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Submit an Abstract for the 2016 Preparedness Summit
Abstract submissions for the 2016 Preparedness Summit are now open. This year’s Summit will explore the theme, “Planning Today...
Aug 20, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps Releases Ebola Response...
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) was engaged throughout the domestic response to the Ebola outbreak, and as of this April, 169 MRC...
Aug 14, 2015 | Mary Hodges
The Mental Health Approach to Disaster Preparedness
By Nora Marino, Health Policy Scholar at NACCHO and current Master in Public Health candidate at the University of Minnesota School of...
Aug 13, 2015 | Mary Hodges
White House and EPA Release Final Clean Power Plan
On Monday, August 3, President Barack Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Clean Power Plan, which...
Aug 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Executive Director Warns that Americans are Endangered by Cuts to Local...
In his op-ed in The Hill, NACCHO’s Executive Director Dr. Hasbrouck comments on the dangers of cutting staff and government funding...
Aug 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Releases Report on the Impact PHEP Funding has on Local Public Health...
The Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement is a critical source of funding for state, local, and...
Aug 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges
New Article Identifies Local Public Health’s Role in Large-Scale Chemical Incidents
In a new article for Domestic Preparedness, Rachel Schulman, senior program analyst at NACCHO, details a collaboration between NACCHO...
Jul 27, 2015 | Mary Hodges
NSI Releases Suspicious Activity Reporting Awareness Training for Health Care...
The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI) has released Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) awareness training for...
Jul 02, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety Month
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of...
Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Submit an Abstract for the 2016 Preparedness SummitAbstract submissions for the 2016 Preparedness Summit are now open. This year’s Summit will explore the theme, “Planning Today for Rebuilding Tomorrow: Focusing on Resiliency and Recovery in the 21st Century.” Abstracts are encouraged on subjects such as: Building and sustaining resilient communities Effectively using, producing, and disseminating medical countermeasures and... Aug 20, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps Releases Ebola Response ReportThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) was engaged throughout the domestic response to the Ebola outbreak, and as of this April, 169 MRC units have reported 180 Ebola-related activities. The activities ranged from providing Ebola-related health education, maintaining situational awareness, providing contact and suspect-case screening support, staffing call centers, and providing general epidemiology and... Aug 14, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
The Mental Health Approach to Disaster PreparednessBy Nora Marino, Health Policy Scholar at NACCHO and current Master in Public Health candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health NACCHO would like to thank Dr. Merritt Schreiber, Associate Professor at UC Irvine School of Medicine and UC Irvine Medical Center, Elsie Kusel of Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Sandra […] Aug 13, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
White House and EPA Release Final Clean Power PlanOn Monday, August 3, President Barack Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Clean Power Plan, which establishes national standards to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. The plan would cut U.S. carbon pollution from the power sector by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Additional reductions will come from pollutants that can […] Aug 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Executive Director Warns that Americans are Endangered by Cuts to Local Health DepartmentsIn his op-ed in The Hill, NACCHO’s Executive Director Dr. Hasbrouck comments on the dangers of cutting staff and government funding from local health departments. He states that America needs adequately staffed and funded local health departments to serve as the frontline public health responders to outbreaks of disease and disasters. Alarmingly, the jobs of […] Aug 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Releases Report on the Impact PHEP Funding has on Local Public Health Capabilities, Capacity, and ResponseThe Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement is a critical source of funding for state, local, and territorial public health departments. Since 2002, PHEP has provided billions of dollars to health departments across the United States, allowing them to build and strengthen their preparedness capabilities and capacity when responding to public health threats. NACCHO’s... Aug 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
New Article Identifies Local Public Health’s Role in Large-Scale Chemical IncidentsIn a new article for Domestic Preparedness, Rachel Schulman, senior program analyst at NACCHO, details a collaboration between NACCHO and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Affairs to determine how local health departments could best contribute to large-scale chemical event response. After a research review, NACCHO conducted a multidisciplinary focus group of 33 […] Jul 27, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
NSI Releases Suspicious Activity Reporting Awareness Training for Health Care ProfessionalsThe Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI) has released Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) awareness training for public health and health care professionals. The everyday duties and responsibilities of these professionals place them in a unique position to observe suspicious activity that may indicate preoperational planning of a terrorist-related incident. The training... Jul 02, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety MonthThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of their communities. In honor of National Safety Month this June, MRC units across the country are continuing to honor their mission by holding events dedicated to promoting community safety. National Safety Month focuses on […] Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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