Preparedness Brief

The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

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  • Press Release

NACCHO Announces More Than $1.2 Million in Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Awards

NACCHO is pleased to announce the 2024 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Operational Readiness Awards (ORA).

Mar 14, 2024

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Extreme Weather
  • Opportunity
  • Technical Assistance

Join us in Florida for the 2024 Vector Control Hurricane Crisis Workshop

An agenda-at-a-glance is now available.

Mar 12, 2024 | Anu Varma

Caregiver
  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Community Resilience

Disaster Preparedness Guide for Caregivers

New Disaster Preparedness Guide available for caregivers.

Feb 28, 2024

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  • Webinar

Animal Decontamination in Radiation Incidents

Join this webinar on March 13 at 1:00 PM ET.

Feb 27, 2024 | Lean Abdelaziz

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CDC Releases 2024-2028 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreement Notice of Funding Opportunity

Applications due April 24.

Feb 26, 2024

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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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  • Press Release

NACCHO Recognizes Sixteen Local Health Departments for Preparedness in Public Health Emergencies

NACCHO is pleased to announce that 16 agencies from across the United States have been recognized by NACCHO’s Project...

Feb 22, 2024

Cyber
  • Tools & Resources
  • Technology

Health Sector Publishes Guide for Coordinating Privacy and Security Partnerships

New guide published to coordinate privacy and cybersecurity functions for improved overall compliance and operational...

Feb 19, 2024

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  • Webinar
  • Preparedness Profile

Local Public Health Preparedness Landscape: Findings from the 2022 Preparedness Profile

View the webinar recording.

Feb 16, 2024 | Beth Hess

Lessons Learned From Local Health Departments
  • Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Meeting the Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness During Local WASH-Related Emergencies

Article in March 2024 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) highlights needs of people...

Feb 09, 2024 | Rebecca Rainey

Partner Articles

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

Water Fountain
  • Tools & Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease
  • Opportunity

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of...

May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a...

Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

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  • Communications & Public Relations
  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

Penn State Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) has...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

  • Tools & Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Infectious Disease
  • Podcast

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy has a running archive of...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

  • Research & Reports

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd...

Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

  • Call for Comments
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a New Project...

Oct 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

  • Community Engagement

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

Dr. Scott Santibanez, Associate Director for Science for CDC’s Division in...

Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Water Quality

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

During water system interruptions, the operation of healthcare facilities is...

Aug 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

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