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The House of Representatives passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379). The...
Jun 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is currently seeking national reviewers for our Fall 2019 review of local health department...
FEMA is hosting a series of one-hour engagement webinars to describe the updates and answer participants’ questions on the National...
May 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
FEMA is seeking feedback on the revised National Response Framework and Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14 – Cross-Sector Business...
Additional sessions of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Operations Course have been scheduled for August 19 through August 23...
From the Zika outbreak to natural disasters to the recent wildfires, the US has faced a series of complex public health emergencies....
May 10, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
May 07, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Several recent episodes of NACCHO’s Podcast from Washington have featured speakers and panelists from the 2019 Preparedness...
May 06, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The CDC Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) seeks proposals to conduct innovative research to improve the ability of the...
Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The House of Representatives passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379). The Senate passed the legislation on May 16, 2019, and it is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The development and passage of PAHPAI has been one of NACCHO’s top advocacy priorities for […]
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is currently seeking national reviewers for our Fall 2019 review of local health department applications. This is a great opportunity to learn about innovative practices in preparedness, network with colleagues from across the nation, and serve the local public health preparedness community. As a reviewer, you would work on a three-person […]
FEMA is hosting a series of one-hour engagement webinars to describe the updates and answer participants’ questions on the National Response Framework and Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14 – Cross-Sector Business and Infrastructure Annex. These webinars are geared toward the whole community, including individuals and communities, the private and nonprofit sectors, faith-based organizations,...
FEMA is seeking feedback on the revised National Response Framework and Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14 – Cross-Sector Business and Infrastructure Annex draft documents. Feedback and recommendations received will help ensure the final versions of the documents are effective resources for emergency managers across the nation. Updated draft documents and to submit comments can be found...
Additional sessions of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Operations Course have been scheduled for August 19 through August 23 and September 16 through September 20. This five-day, in-person course is offered for federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial medical countermeasure (MCM) planners and officials involved in the receipt and management of MCMs during a public […]
From the Zika outbreak to natural disasters to the recent wildfires, the US has faced a series of complex public health emergencies. Each of these public health crises revealed a critical need for US public health and health care systems at the national, state, and more specifically the local levels to prepare for and rapidly […]
Several recent episodes of NACCHO’s Podcast from Washington have featured speakers and panelists from the 2019 Preparedness Summit. Read about the episodes below and be sure to tune in to listen when you get a chance! May 30: Jeff Schlegelmilch, Deputy Director for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, discussed understanding the Nation’s readiness to prepare for...
The CDC Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) seeks proposals to conduct innovative research to improve the ability of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its partners, especially state and local health departments, to effectively prepare for and respond to public health emergencies and disasters. The CDC CPR anticipates that the knowledge […]
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