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New Funding Opportunity: Lessons in INfection Control Initiative
Through support from CDC, NACCHO is pleased to offer the LINC (Lessons in INfection Control) Initiative funding opportunity for local...
Dec 30, 2015 | Christina Baum
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – December 2015...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on December 15. The meeting kicked off with a...
Dec 30, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Report Available from AASLD Meeting Community Affiliate Event
On November 16 during the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Annual Liver Meeting, Project Inform, the...
Dec 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
December 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on December 9. During this call, Julie Looper, Senior Program...
Dec 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Tornado and Extreme Weather Resources
Severe weather – including tornadoes, flooding, snow, and ice – ravaged many southern and mid-western states over the Christmas...
Dec 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer
NACCHO Announces Fifth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program
NACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of the fifth cohort of participants for its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program....
Dec 21, 2015 | Amy Chang
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Releases Valuable Resources to...
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has released two valuable resources for local, state and federal partners as...
Dec 18, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
195 Nations Reach Groundbreaking Climate Change Agreement
December 12 marked an historic day for global and environmental health: the 195 countries attending the 21st Conference of Parties...
Dec 18, 2015 | Katie Regan
Tips and Tools to Help Strengthen Winter Weather Preparedness
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Dec 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges
New Funding Opportunity: Lessons in INfection Control InitiativeThrough support from CDC, NACCHO is pleased to offer the LINC (Lessons in INfection Control) Initiative funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). NACCHO will award at least 10 LHDs up to $25,000 each to improve both healthcare and community infection control and enhance coordination for preparing and responding to Ebola, healthcare-associated infections, and other […] Dec 30, 2015 | Christina Baum |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – December 2015 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on December 15. The meeting kicked off with a discussion on CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Capability 2: Community Recovery. Feedback on the capability was collected from workgroup members and will be used to inform NACCHO’s research, as well as help identify […] Dec 30, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
Report Available from AASLD Meeting Community Affiliate EventOn November 16 during the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Annual Liver Meeting, Project Inform, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, Caring Ambassadors Program, Harm Reduction Coalition, Hepatitis C Mentor & Support Group, and the Hepatitis Education Project hosted an affiliate event during which a group of leading medical providers presented about […] Dec 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
December 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on December 9. During this call, Julie Looper, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO, provided an informational update on the 2015 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps. In addition, workgroup member Steve Alles, Program Manager from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health presented an overview […] Dec 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
Tornado and Extreme Weather ResourcesSevere weather – including tornadoes, flooding, snow, and ice – ravaged many southern and mid-western states over the Christmas holiday weekend. NACCHO would like to extend our sympathies to the families who lost loved ones as a result of the recent storms and we wish a speedy recovery to all of the impacted communities. In […] Dec 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer |
NACCHO Announces Fifth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship ProgramNACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of the fifth cohort of participants for its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program. The peer mentorship program provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). Developed by... Dec 21, 2015 | Amy Chang |
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Releases Valuable Resources to Illustrate IMPACT of CDC and ASPRThe NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has released two valuable resources for local, state and federal partners as well as policy makers to illustrate the impact of CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) funds. Please share these resources with your colleagues: 1) Impact Stories – A […] Dec 18, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
195 Nations Reach Groundbreaking Climate Change AgreementDecember 12 marked an historic day for global and environmental health: the 195 countries attending the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) climate change summit in Paris reached a landmark agreement that commits them to lowering greenhouse gas emissions in an attempt to halt the most extreme effects of climate change. The deal, which is legally binding and was agreed upon […] Dec 18, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Tips and Tools to Help Strengthen Winter Weather PreparednessThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Lindsay Beattie, Program Analyst, NACCHO One week away from the start of the winter season, the weather is anything but average for yet another year. This time last year, much of the west saw above average […] Dec 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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