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Medical Reserve Corps Project January Report
On Jan. 16, NACCHO publicly announced the 29 recipients of the MRC Challenge Award. NACCHO staff been working on the contracting...
Jan 31, 2014 | Admin
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding...
On Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile)...
Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington
WebWISER 4.5 Released
In January 2014, the National Library of Medicine announced that WebWISER 4.5 is now available. This new release integrates Chemical...
Jan 22, 2014 | Andy Roszak
NACCHO’s Investments in Mobile Health Technology Help Local Health Departments...
Dec 18, 2013 | Admin
Public Health Departments Use Social Media for Education and Monitoring
This article from iHealth Beat outlines how local health departments (LHDs) have been using social media to keep the public informed...
Dec 12, 2013 | Admin
Medical Reserve Corps Project November Report
Following the closing of the awards process for the Challenge Awards and Capacity Building Awards, NACCHO staff have been reviewing...
Dec 02, 2013 | Admin
Medical Reserve Corps Project October Report
Staff: NACCHO MRC Applications for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC awards opened on Sept. 30 and closed on Oct. 31 at the new...
Nov 11, 2013 | Admin
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Project September Report
Staff: NACCHO MRC NACCHO launched a new website for the NACCHO MRC Awards on Sept. 9, and opened the applications for this year’s...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Initial 2013 Profile Study Shows Slow Economic Rebound at Local Health Departments
By Sarah Newman, MPH, Research and Evaluation Analyst, NACCHO NACCHO periodically surveys a representative sample of America’s 2,800...
Sep 11, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Medical Reserve Corps Project January ReportOn Jan. 16, NACCHO publicly announced the 29 recipients of the MRC Challenge Award. NACCHO staff been working on the contracting process for Challenge Award and Capacity Building Award winners, and have provided Challenge Awardees with a press release template to encourage press coverage in their communities. NACCHO also announced the formation of the new NACCHO […] Jan 31, 2014 | Admin |
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding Cuts for PreparednessOn Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study, demonstrating continued funding cuts across several programmatic areas at local health departments (LHDs), including emergency preparedness Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
WebWISER 4.5 ReleasedIn January 2014, the National Library of Medicine announced that WebWISER 4.5 is now available. This new release integrates Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) content and updates the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) content from 2012. WISER is a system designed to assist emergency responders in hazardous material incidents by providing a wide range of information on hazardous... Jan 22, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
NACCHO’s Investments in Mobile Health Technology Help Local Health Departments Improve Preparedness EffortsDec 18, 2013 | Admin |
Public Health Departments Use Social Media for Education and MonitoringThis article from iHealth Beat outlines how local health departments (LHDs) have been using social media to keep the public informed about medical outbreaks and disasters, as well as to increase health awareness and encourage behavior change. NACCHO’s senior researcher Jan Wilhoit discusses the results from the upcoming National Profile of Local Health Departments, which shows […] Dec 12, 2013 | Admin |
Medical Reserve Corps Project November ReportFollowing the closing of the awards process for the Challenge Awards and Capacity Building Awards, NACCHO staff have been reviewing applications and preparing to award the application. Design and layout for the Network Profile Study of the Medical Reserve Corps report began in November; the final report is scheduled for release in March 2014. NACCHO […] Dec 02, 2013 | Admin |
Medical Reserve Corps Project October ReportStaff: NACCHO MRC Applications for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC awards opened on Sept. 30 and closed on Oct. 31 at the new http://mrcnaccho.org website. More than 700 MRC units applied for the Capacity Building Awards, and nearly 200 applied for the Challenge Award this year. In November, staff will begin reviewing the applications. NACCHO signed […] Nov 11, 2013 | Admin |
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Project September ReportStaff: NACCHO MRC NACCHO launched a new website for the NACCHO MRC Awards on Sept. 9, and opened the applications for this year’s Capacity Building Award and Challenge Award on Sept. 30. During Preparedness Month, NACCHO operated a digital outreach campaign to increase awareness of the MRC in five select U.S. markets, and to recruit […] Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
Initial 2013 Profile Study Shows Slow Economic Rebound at Local Health DepartmentsBy Sarah Newman, MPH, Research and Evaluation Analyst, NACCHO NACCHO periodically surveys a representative sample of America’s 2,800 local health departments (LHDs) to measure the impact of the economic recession on LHDs. This year, we included questions regarding budget cuts, job losses, and program reductions as a part of the 2013 National Profile of Local […] Sep 11, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
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