Medical Reserve Corps Mobile Application Meeting with Rallyware

Date: Nov. 18, 2013 Staff Representative: Chevelle Glymph, Justin Snair, Alyson Jordan, Shadae Sherrod, Laura Runnels Member...

Dec 02, 2013 | Admin

  • Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities

    In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three...

    Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Think Tank

    Date: Oct. 25, 2013 Staff Representative: Rachel Schulman Member Representative: N/A Highlights: FEMA held a Think Tank in conjunction...

    Nov 11, 2013 | Rachel Schulman

  • Online Game Provides Cyber Security and Disaster Planning Training

    As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology...

    Oct 25, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • 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

  • Technology of Participation (ToP) Strategic Planning

    Date: Sept. 24-25, 2013 Staff Representative: Rachel Schulman Member Representative: N/A Highlights: This two-day training, offered by...

    Oct 09, 2013 | Admin

  • How to Create an Engaging Ignite Presentation

    By Sarah Keally, Program Analyst, NACCHO How can you captivate an audience and convey an important concept in only five minutes? Try...

    Jul 24, 2013 | NacchoVoice

  • Medical Reserve Corps Mobile Application Meeting with Rallyware

    Date: Nov. 18, 2013 Staff Representative: Chevelle Glymph, Justin Snair, Alyson Jordan, Shadae Sherrod, Laura Runnels Member Representative: N/A Members of NACCHO’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) team met with Rallyware, the mobile application developers for the new NACCHO MRC mobile application, at NACCHO’s headquarters on Nov. 18. During this meeting, members of the new mobile […]

    Dec 02, 2013 | Admin

    Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities

    In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three Rivers District Health Department in Kentucky about the unique preparedness needs of rural communities. In addition to her work at Three Rivers, Denise is on the Kentucky Department of Public Health Emergency Rapid Response Team and […]

    Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington

    Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Think Tank

    Date: Oct. 25, 2013 Staff Representative: Rachel Schulman Member Representative: N/A Highlights: FEMA held a Think Tank in conjunction with the International Association of Emergency Managers Conference in Reno, NV, with non-conference attendees participating via conference call. Presenters from the Department of Homeland Security, University of California at Berkeley, and Texas A&M...

    Nov 11, 2013 | Rachel Schulman

    Online Game Provides Cyber Security and Disaster Planning Training

    As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology released its second Web-based security training module, “CyberSecure: Your Medical Practice” for healthcare providers and staff on October 24, 2013. The game provides training on disaster planning, data backup and recovery, and other elements of...

    Oct 25, 2013 | Frances Bevington

    Risks of Cyber Attacks on the Healthcare Sector Leave Public Health of Communities Vulnerable

    In 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 Media

    With 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

    Technology of Participation (ToP) Strategic Planning

    Date: Sept. 24-25, 2013 Staff Representative: Rachel Schulman Member Representative: N/A Highlights: This two-day training, offered by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, educated participants about how to facilitate a strategic planning process using a structured method. The course builds upon the ToP introductory course on facilitation methods, and emphasizes a planning process that is...

    Oct 09, 2013 | Admin

    How to Create an Engaging Ignite Presentation

    By Sarah Keally, Program Analyst, NACCHO How can you captivate an audience and convey an important concept in only five minutes? Try an Ignite presentation. Ignite presentations are fast-paced and creative presentations conducted in five minutes with 20 PowerPoint slides, with each slide advancing every 15 seconds. Ignite presenters are encouraged to use a variety […]

    Jul 24, 2013 | NacchoVoice

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