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  • Behavioral Health
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers Supporting Behavioral Health Needs in Communities

See how MRC volunteers are supporting the behavioral health needs of community residents and responders in times of...

Feb 22, 2024 | Beth Hess

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

Increasing Capacity of the MRC units to Serve

See how Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units in Utah and Missouri are increasing their capacity to serve their communities.

Jan 23, 2024 | Khusbu Patel

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  • Community Engagement
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Promoting Use of MRC Volunteer to Support Radiation Incidents

See how Medical Reserve Corps units in Virginia and George are preparing to support radiation emergenices in their...

Jan 16, 2024 | Lean Abdelaziz

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  • COVID-19
  • Medical Reserve Corps
  • Research & Reports

Celebrating Two Decades of Service! NACCHO releases the 2022 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps

This new report shows that while MRC volunteers contributed over 1.1 million hours of service across the country,...

Nov 21, 2023 | Laura Biesiadecki

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  • Community Engagement
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers Bridge Language Gaps

See how volunteers of the Medical Reserve Corps are bridging language gaps in their communities.

Oct 19, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

Medical Reserve Corps Unit Responds in All Seasons

See how volunteers from two Medical Reserve Corps unts respond to weather emergencies.

Sep 20, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Press Release
  • Medical Reserve Corps

National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From Washington: The Importance of Preparedness Both Nationally and Locally

On this week’s podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Adriane Casalotti, Chief of...

Sep 15, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

Partnering with Local Organizations to Host Volunteer Recruitment Fair

Learn how a Texas Medical Reserve Corps unit partnered with community groups to host a volunteer fair.

Aug 16, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Community Resilience
  • Climate Change
  • Emergency Response
  • Extreme Weather

Now Accepting Abstracts: 2024 Preparedness Summit

Abstracts due September 15.

Aug 02, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

Rebuilding Medical Reserve Corps Units to Meet Community Need

See how two Medical Reserve Corps units are rebuiling to meet community need.

Jul 20, 2023 | Beth Hess

Partner Articles

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

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through...

Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

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  • Partnerships

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group...

Mar 08, 2024

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Aging
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, is thrilled to launch...

Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into...

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization
  • Partnerships

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

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  • Opportunity

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

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Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19...

Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November...

Oct 16, 2023

Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19...

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

Celebrate with us!

Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

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Getting into the Groove: School-Located Vaccination...

NACCHO’s Immunization team has developed the School-Located Vaccination Clinic...

Aug 31, 2023 | Kayla Miller, PHAP

Getting into the Groove: School-Located Vaccination...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy People 2030

New Resource: A Guide to Aligning Healthy People 2030...

To help address the social determinants of health and advance health equity,...

Aug 14, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Resource: A Guide to Aligning Healthy People 2030...

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

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