs) take part in National Preparedness Month activities with their communities, it’s important to include people who require additional assistance in the event of a natural disaster or emergency in those conversations. In support of LHD efforts to address the needs of their entire communities, NACCHO and its partners have developed […] Sep 26, 2017 |
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