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The Washington State Oso Mudslide: Response, Rescue, and Recovery
On Sat. March 22, a massive mudslide buried a rural town in Snohomish County, WA, just 50 miles north of Seattle, which has engaged...
Mar 31, 2014 | Sara Rubin
Meeting the Access and Functional Needs of At-Risk Individuals: An Interview with...
This is the first part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit....
Jan 30, 2014 | Admin
National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference
Dec 18, 2013 | Naomi Rennard
Risk Communications and Information Sharing November Report
Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its...
Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Healthy Options in Rural Oregon Food Deserts
The Marion County Health Department in Oregon's Willamette Valley is working to improve the health of rural communities and decrease...
Dec 02, 2013 | Alyson Jordan
Surge Management Workgroup November Report
The Surge Management work group convened via conference call the third week of November. The group continued the conversation around...
Nov 27, 2013 | Stacy Stanford
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
ACHIEVE Chronicles: Eliminating Food Deserts One Gas Station at a Time
By Vicky Bass, Program Analyst, NACCHO This is the second post in the ACHIEVE Chronicles, a series about Action Communities for...
Apr 17, 2013 | NacchoVoice
The Washington State Oso Mudslide: Response, Rescue, and RecoveryOn Sat. March 22, a massive mudslide buried a rural town in Snohomish County, WA, just 50 miles north of Seattle, which has engaged the local community in an extensive response effort. This devastating event, one of the worst mudslides in U.S. history, piled approximately 15 million cubic yards of mud, clay, and wood across the Stillaguamish River, state Highway 530, and into a community of... Mar 31, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
Meeting the Access and Functional Needs of At-Risk Individuals: An Interview with Paulette ValentineThis is the first part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Paulette Valentine, Director of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Division at the Southwest Utah Public Health Department, previews her session, “Strategies to Assess, Plan for, and Engage Partners to Meet the Access […] Jan 30, 2014 | Admin |
National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness ConferenceDec 18, 2013 | Naomi Rennard |
Risk Communications and Information Sharing November ReportChair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its monthly conference call on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Prior to the call, the group had gathered risk communications resources for possible inclusion in a NACCHO toolkit. The group discussed the resources that were collected and identified a […] Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
Healthy Options in Rural Oregon Food DesertsThe Marion County Health Department in Oregon's Willamette Valley is working to improve the health of rural communities and decrease obesity and obesity-related diseases through a Healthy Corner Stores Initiative. This project seeks to improve access to and availability of healthy food options in corner/convenience stores in USDA-identified food deserts in Northern Marion County. Dec 02, 2013 | Alyson Jordan |
Surge Management Workgroup November ReportThe Surge Management work group convened via conference call the third week of November. The group continued the conversation around the topics of the public health role in hospital coalitions and electronic medical records in light of information sharing during disasters. The discussions led to several common themes. First, there is a real benefit for […] Nov 27, 2013 | Stacy Stanford |
Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural CommunitiesIn 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 |
ACHIEVE Chronicles: Eliminating Food Deserts One Gas Station at a TimeBy Vicky Bass, Program Analyst, NACCHO This is the second post in the ACHIEVE Chronicles, a series about Action Communities for Health, Innovation and EnVironmental changE (ACHIEVE). ACHIEVE is a collaboration among the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several national organizations, including NACCHO, to provide funding, technical assistance, and training to 149 communities […] Apr 17, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
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