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Volunteer Efforts Continue Local Preparedness Education
Since 2004, the Orleans County Health Department (NY) has only had one emergency preparedness professional on staff due to...
Nov 01, 2013 | Alyson Jordan
Budget Cuts Reduce Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response Capacity
Since 2007, continued funding cuts have been impacting pandemic influenza planning and response in local health departments (LHDs)....
Oct 30, 2013 | Sara Rubin
Risks of Cyber Attacks on the Healthcare Sector Leave Public Health of Communities...
In December 2011, a hospital in Georgia was forced to divert all non-emergency admissions to other medical centers, after a malware...
Oct 24, 2013 | Justin Snair
This Emergency Will Be Tweeted: What Local Health Departments Need to Know About...
With nearly three out of four American adults using social networking sites, first-hand reports on social media during unfolding...
Oct 17, 2013 | Frances Bevington
The Government Shutdown is Impacting Preparedness Activities of Local Health...
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s new Preparedness Brief Blog. For more preparedness news and resources, visit...
Oct 16, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With Schools
On any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million...
Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak
NACCHO Releases Legal Preparedness Toolkit
NACCHO, with guidance and funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Law Program (PHLP), has developed...
Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak
The Plain Math of Disaster Preparedness: ‘Every Dollar We Spent Saved 5 Dollars in...
In this piece from the Atlantic Cities, author Sarah Goodyear explores how the Great Flood of 1993 impacted the Midwest. The article...
Oct 11, 2013 | Admin
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Project...
Staff: Scott Fisher and Jack Herrmann ASPR approved two additional NACCHO reports on administrative preparedness for distribution. The...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Volunteer Efforts Continue Local Preparedness EducationSince 2004, the Orleans County Health Department (NY) has only had one emergency preparedness professional on staff due to programmatic and budget constraints. Thanks to the assistance of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers from the Orleans County VALOR MRC, emergency preparedness and community resiliency education efforts through the health department continue. Nov 01, 2013 | Alyson Jordan |
Budget Cuts Reduce Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response CapacitySince 2007, continued funding cuts have been impacting pandemic influenza planning and response in local health departments (LHDs). Sequestration, the automatic federal spending cuts that took place in March 2013, caused further strain on these programs. With another round of sequestration cuts set to take place in January 2014, LHDs may be forced to reduce or eliminate programs that would plan... Oct 30, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
Risks of Cyber Attacks on the Healthcare Sector Leave Public Health of Communities VulnerableIn December 2011, a hospital in Georgia was forced to divert all non-emergency admissions to other medical centers, after a malware infection downed the institution’s IT network and required staff to use paper records. The attack affected computer connectivity, as hospital computers could not communicate with each other. The hospital was forced to use a runner system, where papers were shuttled... Oct 24, 2013 | Justin Snair |
This Emergency Will Be Tweeted: What Local Health Departments Need to Know About Social MediaWith nearly three out of four American adults using social networking sites, first-hand reports on social media during unfolding situations present many opportunities for those in the fields of local public health and emergency response. However, local health departments have a long way to go with adoption of social media, with only 8 percent using Twitter and 24 percent using Facebook. Oct 17, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
The Government Shutdown is Impacting Preparedness Activities of Local Health DepartmentsThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s new Preparedness Brief Blog. For more preparedness news and resources, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. Local health departments are feeling the effects of the federal government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, with direct impacts to programs that protect the health and safety of people in their communities. Health officials have shared […] Oct 16, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With SchoolsOn any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million students, facility, and staff. According to the U.S Secretary of Education, “Pandemic influenza could have a profound effect on our nation’s school systems. Children would be expected to have high rates of infection and are more likely […] Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
NACCHO Releases Legal Preparedness ToolkitNACCHO, with guidance and funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Law Program (PHLP), has developed “Public Health and the Law: An Emergency Preparedness Training Kit” to enhance understanding among local public health professionals and their legal counsel of the legal authorities and issues that shape their ability to prepare for, respond […] Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
The Plain Math of Disaster Preparedness: ‘Every Dollar We Spent Saved 5 Dollars in Future Losses’In this piece from the Atlantic Cities, author Sarah Goodyear explores how the Great Flood of 1993 impacted the Midwest. The article states: “In a series of inundations that lasted for months, the floods covered 30,000 square miles across nine states, causing $15 billion in property damage, killing more than 30 people, destroying entire towns and […] Oct 11, 2013 | Admin |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Project September ReportStaff: Scott Fisher and Jack Herrmann ASPR approved two additional NACCHO reports on administrative preparedness for distribution. The first, Administrative Preparedness and the Public Health Workforce: Suggested Strategies for Health Departments, identifies factors that affect staffing during emergency responses and offers strategies and a review checklist for health departments to consider when... Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
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