In 2013, NACCHO awarded a Competitive Capacity Building Award to the Marin Medical Reserve Corps Foundation to explore best practices...
Sep 17, 2013
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Alyson Jordan
Investing in Public Health Preparedness: Moving Beyond Our Reactionary Funding Cycle
Twelve years ago today, the United States experienced the worst terrorist attack on our soil, which since has shaped the ebb and flow...
Sep 11, 2013
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Jack Herrmann
NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup August Report
Chair: Bobbi Alcock; Staff: Tahlia Gousse The MRC Workgroup held its first call of the year on Aug. 22. Bobbi Alcock, MRC Workgroup...
Sep 05, 2013
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Frances Bevington
Using Field Research To Improve Disaster Response
In 2013, NACCHO awarded a Competitive Capacity Building Award to the Marin Medical Reserve Corps Foundation to explore best practices in MMRC/CERT and MMRC/Hospital collaboration in Marin County, California. This article describes how we used modified field research to examine the contribution citizen first responders make immediately following a disaster and before they are officially deployed...
Sep 17, 2013
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Alyson Jordan
Investing in Public Health Preparedness: Moving Beyond Our Reactionary Funding Cycle
Twelve years ago today, the United States experienced the worst terrorist attack on our soil, which since has shaped the ebb and flow of public health preparedness policy and funding. Catastrophic events such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the H1N1 influenza outbreak led to an infusion of federal funding to state and local governments that soon dried up after each response ended.
Sep 11, 2013
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Jack Herrmann
NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup August Report
Chair: Bobbi Alcock; Staff: Tahlia Gousse The MRC Workgroup held its first call of the year on Aug. 22. Bobbi Alcock, MRC Workgroup Chair, provided an overview on the role of the MRC workgroup members and explained workgroup goals and functions. Workgroup members then introduced themselves on the call and explained their roles and involvement […]
