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Preparing Communities for Summer Weather Threats
With the sunshine and warm weather that summertime brings, comes severe heat and storms. Many communities in the southern United...
Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
FEMA Develops New Data Visualization Tool to Map Past Disasters
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a new data visualization tool that allows people to explore and record...
Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
America’s PrepareAthon! Helps Build Resilient Communities
By Gwen Camp, director of individual and community preparedness for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Despite the...
Apr 28, 2015 | Guest Author
23 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) has recognized 23 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for,...
Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman
Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide Preparedness
A hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected,...
Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman
2014 National Health Security Preparedness Index Results Released
The National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI), a new way to measure and advance the nation’s readiness to respond to large...
Dec 10, 2014 | Admin
Presidential Proclamation: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month 2014
President Obama declared November as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. See more on the White House’s...
Nov 04, 2014 | Admin
Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers: Outcomes from the Federal...
The CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration with the Association of Schools and...
Nov 03, 2014 | Admin
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk...
By Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon,...
Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair
Preparing Communities for Summer Weather ThreatsWith the sunshine and warm weather that summertime brings, comes severe heat and storms. Many communities in the southern United States are already experiencing such adverse conditions, with devastating outcomes. On May 24, heavy rainfall and destructive floods hit Texas and Oklahoma, resulting in hundreds of damaged homes, 28 deaths, and 11 people missing. The […] Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
FEMA Develops New Data Visualization Tool to Map Past DisastersThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a new data visualization tool that allows people to explore and record historic federal disaster declarations by state, county, hazard, or year. Users can see the number of disaster declarations and the types of hazards – such as fires, floods, storms, tornadoes, and mudslides – that have occurred […] Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
America’s PrepareAthon! Helps Build Resilient CommunitiesBy Gwen Camp, director of individual and community preparedness for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Despite the heartbreaking stories of recent disasters, research shows nearly 60 percent of Americans have not participated in a preparedness drill or exercise at their workplace, school, or home in the past year. Local leaders in public health preparedness […] Apr 28, 2015 | Guest Author |
23 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready RecognitionNACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) has recognized 23 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond to and recover from public health emergencies. Sixteen agencies from Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Tennessee earned PPHR recognition for the first time, and seven agencies from Virginia achieved PPHR re-recognition status. PPHR recognition reflects […] Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman |
Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide PreparednessA hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected, too? The local health department reports a suspected case of Ebola. Who at the state level should be notified first? Quick, effective responses to public health emergencies require planning, coordination, and practice among and between […] Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman |
2014 National Health Security Preparedness Index Results ReleasedThe National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI), a new way to measure and advance the nation’s readiness to respond to large scale emergencies of all kinds, released the results for 2014 on December 9. The 2014 Index includes an expanded and revised structure, additional measures, and updated data. The NHSPI was first released in 2013, […] Dec 10, 2014 | Admin |
Presidential Proclamation: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month 2014President Obama declared November as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. See more on the White House’s website, and read about NACCHO’s work in critical infrastructure protection. Essential to our national security and economic growth, America’s critical infrastructure — from our power plants and pipelines to our hospitals and highways — supports... Nov 04, 2014 | Admin |
Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers: Outcomes from the Federal Investment in Public Health Systems Research to Strengthen Preparedness and ResponseThe CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), is pleased to present the Public Health Reports supplement titled, “Outcomes from the Federal Investment in Public Health Systems Research to Strengthen Preparedness and Response.” The full journal supplement is now available […] Nov 03, 2014 | Admin |
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk of Cyber-AttackBy Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon, Program Analyst for Public Health Informatics at NACCHO The constant connection to the Internet has enabled us to stay connected to friends and family, coordinate within our communities, and find innovative solutions for our most pressing challenges. […] Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair |
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