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Safety Alerts for Education Foundation (S.A.F.E.) Donates Emergency Alerts Platform to Schools, Colleges and Universities Across the...
Apr 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
From emerging infectious diseases and catastrophic natural disasters to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, our...
Apr 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Developed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and...
Apr 09, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Stories from three LHDs that have prepared for and responded to complex water emergencies in their communities.
Mar 31, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the...
Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The RAND Corporation is conducting a study for CDC to develop measures for incident management (response in particular), with a focus...
Mar 21, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
This blog post was written by: Dr. Sarah Taft, Division Director (Acting) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National...
Mar 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Tulsa County Medical Reserve Corps was recently featured in a news story highlighting their excellent animal rescue efforts. Below...
Mar 06, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) is soliciting information to help inform the...
Feb 28, 2019 | Raymond Puerini
Safety Alerts for Education Foundation (S.A.F.E.) Donates Emergency Alerts Platform to Schools, Colleges and Universities Across the US for Enhanced Protection in the Event of a Life-Threatening Emergency Hyper-local Mobile Alerts Can Save Lives in An Emergency Such As, A Mass Shooting, Where A Few Seconds Can Be The Difference Between Life and Death April 19, […]
From emerging infectious diseases and catastrophic natural disasters to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, our nation’s threat environment continues to evolve. CDC’s Public Health Emergency Law Online Course helps to ensure your agency’s emergency law savvy evolves with it. Launched in 2007 and now available online, the course prepares state, tribal, local, and territorial...
Developed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE), this fact sheet: Outlines current guidance that exists regarding the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances during a disaster; Details the challenges that patients, healthcare providers, and emergency managers experience related...
The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the world already live without access to safe water, and in emergencies, those numbers increase exponentially. Across the United States, aging water infrastructure, severe weather, and accidents cause an estimated 240,000 water main […]
The RAND Corporation is conducting a study for CDC to develop measures for incident management (response in particular), with a focus on health-related emergencies, i.e., emergencies involving a health department/agency at any level from local to national. The project attaches considerable value to consultations with subject matter experts (SMEs) from across sectors and disciplines, and […]
This blog post was written by: Dr. Sarah Taft, Division Director (Acting) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Homeland Security Research Center Large-scale disruptions from intentional chemical, biological, and radiological contamination events, natural disasters like hurricanes, or industrial accidents such as oil spills cause devastating effects on human health and the...
The Tulsa County Medical Reserve Corps was recently featured in a news story highlighting their excellent animal rescue efforts. Below is an excerpt from the article. TULSA, Oklahoma – Out of a thousand emergency response teams across the country, Tulsa County’s Medical Reserve Corps is one of just seven selected for a national pilot program. The […]
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) is soliciting information to help inform the deliberations of a consensus study committee sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The committee has been charged with conducting a comprehensive review and grading of the evidence for select public health emergency preparedness and response...
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Mar 08, 2024
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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The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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