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Public Health Law October Report
Staff: Andy Roszak The NACCHO Public Health Law Workgroup has been discussing legal issues related to family reunification. During a...
Nov 11, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) October Report
Chair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Samantha Morgan and Naomi Rennard The PPAG held its monthly call on Oct. 9. The group had a discussion about...
Nov 11, 2013 | Samantha Morgan
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup October Report
Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The PPOM held its monthly call on Oct. 22. The...
Nov 11, 2013 | Resham Patel
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup October Report October Report
Chair: Bobbi Alcock; Staff: Tahlia Gousse The MRC Workgroup convened via conference call Oct. 21. The workgroup reviewed its resource...
Nov 11, 2013 | Tahlia Gousse
Public Health Preparedness Committee October Report
Chair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Scott Fisher and Naomi Rennard The Public Health Preparedness Committee held its first call on Oct 22. The...
Nov 11, 2013 | Scott Fisher
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Think Tank
Date: Oct. 25, 2013 Staff Representative: Rachel Schulman Member Representative: N/A Highlights: FEMA held a Think Tank in conjunction...
Nov 11, 2013 | Rachel Schulman
CDC’s Dr. Judy Monroe Explains How OSTLTS Supports Local Health Departments
By Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO Judy Monroe, MD, FAAFP, is the deputy director for state, tribal, local and...
Nov 06, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) September Report
Chair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Samantha Morgan and Naomi Rennard PPAG held its monthly call on Sept. 11 where the group first received an...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Public Health Law October ReportStaff: Andy Roszak The NACCHO Public Health Law Workgroup has been discussing legal issues related to family reunification. During a recent call, the Workgroup was joined by Valerie Cole from the American Red Cross, an expert at family reunification. In addition to the workgroup meeting, NACCHO has also released Public Health and the Law: An […] Nov 11, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) October ReportChair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Samantha Morgan and Naomi Rennard The PPAG held its monthly call on Oct. 9. The group had a discussion about the Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed Post-Exposure Prioritization Guidance. The group also heard an informational update on the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) and how PHAB will be looking into cross-walking the preparedness […] Nov 11, 2013 | Samantha Morgan |
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup October ReportChairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The PPOM held its monthly call on Oct. 22. The group discussed local preparedness planning and Project Public Health Ready (PPHR), including how PPHR can be used as an essential tool for local health departments working in preparedness. The group discussed common approaches […] Nov 11, 2013 | Resham Patel |
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup October Report October ReportChair: Bobbi Alcock; Staff: Tahlia Gousse The MRC Workgroup convened via conference call Oct. 21. The workgroup reviewed its resource inventory it began developing last year for the Factors For Success, a unit assessment tool developed by the DCVMRC for MRC unit leaders. In the coming months the workgroup will be recommending resources for the […] Nov 11, 2013 | Tahlia Gousse |
Public Health Preparedness Committee October ReportChair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Scott Fisher and Naomi Rennard The Public Health Preparedness Committee held its first call on Oct 22. The committee discussed the new workgroup structure and how the committee fits into that structure. The committee also heard updates from other NACCHO preparedness workgroups and brainstormed topics for all of the preparedness workgroups […] Nov 11, 2013 | Scott Fisher |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Think TankDate: Oct. 25, 2013 Staff Representative: Rachel Schulman Member Representative: N/A Highlights: FEMA held a Think Tank in conjunction with the International Association of Emergency Managers Conference in Reno, NV, with non-conference attendees participating via conference call. Presenters from the Department of Homeland Security, University of California at Berkeley, and Texas A&M... Nov 11, 2013 | Rachel Schulman |
CDC’s Dr. Judy Monroe Explains How OSTLTS Supports Local Health DepartmentsBy Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO Judy Monroe, MD, FAAFP, is the deputy director for state, tribal, local and territorial support efforts at CDC and director of the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS). In her role, Dr. Monroe provides critical leadership for supporting and revitalizing the public health […] Nov 06, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) September ReportChair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Samantha Morgan and Naomi Rennard PPAG held its monthly call on Sept. 11 where the group first received an update on the National Health Security Preparedness Index. Members of the PPAG had served as reviewers for the Index and were pleased to see that their comments had been incorporated into the new […] Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
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