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The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian and is ready to assist...
Aug 28, 2019 | Katie Dwyer
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released the 2018 Preparedness Profile assessment describing...
Dec 20, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
On November 13, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) which...
Nov 13, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
On October 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2018 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and...
Oct 30, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
As of 9/26/18 NACCHO deactivated its incident command for hurricane Florence. We continue to engage with federal and local partners on...
Sep 13, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
The CDC issued a Bulletin on September 13, 2018 regarding an outbreak of Ebola in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting that Hurricane Lane may impact the Hawaiian Islands at the...
Aug 21, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
Local Health Departments’ Role in Wildfire Response Local health departments are life-saving first responders to natural disasters...
Jun 27, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
On June 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory for Hepatitis A outbreaks occuring in multiple...
Jun 12, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian and is ready to assist and support local health departments with response and recovery efforts. This page will be updated continually. Please reach out to NACCHO’s Preparedness team for additional updates or assistance. Local health departments are life-saving first responders to...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released the 2018 Preparedness Profile assessment describing the landscape of public health emergency preparedness across the United States. The assessment gathers information about preparedness trends and emerging issues at local health departments (LHDs) to provide an evidentiary foundation for future public health...
On November 13, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) which finds an increase in cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in August and September 2018. Symptoms of AFM include sudden weakness of the arms or legs and the median patient age is four years. […]
On October 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2018 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities: National Standards for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Public Health. CDC originally published the 15 capabilities in 2011, and has been working with other federal agencies, state and local public health agencies, and national partners […]
As of 9/26/18 NACCHO deactivated its incident command for hurricane Florence. We continue to engage with federal and local partners on Florence recovery efforts and monitor other emerging weather events. Local health departments impacted by storms that have critical issues and needs related to hurricane response that they would like brought forward to federal partners should […]
The CDC issued a Bulletin on September 13, 2018 regarding an outbreak of Ebola in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The following information is re-posted from that bulletin. On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo reported an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu Province. Although […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting that Hurricane Lane may impact the Hawaiian Islands at the end of the week of August 20. Heavy rainfall, potentially leading to flooding is expected. The federal government is monitoring and deploying assets in preparation for Hurricane Lane, and the HHS Healthcare and Public Health Sector […]
Local Health Departments’ Role in Wildfire Response Local health departments are life-saving first responders to natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods and earthquakes, as well as to other public health emergencies such as disease outbreaks, major accidents and terrorist attacks. The nearly 3,000 local health departments across our nation stand ready to help protect...
On June 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory for Hepatitis A outbreaks occuring in multiple states among persons reporting drug use and/or homelessness and their contacts. The HAN can be accessed on CDC’s website. CDC recommends that health departments review the most recent data to identify communities that are […]
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