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Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural...

Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of...

Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

  • Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health

    Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly...

    Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills

  • The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical Need

    On this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national...

    Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr....

    The Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to...

    Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair

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    NACCHO Members Carry their Message to Capitol Hill

    By Eli Briggs, Director of Government Affairs, NACCHO On Dec. 12, 2013, a record number of local health officials went to Capitol Hill...

    Jan 15, 2014 | NacchoVoice

    • Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural Communities

    Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of individuals within a community. During such events, those impacted can become ill or injured causing the healthcare system within the community to experience a “surge” of patients. To address the challenge of medical surge, local health […]

    Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

    Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health

    Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly affected through increased transmission and geographic expansion of diseases spread by insects, compromised air, water, and food quality. For example, bacterial counts in the water surrounding coastal communities tend to spike dramatically following heavy rainfall. Not...

    Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills

    The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical Need

    On this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national network of volunteers trained to respond to disasters and emergencies and support the health of their communities. The need for the MRC became apparent after 9/11 when thousands of medical and public health professionals, […]

    Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author

    Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr. Rahul Gupta

    The Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to occur within the United States over the past decade, and it has garnered significant national attention over the course of the past three months. The event occurred when the Freedom Industries spill poured 10,000 […]

    Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair

    Policy

    NACCHO Members Carry their Message to Capitol Hill

    By Eli Briggs, Director of Government Affairs, NACCHO On Dec. 12, 2013, a record number of local health officials went to Capitol Hill to meet with Congressional staff and Members of Congress as an optional part of NACCHO’s Survive and Thrive program for new and aspiring health officials. NACCHO members met with nearly 100 Congressional […]

    Jan 15, 2014 | NacchoVoice

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    Emergency Response, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Partnerships, Training

    Announcing NACCHO’s 2024-2025 Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of...

    The VLC will cross-train health department professionals on integrating MCH considerations into emergency planning.

    Feb 11, 2025 | Elana Filipos, Xander Hazel-Groux

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    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

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    Community Health, COVID-19, Immunization, Influenza

    Libraries: A Community Hub for Vaccine Education and Awareness - Van Buren/Cass...

    The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.

    Nov 18, 2024 | Clarissa Montes

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    Emergency Response, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Opportunity, Training

    Now Recruiting for NACCHO's Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of MCH...

    New opportunity designed to cross-train maternal and child health and emergency preparedness and response professionals.

    Nov 14, 2024 | Elana Filipos

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    Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Performance Improvement, Workforce Development

    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

    May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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    Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

    Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

    Mar 08, 2024

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