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Coordinated Response to Flooding and the Mudslide in Washington State: An Interview...
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Therese...
Mar 04, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English-Speaking Populations:...
By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO This post...
Feb 27, 2015 | NacchoVoice
To Build Health Security, Boost Community Health
You may not think about it, but there are things you do every day for your community that enhance our nation’s health security. Every...
Feb 27, 2015 | Guest Author
ASPR Releases New National Health Security Strategy
The National Health Security Strategy and Implementation Plan (NHSS/IP) 2015-2018 was released on Friday, February 20, 2015 by the...
Feb 23, 2015 | Frances Bevington
Stories from the Field: An Immunization Clinic Serves 120 Teens Using Incident...
The following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website. NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website provides a means...
Feb 06, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English Speaking Populations:...
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Meredith...
Feb 04, 2015 | Katie Regan
Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a...
Infectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat...
Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer
The Supporting Role of Healthcare Coalitions for Local Health Departments in...
By Nicole Dunifon, MS, Program Analyst, NACCHO, and Daniel Reategui, MHS, NACCHO Policy and Practice Scholar This post originally ran...
Jan 23, 2015 | NacchoVoice
23 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) has recognized 23 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for,...
Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman
Coordinated Response to Flooding and the Mudslide in Washington State: An Interview with Therese QuinnThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Therese Quinn, Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator, Snohomish Health District, previews her session, “Coordinated Response to Washington State Route 530 Flooding and Slide in Washington State.” At this session, Therese will be joined by John […] Mar 04, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English-Speaking Populations: An Interview with Meredith Li-VollmerBy Katie Regan, Communications Specialist for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog and is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Meredith Li-Vollmer, PhD, Risk Communication Specialist for Public Health – Seattle... Feb 27, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
To Build Health Security, Boost Community HealthYou may not think about it, but there are things you do every day for your community that enhance our nation’s health security. Every time you run a vaccination clinic or spearhead a disease prevention campaign, you improve health security. Every time you track a disease outbreak or connect people with personal health services, like preventive or health promotion services, you give health... Feb 27, 2015 | Guest Author |
ASPR Releases New National Health Security StrategyThe National Health Security Strategy and Implementation Plan (NHSS/IP) 2015-2018 was released on Friday, February 20, 2015 by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Hundreds of organizations and agencies participated in crafting the strategy to develop recommended actions that are realistic and achievable. The latest NHSS is streamlined from the first... Feb 23, 2015 | Frances Bevington |
Stories from the Field: An Immunization Clinic Serves 120 Teens Using Incident Command SystemThe following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website. NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health. Stories from the Field can be used to support advocacy, peer learning, and collaboration with state and federal partners. Share […] Feb 06, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English Speaking Populations: An Interview with Meredith Li-VollmerThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Meredith Li-Vollmer, PhD, Risk Communication Specialist for Public Health – Seattle and King County, previews her session, “Reaching the New America: Communication Strategies with Immigrants for Health Departments of All Sizes.” At the session, Meredith […] Feb 04, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a Rural Local Health Department in Ector County, TexasInfectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat of Ebola has also increased attention on local health departments and their role in preparing for and responding to emerging infectious diseases. To better understand how local health departments are utilizing preparedness funding […] Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer |
The Supporting Role of Healthcare Coalitions for Local Health Departments in Emergency PreparednessBy Nicole Dunifon, MS, Program Analyst, NACCHO, and Daniel Reategui, MHS, NACCHO Policy and Practice Scholar This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. For more preparedness news and information, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), provides... Jan 23, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
23 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready RecognitionNACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) has recognized 23 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond to and recover from public health emergencies. Sixteen agencies from Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Tennessee earned PPHR recognition for the first time, and seven agencies from Virginia achieved PPHR re-recognition status. PPHR recognition reflects […] Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman |
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