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Preparing for our Older Community Members
In 2013, the number of people living in the United States aged 65 and over was 44.7 million, or about one in seven. This number is...
Nov 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges
National Preparedness Month: A Look Back
Each September, as part of National Preparedness Month, preparedness efforts across the country are celebrated and highlighted. This...
Nov 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Register Now for the 2016 Preparedness Summit
Registration is now open for the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Early bird rates are available until February 19. The Summit will be held...
Nov 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Environmental Health and Operational Conditions in Emergency Shelters
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Oct 28, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Children’s National Creates First Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps in the United...
The Washington, DC Department of Health selected Children’s National Health System to establish the first pediatric Medical...
Oct 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges
The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure Protection
Continuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency....
Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Suspicious Biological Outbreaks: Benefits of Conducting Joint Law Enforcement and...
By Kelly Shannon, Crim-Epi Program Manager, FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD) Biological Countermeasures Combating...
Oct 15, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Live Testing of Flu on Call™ Overlaps with the Start of Flu Season
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Oct 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Apply for the Roadmap to Ready Mentorship Program
By Madison Ferraro, Senior Program Assistant at NACCHO Roadmap to Ready, the former New Preparedness Coordinators Training and...
Oct 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Preparing for our Older Community MembersIn 2013, the number of people living in the United States aged 65 and over was 44.7 million, or about one in seven. This number is expected to grow to 56.4 million by 2020, and 82.3 million by 2040.[1] Emergency preparedness professionals are tasked with ensuring the health and safety of all community members. As […] Nov 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
National Preparedness Month: A Look BackEach September, as part of National Preparedness Month, preparedness efforts across the country are celebrated and highlighted. This year, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) chose the theme “Prepare for Everywhere,” which focused on communities of preparedness from the individual to global level. To strengthen the CDC’s preparedness initiative, NACCHO created a Preparedness... Nov 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Register Now for the 2016 Preparedness SummitRegistration is now open for the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Early bird rates are available until February 19. The Summit will be held from April 19-22 at the Dallas Hilton Anatole. This year’s Summit will focus on the importance of building prepared and resilient communities that can recover quickly from disasters. The Preparedness Summit is the premier national […] Nov 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Environmental Health and Operational Conditions in Emergency SheltersThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Chris Mills, Senior Program Assistant, NACCHO A controversial topic dominating news media in recent months has been the immense wave of Syrian refugees entering European and Middle Eastern nations for safety from the conflict... Oct 28, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Children’s National Creates First Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps in the United StatesThe Washington, DC Department of Health selected Children’s National Health System to establish the first pediatric Medical Reserve Corps unit (DC-PMRC) in the country. The Washington, DC, Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps is primarily focused on providing pediatric support services to the Washington, DC, community in preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters, pandemic,... Oct 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure ProtectionContinuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency. Strengthening and protecting healthcare and public critical infrastructure requires coordinated preparedness planning and response among public and private sector stakeholders. To better understand the role of local health departments (LHDs) in healthcare and public health... Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Suspicious Biological Outbreaks: Benefits of Conducting Joint Law Enforcement and Public Health InvestigationsBy Kelly Shannon, Crim-Epi Program Manager, FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD) Biological Countermeasures Combating the Biological Threat In the last 30 years, there have been numerous deliberate biological threat incidents, from the Rajneeshi cult food contamination in 1984[1], to the Anthrax letters in 2001, to any number of recent ricin letter mass mailings. The […] Oct 15, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Live Testing of Flu on Call™ Overlaps with the Start of Flu SeasonThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Erin Roberts, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health and Global Health Security, NACCHO and Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO Influenza viruses cause illness year round, but ‘flu’ season begins... Oct 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Apply for the Roadmap to Ready Mentorship ProgramBy Madison Ferraro, Senior Program Assistant at NACCHO Roadmap to Ready, the former New Preparedness Coordinators Training and Mentoring Program, is currently accepting applications for new participants and new mentors! Roadmap to Ready is designed to help new emergency preparedness coordinators navigate the complex landscape of public health preparedness. The program provides new preparedness... Oct 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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