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Directors of Public Health Preparedness Meeting
Date: Oct. 7 – 10, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann and Scott Fisher Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Association of...
Nov 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann
Partnerships Between Emergency Management and Local Health Departments
In this article from EMSWorld, Andy Roszak, NACCHO’s Senior Director for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness and...
Nov 11, 2013 | Admin
Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent Study
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated Pediatrics Deaths in...
Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin
CDC’s Dr. Judy Monroe Explains How OSTLTS Supports Local Health Departments
By Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO Judy Monroe, MD, FAAFP, is the deputy director for state, tribal, local and...
Nov 06, 2013 | NacchoVoice
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
Directors of Public Health Preparedness MeetingDate: Oct. 7 – 10, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann and Scott Fisher Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) convened its ninth meeting of the state health department directors of public health preparedness. The meeting included several presentations from members on their state health department’s response and lessons... Nov 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann |
Partnerships Between Emergency Management and Local Health DepartmentsIn this article from EMSWorld, Andy Roszak, NACCHO’s Senior Director for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness and Catastrophic Response, shares how local health departments can work more closely with their local Emergency Management Services (EMS). Roszak attended the 2013 EMS World Expo in September 2013 to learn more about the current trends facing the EMS sector, to […] Nov 11, 2013 | Admin |
Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent StudyA recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated Pediatrics Deaths in the United States, 2004-2012” affirms the critical and life-saving role flu vaccine can play in protecting all children during flu season. This study broadens the body of knowledge around influenza-associated pediatric deaths (for children with and without high-risk... Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
CDC’s Dr. Judy Monroe Explains How OSTLTS Supports Local Health DepartmentsBy Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO Judy Monroe, MD, FAAFP, is the deputy director for state, tribal, local and territorial support efforts at CDC and director of the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS). In her role, Dr. Monroe provides critical leadership for supporting and revitalizing the public health […] Nov 06, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
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 |
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