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Risks from Cuts to Preparedness Funding Stressed in Hill Briefing
NACCHO’s Jack Hermann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Preparedness, brought attention to cuts in federal funding for local...
Sep 11, 2013 | Frances Bevington
MERS CoV NHPP Guidance Documents from ASPR
The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to...
Sep 10, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Integrating Extreme Weather Events into Preparedness Planning
Authors: Resham Patel, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Stacy Hosler, MSPH, Program Analyst; Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO In 2011...
Sep 08, 2013 | Resham Patel
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) August Report
Chair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Samantha Morgan and Naomi Rennard PPAG held its monthly call on Aug. 7. The group received a briefing on the...
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Surge Management Workgroup August Report
Chair: Christine Brooks; Staff: Laura Biesiadecki and Stacy Hosler The Surge Management Workgroup held its initial meeting on...
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup August Report
Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its...
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup August Report
Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and...
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup August Report
Chair: Bobbi Alcock; Staff: Tahlia Gousse The MRC Workgroup held its first call of the year on Aug. 22. Bobbi Alcock, MRC Workgroup...
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Risks from Cuts to Preparedness Funding Stressed in Hill BriefingNACCHO’s Jack Hermann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Preparedness, brought attention to cuts in federal funding for local health departments’ preparedness programs that are leaving the nation at risk during a briefing on Thursday, August 15, 2013 sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Watch the briefing... Sep 11, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
MERS CoV NHPP Guidance Documents from ASPRThe Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop guidance documents about Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) for ASPR National Healthcare Preparedness Programs’ (NHPP) awardees: Download the Guidance Document Download the Cover Letter from ASPR Sep 10, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
Integrating Extreme Weather Events into Preparedness PlanningAuthors: Resham Patel, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Stacy Hosler, MSPH, Program Analyst; Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO In 2011 and 2012, the United States experienced 25 extreme weather events—storms, floods, droughts, heat waves, and wildfires—that each caused at least $1 billion in damages.[1] These events resulted in a total price tag of over $174 billion […] Sep 08, 2013 | Resham Patel |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) August ReportChair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Samantha Morgan and Naomi Rennard PPAG held its monthly call on Aug. 7. The group received a briefing on the Anthrax Preparedness and Protection Pilot Program from Aaron Firoved, DHS, and Jim Hayslett, CDC. The current goal of the pilot is to provide responders with a comprehensive program for education, vaccine […] Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Surge Management Workgroup August ReportChair: Christine Brooks; Staff: Laura Biesiadecki and Stacy Hosler The Surge Management Workgroup held its initial meeting on Thursday August 22nd. The Chair, Christine Brooks, introduced herself and invited each member to provide background on themselves and what they are hoping to get out of the workgroup. Members spend the bulk of the meeting discussing […] Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup August ReportChair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its inaugural meeting on Aug. 1. Members of the group introduced themselves on the call and explained the types of communications activities they each lead within their health departments. The group brainstormed about how they can be most […] Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup August ReportChairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup held its monthly call on Aug. 27. Dale Rose from CDC gave an overview on the PHEP Performance Measures Evaluation. He provided a general overview of the evaluation and explained which performance measures were identified to […] Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup August ReportChair: Bobbi Alcock; Staff: Tahlia Gousse The MRC Workgroup held its first call of the year on Aug. 22. Bobbi Alcock, MRC Workgroup Chair, provided an overview on the role of the MRC workgroup members and explained workgroup goals and functions. Workgroup members then introduced themselves on the call and explained their roles and involvement […] Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
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