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

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Engagement

Tri-County Health Department Helps Community Prepare

During this, National Preparedness Month, see how the Tri-County Health Department in Colorado helps its community...

Sep 24, 2021 | Guest Author

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  • Tools & Resources

National Preparedness Month 2021: Teach Youth About Preparedness

This fourth week of National Preparedness Month is a great time to teach youth about preparedness.

Sep 24, 2021 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

NACCHO Summer Exchange 2021: COVID-19

The Summer 2021 issue of NACCHO Exchange showcases the ways in which local health departments and other public health...

Sep 23, 2021 | Beth Hess

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  • Tools & Resources

National Preparedness Month 2021: Low-Cost, No-Cost Preparedness

During this third week of National Preparedness Month, let's focus on low-cost and no-cost preparedness actions.

Sep 17, 2021 | Beth Hess

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  • Opportunity

Now Accepting Abstracts: 2022 Preparedness Summit

The abstract submission period for the 2022 Preparedness Summit is open!

Sep 16, 2021 | Beth Hess

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

Webinar: SimpleReport and ReportStream: How the U.S. Digital Service can help Navigate Reporting Requirements for Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Tests

Join this webinar on Tuesday, September 28, 3:00-4:00 PM ET.

Sep 13, 2021 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

Webinar: Shots at the Shop: How Local Health Departments Can Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations by Supporting Barber Shops and Salons

Join this webinar on Thursday, September 23, 3:00-4:30 PM ET.

Sep 13, 2021 | Beth Hess

Webinar
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

Webinar: What's New: Equity and Policy Preparedness During Public Health Emergencies

Join this webinar on Tuesday, September 14, 1:00-2:30 pm ET.

Sep 10, 2021 | Guest Author

  • Opportunity
  • Workforce Development

CDC, AmeriCorps Seek Proposals to Build a New Generation of Public Health Leaders

AmeriCorps, in a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has launched Public Health...

Sep 09, 2021 | Guest Author

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  • Tools & Resources

National Preparedness Month 2021: Build a Kit

This second week of National Preparedness Month is a great time to build or update your kit.

Sep 09, 2021 | Beth Hess

Partner Articles

Water Fountain
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • 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

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

  • COVID-19
  • 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

  • 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...

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