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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

  • Alliance for Health Reform Briefing

    Date: August 15, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Alliance for Health Reform hosted...

    Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • Director of Emergency Management Michele Askenazi Recounts her Health Department’s...

    By Ian Goldstein, Web Specialist, NACCHO Michele Askenazi has served as Director of Emergency Management at the Tri-County Health...

    Jul 10, 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

    • 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 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

    Alliance for Health Reform Briefing

    Date: August 15, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Alliance for Health Reform hosted a congressional briefing on “Public Health Preparedness: Are We Ready for Disaster?” Panelists included, Georges Benjamin (American Public Health Association), Ali Khan (CDC), and Jack Herrmann. Jack highlighted major disasters since 9/11 and the role preparedness...

    Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington

    Director of Emergency Management Michele Askenazi Recounts her Health Department’s Response to the Mass Shooting in Aurora, CO

    By Ian Goldstein, Web Specialist, NACCHO Michele Askenazi has served as Director of Emergency Management at the Tri-County Health Department in Greenwood Village, CO, for six years. Tri-County Health Department led the medical response after the mass shooting in an Aurora, CO, movie theater in July 2012. The following is part of an excerpt from […]

    Jul 10, 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 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

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