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

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

Apply for NACCHO's 2021 Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Awards

NACCHO is pleased to announce a request for applications (RFA) for the 2021 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Operational...

Oct 28, 2020 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Fostering Volunteer Resiliency

Weekly since March the Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps Resiliency Team has sent unit volunteers a mental...

Oct 28, 2020 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19

Considerations for Halloween and other Holiday Celebrations

The CDC has a new webpage that features new ways of trick or treating and other Halloween activities to reduce the...

Oct 22, 2020 | Beth Hess

Travel Planner
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources

CDC’s New Travel Planner

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a web portal called Travel Planner, that will serve as...

Oct 20, 2020 | Beth Hess

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization

CDC Releases New COVID-19 Vaccine Specific Web Content

The CDC has added vaccine-specific content to its extensive COVID-19 website.

Oct 15, 2020 | Beth Hess

  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Living & Prevention

Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Disaster Technical Assistance Center has developed a...

Oct 14, 2020 | Beth Hess

  • COVID-19
  • School Safety

Webinar Recording: The Impact of COVID-19 on School Re-Opening

The recording and presentation slides are now available for NACCHO's webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on school...

Oct 08, 2020 | Beth Hess

Self care
  • COVID-19
  • Healthy Living & Prevention

Mini Modules to Relieve Stress for Healthcare Workers Responding to COVID-19

ASPR TRACIE has developed mini modules to help those responding to COVID-19 recognize and reduce their stress levels...

Oct 08, 2020 | Beth Hess

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • School Safety

CDC Releases Interim Guidance for Contact Tracing in K-12 Schools, Institutions of Higher Education

CDC has released interim contact tracing guidance for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to...

Oct 02, 2020 | Beth Hess

Webinar
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

Webinar: COVID-19: Electronic Case Reporting Usage at the National, State, and Local Level

NACCHO invites local health department leadership and staff to participate in a webinar, COVID-19: Electronic Case...

Oct 02, 2020 | Beth Hess

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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

2020 04 27 15 54 18 Public Health COVID 19 Online Community
  • 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
  • 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

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