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Request for Feedback: Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP) Performance Measures
NACCHO in coordination with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is requesting feedback from...
Oct 05, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
LHD of the Year Award Winner, the Kansas City Missouri Health Department, Works...
By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO is pleased to recognize the Kansas City (MO) Health Department as a...
Sep 26, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Deadline Approaching: Rapid Syphilis Testing Funding Opportunity for Local Health...
NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). With support from CDC’s Division of STD...
Sep 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee Meeting
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to...
Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith
Being Prepared to Respond
By Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Releases Vital Signs Fact Sheets on Sepsis Prevention and Recognition
In an effort to amplify Sepsis Awareness Month throughout September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently...
Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Immunization Awareness Month: Local Health Departments Celebrate and...
By Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge (MA) Public Health Department Vaccines...
Aug 16, 2016 | NacchoVoice
New Factsheet: Radiological Sheltering Tabletop Exercise Toolkit
NACCHO recently released a new fact sheet titled, Radiological Sheltering Tabletop Exercise Toolkit. This fact sheet provides key...
Aug 12, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New NACCHO Radiation Resources for Local Health Departments
Radiation preparedness is no longer just a necessity for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities. In fact, there is concern from...
Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Request for Feedback: Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP) Performance MeasuresNACCHO in coordination with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is requesting feedback from local health officials and their preparedness partners on the pre-decisional draft of the 2017 Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP) Performance Measures. The HPP performance measures aim to help healthcare coalitions conduct evaluations of their capabilities and... Oct 05, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
LHD of the Year Award Winner, the Kansas City Missouri Health Department, Works Toward Health Equity and Social JusticeBy Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO is pleased to recognize the Kansas City (MO) Health Department as a recipient of the 2016 Local Health Department of the Year Award. This award recognizes and honors outstanding accomplishments of local health departments (LHDs) across the country for their innovation, creativity, and impact on communities. Kansas City, […] Sep 26, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Deadline Approaching: Rapid Syphilis Testing Funding Opportunity for Local Health DepartmentsNACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). With support from CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, NACCHO will be offering funding and technical assistance to up to five LHDs for a multi-site evaluation of the use of the Rapid Syphilis Test (RST) in nonclinical settings. This project is an exciting […] Sep 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee MeetingThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to discuss high priority issues for the EPA and local, state, and tribal governments working on environmental efforts. The LGAC is composed of locally elected and appointed officials (e.g., mayors, county executives, city managers, commissioners, etc.), state... Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith |
Being Prepared to RespondBy Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […] Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Releases Vital Signs Fact Sheets on Sepsis Prevention and RecognitionIn an effort to amplify Sepsis Awareness Month throughout September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Vital Signs Sepsis Fact Sheets. These resources highlight importance of prevention and recognition for sepsis, a complication caused by the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which can ultimately lead to organ failure and […] Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Immunization Awareness Month: Local Health Departments Celebrate and Promote VaccinationBy Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge (MA) Public Health Department Vaccines are one of the most important achievements in public health and have prevented wide-scale illness and death since their conception. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that vaccinations will prevent more than 21 million […] Aug 16, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
New Factsheet: Radiological Sheltering Tabletop Exercise ToolkitNACCHO recently released a new fact sheet titled, Radiological Sheltering Tabletop Exercise Toolkit. This fact sheet provides key details on the new toolkit developed by the NACCHO preparedness team in collaboration with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Applicable for local health departments (LHDs) at all levels of planning, this resource is designed for LHD staff to […] Aug 12, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New NACCHO Radiation Resources for Local Health DepartmentsRadiation preparedness is no longer just a necessity for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities. In fact, there is concern from experts that the threat of a radiological emergency is growing across the nation. Moreover, there are readily available and often poorly protected radioactive materials in use throughout military, academic, research and industrial agencies1. While the probability... Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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