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The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific...
The White House released the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s latest assessment, “The Impacts of Climate Change on...
Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Awards
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in...
Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges
2016 Call for Volunteers: An Opportunity to Serve
NACCHO will accept applications for the 2016 advisory groups and committees April 1–30. NACCHO invites local health department leaders...
Apr 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Celebrate Spring’s Arrival with Flood Safety Preparedness Planning
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Mar 17, 2016 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Now Accepting Applications for the LHD of the Year Award
The Local Health Department of the Year Award values that local health departments are the local stewards of public health—known for...
Mar 11, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Georgia Department of Public Health’s Statewide Full-Scale Exercise: How to...
In November 2015, the Georgia Department of Public Health participated in a three-day statewide full-scale exercise. This exercise...
Mar 10, 2016 | Mary Hodges
The Perfect Storm: Climate Change and Zika Virus Disease
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Mar 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges
ASPR TRACIE Releases New Zika Resource
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s TRACIE team released a new document entitled, “Zika:...
Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable MRC Teams: An Interview with...
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Lisa...
Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific AssessmentThe White House released the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s latest assessment, “The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment.” The report significantly advances what we know about the impacts of climate change on public health, and the confidence with which we know it. It reinforces the significant threat […] Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge AwardsMedical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in their communities. Volunteers play an integral role in assisting local health departments before, during, and after disasters. As a result of budget cuts, local health departments increasingly rely on volunteers to supplement their efforts […] Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
2016 Call for Volunteers: An Opportunity to ServeNACCHO will accept applications for the 2016 advisory groups and committees April 1–30. NACCHO invites local health department leaders to apply to help inform and guide NACCHO’s projects. Lead by sharing your talents and expertise. Learn more. The deadline to be considered for the 2016 openings is April 30, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). NACCHO’s advisory groups […] Apr 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Celebrate Spring’s Arrival with Flood Safety Preparedness PlanningThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. Though the official start of spring is still a week away, the season’s hallmark rainstorms have already begun to fall and raise the threat of severe flooding across the country. Flooding is a risk any time […] Mar 17, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Now Accepting Applications for the LHD of the Year AwardThe Local Health Department of the Year Award values that local health departments are the local stewards of public health—known for helping to ensure the safety of the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe. This award recognizes and honors the outstanding accomplishments of small, medium, and large local health departments […] Mar 11, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Georgia Department of Public Health’s Statewide Full-Scale Exercise: How to Incorporate Administrative PreparednessIn November 2015, the Georgia Department of Public Health participated in a three-day statewide full-scale exercise. This exercise included the activation of Georgia’s 18 public health district’s Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs) and designated Points of Dispensing (PODs) sites around the state. Prior to the exercise, the health department spent numerous months creating the exercise scenario,... Mar 10, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
The Perfect Storm: Climate Change and Zika Virus DiseaseThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Andrea Grenadier, Communications Specialist, NACCHO If you were writing a popular novel designed to terrify, you could hardly come up with a better plot device than introducing Zika virus disease. A perfect storm of a... Mar 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
ASPR TRACIE Releases New Zika ResourceThe Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s TRACIE team released a new document entitled, “Zika: Resources at Your Fingertips.” The document provides Zika virus resources and an overview of public health and healthcare system considerations and implications that are applicable to professionals in those systems, emergency management stakeholders, and... Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable MRC Teams: An Interview with Lisa Vajgrt-SmithThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Lisa Vajgrt-Smith, Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator, Contra Costa Medical Reserve Corps, previews her session, “Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) teams: Our Valley Fire Response.” At this session, Lisa will be […] Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
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