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A recent wave of cyber “ransomware” attacks known as SamSam has impacted healthcare and governmental organizations throughout the...
Apr 06, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
Applications for the Local Health Department of the Year, the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of Service, and the newly...
Apr 03, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...
Mar 22, 2018
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is the National Association of County and City Health Official’s (NACCHO) criteria-based...
Mar 19, 2018
CDC’s Operational Readiness Review (ORR) online data collection system has undergone a recent update that allows users to download...
Mar 12, 2018 | Raymond Puerini
By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas Local health...
Mar 09, 2018 | NacchoVoice
In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10), the Black AIDS Institute has created resources to ensure that...
Mar 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is seeking volunteers to moderate educational sessions during...
Jan 31, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) describing 2016 Zika...
Jan 25, 2018
A recent wave of cyber “ransomware” attacks known as SamSam has impacted healthcare and governmental organizations throughout the country. The following unclassified summary of SamSam was adapted from a report developed by the Healthcare Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (HCCIC), in coordination with the HHS Computer Security Incident Response Center (CSIRC). In 2018, there have...
Applications for the Local Health Department of the Year, the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of Service, and the newly developed National Advocate of the Year awards are open. Apply by April 27. The Local Health Department (LHD) of the Year award recognizes outstanding work conducted by LHDs around the nation. It is an opportunity to share […]
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) are pleased to announce the third annual National Health Security Award! This award recognizes local health departments that have demonstrated significant accomplishments in implementing health security-related initiatives within their jurisdictions....
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is the National Association of County and City Health Official’s (NACCHO) criteria-based recognition program that assesses local health departments’ (LHDs) capability and capacity to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. PPHR aims to protect and strengthen the public health infrastructure by equipping LHDs with tools to […]
CDC’s Operational Readiness Review (ORR) online data collection system has undergone a recent update that allows users to download templates to complete two forms offline. Currently available in the system for download are the receive, stage, and store (RSS) site survey and point of dispensing forms. The templates allow recipients to enter data on the […]
By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas Local health departments (LHDs) have been on the front lines of responding to the Zika virus since its emergence as a public health threat in the United States (U.S.) more than two years ago. The virus, […]
In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10), the Black AIDS Institute has created resources to ensure that Black women have all the information they need to make informed choices about their health, and that service providers have the necessary information to help their clients and patients. The toolkit includes the following sections: […]
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is seeking volunteers to moderate educational sessions during the 2018 Preparedness Summit, April 17-20, 2018, in Atlanta, Ga. Your participation is needed to ensure the success of the meeting. As a moderator, you will play an important role facilitating various sessions and helping the presenter(s) & participants maximize...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) describing 2016 Zika Birth Defects Surveillance data. This is the first report on the prevalence in the US states and territories of birth defects potentially related to Zika virus infection during pregnancy since the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas began. In partnership […]
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