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IOM Releases the Crisis Standards of Care Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the “Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers” to aid...
Sep 11, 2013 | Admin
MERS CoV NHPP Guidance Documents from ASPR
The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to...
Sep 10, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Integrating Extreme Weather Events into Preparedness Planning
Authors: Resham Patel, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Stacy Hosler, MSPH, Program Analyst; Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO In 2011...
Sep 08, 2013 | Resham Patel
NACCHO Incident Management Workgroup August Report
Chair: Terence Hayes; Staff: Justin Snair and Rachel Schulman The Incident Management Workgroup held its monthly call on August 26....
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Building Collaborations that Yield Successful...
This is part one of a two-part interview with Terry Allan, RS, MPH, Health Commissioner, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, and current...
May 17, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Four Tips for Building Partnerships before Disaster Strikes
By Sara Rubin, MPH, MA, Program Analyst, NACCHO Hurricane Sandy left more than 100 dead and millions without power across much of the...
Apr 23, 2013 | NacchoVoice
The ACHIEVE Chronicles: Building Healthy Communities and Partnerships across the...
By Vicky Bass, Program Analyst, NACCHO When I started working on NACCHO’s chronic disease team in December, I was excited to hear that...
Apr 15, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Bridging Clinical Medicine and Public Health
This post was originally published on the Public Health Newswire as part of a series on the impact of the Affordable Care Act written...
Apr 12, 2013 | NacchoVoice
IOM Releases the Crisis Standards of Care Toolkit for Indicators and TriggersThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the “Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers” to aid state and local governments, public health agencies, and emergency management agencies in developing plans for crisis standards of care and response to a catastrophic disaster. The report examines indicators and triggers that guide the implementation of crisis... Sep 11, 2013 | Admin |
MERS CoV NHPP Guidance Documents from ASPRThe Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop guidance documents about Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) for ASPR National Healthcare Preparedness Programs’ (NHPP) awardees: Download the Guidance Document Download the Cover Letter from ASPR Sep 10, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
Integrating Extreme Weather Events into Preparedness PlanningAuthors: Resham Patel, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Stacy Hosler, MSPH, Program Analyst; Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO In 2011 and 2012, the United States experienced 25 extreme weather events—storms, floods, droughts, heat waves, and wildfires—that each caused at least $1 billion in damages.[1] These events resulted in a total price tag of over $174 billion […] Sep 08, 2013 | Resham Patel |
NACCHO Incident Management Workgroup August ReportChair: Terence Hayes; Staff: Justin Snair and Rachel Schulman The Incident Management Workgroup held its monthly call on August 26. Members provided feedback on two resources that were under development with the former Public Health Emergency Management Workgroup, which will now be taken on by this workgroup. Members also discussed and finalized the group’s workplan […] Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Building Collaborations that Yield Successful OutcomesThis is part one of a two-part interview with Terry Allan, RS, MPH, Health Commissioner, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, and current NACCHO president. Cuyahoga County Board of Health serves a population of approximately 855,000 in the greater Cleveland area. Below, Allan discusses how his health department has created a nationally replicated childhood lead poisoning […] May 17, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Four Tips for Building Partnerships before Disaster StrikesBy Sara Rubin, MPH, MA, Program Analyst, NACCHO Hurricane Sandy left more than 100 dead and millions without power across much of the Northeast, and as far west as Michigan, last October. While many examples have come before it, Hurricane Sandy is the latest catastrophe to prove that disasters know no borders and present new […] Apr 23, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
The ACHIEVE Chronicles: Building Healthy Communities and Partnerships across the CountryBy Vicky Bass, Program Analyst, NACCHO When I started working on NACCHO’s chronic disease team in December, I was excited to hear that I would be visiting local health departments (LHDs) across the country that participated in a project called ACHIEVE and that I would be given the opportunity to share their stories. Action Communities […] Apr 15, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Bridging Clinical Medicine and Public HealthThis post was originally published on the Public Health Newswire as part of a series on the impact of the Affordable Care Act written by contributing authors with varying public health perspectives. This piece is from NACCHO President Terry Allan, RS, MPH, Health Commissioner of the Cuyahoga County (OH) Board of Health. Allan says the […] Apr 12, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
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