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

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  • COVID-19
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Webinar: Improving Adolescent Vaccine Coverage – Situation Assessment, Insights, and Tools You Can Use

Join this webinar on Thursday, July 29, 3:00-4:15 pm ET.

Jul 23, 2021 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19

LHD Request: Challenges and Solutions Administering Second Dose

NACCHO would like to collect feedback and input from LHD's on what efforts are being done to promote people getting the...

Jul 22, 2021 | Beth Hess

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

Sustaining and Engaging Volunteers

COVID-19 brought an influx of volunteers to many Medical Reserve Corps units. As pandemic-related missions shift in...

Jul 21, 2021 | Beth Hess

CRC Sim PLER
  • Webinar
  • Emergency Response

CRC SimPLER: A Practice Workshop

Join this webinar on Monday, August 23, 1:00-2:00 pm ET.

Jul 08, 2021 | Shanlynn Bias

Webinar
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

Webinar: Strategies for Building and Maintaining Relationships with Nursing Homes to Reduce MDROs and COVID-19 Case Burden

Join this webinar on Tuesday, July 20, 300-4:00 pm ET.

Jul 07, 2021 | Beth Hess

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Extreme Weather

CDC Resources to Combat Extreme Heat

With the Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and New England experiencing extreme heat events, CDC resources can support you...

Jul 07, 2021 | Guest Author

  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources

Spanish-Language Materials: Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) has...

Jul 06, 2021 | Beth Hess

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Extreme Weather

New, Illustrated Advice on Sheltering-in-Place Available

FEMA has released new pictograms to learn where to go, what to do, and how long you should shelter-in-place for 10...

Jul 06, 2021 | Beth Hess

  • Opportunity

Become a Member of NACSD and NACIDD

The National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters (NACIDD) and National Advisory Committee...

Jul 02, 2021 | Beth Hess

Threats

Health Security Threat Landscape and the Effects of COVID-19

The United States continues to face diverse and evolving health security threats from a variety of origins such as...

Jul 01, 2021 | Shanlynn Bias

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

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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

  • 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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