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CDC Develops Medical Countermeasure Inventory Data Exchange
By Barbara Nichols, CDC Office of Public Health Scientific Services, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services,...
Jun 11, 2015 | Guest Author
Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front Line
By Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of...
May 27, 2015 | 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...
Apr 01, 2015 | Guest Author
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United States
The United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of...
Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author
Strengthening Public Health at Its Core: A Focus on Disease Intervention Specialists
Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) work in communities throughout the United States and the U.S. territories to protect the...
Feb 19, 2015 | Guest Author
The Impact of Vaccine Hesitancy on National Immunization Rates
Outbreaks of measles, mumps, and pertussis (whooping cough) threaten the health of children across the United States. Most of these...
Feb 18, 2015 | Guest Author
Become A Licensed Amateur Radio Operator at the 2015 Preparedness Summit
Incidents over the past year have once again demonstrated that developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a...
Dec 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak
Ready vs. Project Public Health Ready
By Leigh Wilsey, Preparedness Coordinator, Florida Department of Health in Clay County This article was originally published in NACCHO...
Nov 21, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Consideration of the Intersection of Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness...
Nov 06, 2014 | Guest Author
CDC Develops Medical Countermeasure Inventory Data ExchangeBy Barbara Nichols, CDC Office of Public Health Scientific Services, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance; and Benjamin Erickson, CDC Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Division of Strategic National Stockpile In response to inventory and tracking needs identified during the 2009 H1N1 Influenza pandemic, the... Jun 11, 2015 | Guest Author |
Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front LineBy Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) promotes and protects the health of 1.5 million residents of Philadelphia, in part through surveillance of over 70 communicable diseases and conditions. Of these diseases, few are considered healthcare associated and traditionally, outside of... May 27, 2015 | Guest Author |
Local Health Department Preparedness and Response to Ebola in the United StatesLocal 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 |
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United StatesThe United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of vaccines in general and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in particular. The resulting vaccine hesitancy has led to lower immunization rates, with individuals at higher risk of disease and populations at higher risk of outbreaks. Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author |
Strengthening Public Health at Its Core: A Focus on Disease Intervention SpecialistsDisease Intervention Specialists (DIS) work in communities throughout the United States and the U.S. territories to protect the public’s health. Originally established to work in the field of STD prevention, DIS have ground-level investigative skills that have become key components of tuberculosis outbreak response, HIV exposure notification, other infectious disease control efforts, and... Feb 19, 2015 | Guest Author |
The Impact of Vaccine Hesitancy on National Immunization RatesOutbreaks of measles, mumps, and pertussis (whooping cough) threaten the health of children across the United States. Most of these vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks have been fueled by deliberately unvaccinated children. In addition, stagnant human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates limit the vaccine’s potential to prevent cancers. Vaccines are the cornerstone of a healthy society—and... Feb 18, 2015 | Guest Author |
Become A Licensed Amateur Radio Operator at the 2015 Preparedness SummitIncidents over the past year have once again demonstrated that developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a disaster continues to be a challenging task. Landlines tend to be one of the first victims of natural and man-made disasters, with cell phone networks generally close behind. During times of disaster, many organizations are turning […] Dec 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
Ready vs. Project Public Health ReadyBy Leigh Wilsey, Preparedness Coordinator, Florida Department of Health in Clay County This article was originally published in NACCHO Exchange. To read the entire issue, download the newsletter from NACCHO’s online bookstore (login required). As a local health department (LHD), the Florida Department of Health in Clay County (DOH-Clay) has had many opportunities to respond to […] Nov 21, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Consideration of the Intersection of Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planning and the Affordable Care ActNov 06, 2014 | Guest Author |
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