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Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup June Report

The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its monthly call on Thursday, June 5. This was the first monthly call...

Jul 14, 2014 | Frances Bevington

Public Health Law Workgroup June Report

This month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss...

Jul 01, 2014 | Guest Author

Summer Internships at NACCHO

Did you know that NACCHO has internship positions year round? Every fall, spring, and summer, NACCHO recruits and selects a handful of...

Jun 27, 2014 | Chris Mills

Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal Challenges

The term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce...

Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author

66th Annual Kentucky Public Health Association Conference

Date: April 15-16, 2014 Staff Representative: Resham Patel The 2014 conference theme was Embracing the Future of Public Health and was...

May 20, 2014 | Resham Patel

Let’s Prevent Infectious Diseases: National Infant Immunization Week

By Rebecca Gehring, MPH, Program Analyst, and Alyssa Kitlas, Lead Associate, Immunization and Infectious Disease, NACCHO Vaccines are...

Apr 28, 2014 | NacchoVoice

Medical Needs Assessment of Colorado Muslim Society Community

By Dr. Mohamed Hamdy, Unit Coordinator, Colorado Muslim Society Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) With NACCHO’s support, the Colorado...

Apr 25, 2014 | Guest Author

Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup March Report

The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 25. PPOM co-chairs Steve Englender...

Apr 18, 2014 | Erin Burdette

Don’t Panic, Be Prepared: Jack Herrmann’s Recap of the Preparedness Summit

The public health workforce often conducts its work behind the scenes, making the citizens of their communities healthier and safer...

Apr 08, 2014 | Jack Herrmann

Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup June Report The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its monthly call on Thursday, June 5. This was the first monthly call hosted by NACCHO since March, as several members of the group met in person in May to assist the CDC with developing messaging for a antiviral text messaging program and in April to present […] Jul 14, 2014 \| Frances Bevington
Public Health Law Workgroup June Report This month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss legal incentives for vaccination. Dr. Reiss is working on studying vaccine policy in this country and legal ways to deal with costs related to outbreaks caused by lack of immunizations. Attendees at NACCHO […] Jul 01, 2014 \| Guest Author
Summer Internships at NACCHO Did you know that NACCHO has internship positions year round? Every fall, spring, and summer, NACCHO recruits and selects a handful of talented students or recent graduates to learn about local public health and refine their professional skill sets. Interns are assigned to a specific team with a subject matter area of focus, which allows […] Jun 27, 2014 \| Chris Mills
Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal Challenges The term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce vulnerability to, and recover from emergency situations or disastrous events resulting from either natural or manmade causes. However, public health preparedness is also about being prepared to respond to the less catastrophic scenarios and problems that arise on a... Jun 20, 2014 \| Guest Author
66th Annual Kentucky Public Health Association Conference Date: April 15-16, 2014 Staff Representative: Resham Patel The 2014 conference theme was Embracing the Future of Public Health and was held in Louisville, KY. NACCHO staff attended a portion of this conference and was invited to present on Project Public Health Ready (PPHR). Kentucky is considering increased participation in PPHR, a criteria-based public health preparedness program that assesses... May 20, 2014 \| Resham Patel
Let’s Prevent Infectious Diseases: National Infant Immunization Week By Rebecca Gehring, MPH, Program Analyst, and Alyssa Kitlas, Lead Associate, Immunization and Infectious Disease, NACCHO Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. They help protect vaccinated individuals and keep entire communities safe by preventing and reducing the spread of infectious diseases. While there have... Apr 28, 2014 \| NacchoVoice
Medical Needs Assessment of Colorado Muslim Society Community By Dr. Mohamed Hamdy, Unit Coordinator, Colorado Muslim Society Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) With NACCHO’s support, the Colorado Muslim Society MRC was able to conduct a comprehensive survey to identify health disparities within their community. The research has uncovered demographics about the community that can be used to address medical and emergency preparedness needs within the... Apr 25, 2014 \| Guest Author
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup March Report The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 25. PPOM co-chairs Steve Englender and Steve Huleatt shared information from the monthly Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) including updates on Hospital Preparedness Program budget cuts and preparedness findings in the NACCHO Profile of Local Health Departments. The group discussed major... Apr 18, 2014 \| Erin Burdette
Don’t Panic, Be Prepared: Jack Herrmann’s Recap of the Preparedness Summit The public health workforce often conducts its work behind the scenes, making the citizens of their communities healthier and safer without them even being aware of it. It is not until disaster strikes that people find out the value of their public health department. Apr 08, 2014 \| Jack Herrmann