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Strategic National Stockpile Project January Report
NACCHO is currently organizing a point-of-dispensing (POD) demonstration via lunch at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. To plan for the...
Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup January Report
The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting and the first of 2014 on Jan. 13. The members discussed their...
Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown
National Radon Action Month: Resources for Local Health Departments
What is tasteless, colorless, and odorless and the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers in the United States? Radon. January...
Jan 21, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Flu Activity Increasing After a Slow Start to Flu Season
According to FluView, the CDC’s weekly influenza surveillance report, flu activity is increasing nationwide and is already high...
Jan 03, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup December Report
The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on December 9th. The MCM Workgroup provided an update on the...
Dec 31, 2013 | Lisa Brown
FEMA: Sea Level Rise Data Available for Use in Hazard Mitigation Assistance...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued guidance on the ability to incorporate sea level rise estimates in Hazard...
Dec 24, 2013 | Lisa Brown
China reports first H10N8 avian flu death
The death of a 73 year old woman infected with a strain of avian flu, H10N8, that is rarely seen in humans was reported in China...
Dec 18, 2013 | Lisa Brown
2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously Estimated
The modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the...
Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown
Strategic National Stockpile Project January ReportNACCHO is currently organizing a point-of-dispensing (POD) demonstration via lunch at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. To plan for the POD demonstration, an ad-hoc workgroup has formed of 28 volunteers from the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup, numerous local health departments from around the country, and CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile. The overall aim of […] Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup January ReportThe Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting and the first of 2014 on Jan. 13. The members discussed their involvement in the CDC Phase 3 Medical Countermeasures Plus Readiness Initiative. Members had the opportunity to review a finished draft of the tool from a holistic point of view. The members also discussed the local public […] Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
National Radon Action Month: Resources for Local Health DepartmentsWhat is tasteless, colorless, and odorless and the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers in the United States? Radon. January is National Radon Action Month, a month designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action against radon. Radon exposure is a preventable health risk. Local health departments (LHDs) can raise awareness […] Jan 21, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Flu Activity Increasing After a Slow Start to Flu SeasonAccording to FluView, the CDC’s weekly influenza surveillance report, flu activity is increasing nationwide and is already high in ten states predominately in the south- specifically Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. For the first time since the 2009 influenza pandemic, H1N1 is the dominant circulating flu strain early... Jan 03, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup December ReportThe Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on December 9th. The MCM Workgroup provided an update on the MCM Plus Readiness Review. All eight capabilities have been drafted for the tool. The next step is for the MCM Workgroup to participate in a comprehensive, holistic review the entire tool, which will take place […] Dec 31, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
FEMA: Sea Level Rise Data Available for Use in Hazard Mitigation Assistance ApplicationsThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued guidance on the ability to incorporate sea level rise estimates in Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) project grant applications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have recently released sea level rise estimates for various coastal areas. This available data will allow […] Dec 24, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
China reports first H10N8 avian flu deathThe death of a 73 year old woman infected with a strain of avian flu, H10N8, that is rarely seen in humans was reported in China earlier this month. This was the first report of a human fatality from the H10N8 virus.The woman, whose immune system was compromised, had an underlying illness, and had visited […] Dec 18, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously EstimatedThe modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the response was excessive. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) study analyzing the global mortality of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic contradicted this previous mortality estimate. The new study published in PLoS Medicine found mortality rates may […] Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
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