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Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster Strikes
By Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy...
Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Environmental Health and Operational Conditions in Emergency Shelters
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Oct 28, 2015 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Joins CDC Effort for National Preparedness Month
By NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH The anniversaries of catastrophic events like Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane...
Sep 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Preparing Communities for Summer Weather Threats
With the sunshine and warm weather that summertime brings, comes severe heat and storms. Many communities in the southern United...
Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
Improving Preparedness for Community-Dwelling Older Adult Populations
For some community-dwelling older adults, attempting to prepare for an emergency or disaster can come with barriers. For example,...
Sep 16, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Strong Community Ties Strengthen National Health Security
By Pamela Barnes, MA, National Strategic Engagement Team Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Policy and Strategic...
Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Author
Using Social Media for Enhanced Situational Awareness and Decision Support
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a report entitled, “Using Social Media for Enhanced Situational...
Jul 24, 2014 | Admin
2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service
NACCHO staff member Alyson Jordan presented at and attended the 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service June 16-18...
Jul 03, 2014 | Admin
White House Announces the National Disaster Resilience Competition
President Obama announced the National Disaster Resilience Competition on June 14 in response to demand from state, local, and tribal...
Jun 25, 2014 | Admin
Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster StrikesBy Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy devastated much of New York, New Jersey, and other eastern states. Hit especially hard were the Rockaways, an oceanfront area of Queens. Many devastated homes in the area have since been repaired or replaced, and […] Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Environmental Health and Operational Conditions in Emergency SheltersThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Chris Mills, Senior Program Assistant, NACCHO A controversial topic dominating news media in recent months has been the immense wave of Syrian refugees entering European and Middle Eastern nations for safety from the conflict... Oct 28, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Joins CDC Effort for National Preparedness MonthBy NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH The anniversaries of catastrophic events like Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are important reminders that government and public health organizations must have resources in place to respond to emergencies and disasters that have an impact on the nation’s health. Each September, […] Sep 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Preparing Communities for Summer Weather ThreatsWith the sunshine and warm weather that summertime brings, comes severe heat and storms. Many communities in the southern United States are already experiencing such adverse conditions, with devastating outcomes. On May 24, heavy rainfall and destructive floods hit Texas and Oklahoma, resulting in hundreds of damaged homes, 28 deaths, and 11 people missing. The […] Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
Improving Preparedness for Community-Dwelling Older Adult PopulationsFor some community-dwelling older adults, attempting to prepare for an emergency or disaster can come with barriers. For example, characteristics of older adults such as impaired mobility, weakened sensory awareness, multiple chronic diseases, and social and economic limitations can put them at greater risk of illness or death during an emergency. The events from Hurricane […] Sep 16, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
Strong Community Ties Strengthen National Health SecurityBy Pamela Barnes, MA, National Strategic Engagement Team Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Policy and Strategic Planning, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Every disaster holds the potential to impact health so this September, join the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness […] Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Author |
Using Social Media for Enhanced Situational Awareness and Decision SupportThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a report entitled, “Using Social Media for Enhanced Situational Awareness and Decision Support.” Historically, the emergency response community has leveraged multiple data sources, including land mobile radios, maps, computer-aided dispatch, crisis management systems, traffic cameras, geographic information systems, and... Jul 24, 2014 | Admin |
2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and ServiceNACCHO staff member Alyson Jordan presented at and attended the 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service June 16-18 in Atlanta. The conference explored the use of volunteers to strengthen community infrastructure, and this year included an emergency preparedness track. Alyson presented a 90 minute workshop on NACCHO’s 2013 National Preparedness Month media […] Jul 03, 2014 | Admin |
White House Announces the National Disaster Resilience CompetitionPresident Obama announced the National Disaster Resilience Competition on June 14 in response to demand from state, local, and tribal leaders who are working to increase the safety and security of their communities. The nearly $1 billion competition invites communities that have experienced natural disasters to compete for funds to help them rebuild and increase their […] Jun 25, 2014 | Admin |
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