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Countermeasures Needed to Overcome the MCM Operational Readiness Review
WANTED: Resources to Help State and Locals Defeat the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review As budget period 4 (BP4)...
Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a Framework
By Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the...
Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Partnerships Between Local Public Health and Poison Control Lead to Greater...
The link between local public health departments and poison control centers is obvious, although not always well executed. Because of...
Jun 30, 2015 | Katie Regan
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety Month
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of...
Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Preparedness 101: Establishing a Core Curriculum for the Next Generation of Local...
Preparedness coordinators new to their roles and new to the field of public health preparedness face a tremendous learning curve when...
Jun 01, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front Line
By Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of...
May 27, 2015 | Guest Author
NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security Strategy
Earlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the...
Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges
2015 Preparedness Summit Begins With Opening Plenary on Emerging Threats
The 2015 Preparedness Summit began on Tuesday, April 14, with an opening plenary by Mike Walker, Senior Consultant at the Naval...
Apr 15, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup February Update
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on February 23, 2015. For the past two months, the workgroup...
Mar 09, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse
Countermeasures Needed to Overcome the MCM Operational Readiness ReviewWANTED: Resources to Help State and Locals Defeat the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review As budget period 4 (BP4) grant year gets underway, many state and local health departments have begun preparations for the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) in their jurisdiction. With many local health departments completing the ORR for the first […] Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a FrameworkBy Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized a series of workshops tasked with identifying opportunities to strengthen regional coordination to ensure effective medical and public health response to... Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Partnerships Between Local Public Health and Poison Control Lead to Greater Community Health LiteracyThe link between local public health departments and poison control centers is obvious, although not always well executed. Because of the sensitive nature of poison control data, and the lack of bureaucratic connection between the two organizations, it can sometimes be hard to share information. It can sometimes even be hard to remember to share […] Jun 30, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety MonthThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of their communities. In honor of National Safety Month this June, MRC units across the country are continuing to honor their mission by holding events dedicated to promoting community safety. National Safety Month focuses on […] Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Preparedness 101: Establishing a Core Curriculum for the Next Generation of Local Health Department Preparedness WorkersPreparedness coordinators new to their roles and new to the field of public health preparedness face a tremendous learning curve when they first start their jobs: they have multiple enormous federal guidance documents to review, thousands of pages of existing health department plans to read, laws and regulations from local, state, and federal governments to […] Jun 01, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front LineBy Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) promotes and protects the health of 1.5 million residents of Philadelphia, in part through surveillance of over 70 communicable diseases and conditions. Of these diseases, few are considered healthcare associated and traditionally, outside of... May 27, 2015 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security StrategyEarlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). The document provides strategic direction to ensure that efforts to improve health security nationwide over the next four years are guided by a common vision; based on sound evidence; and […] Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
2015 Preparedness Summit Begins With Opening Plenary on Emerging ThreatsThe 2015 Preparedness Summit began on Tuesday, April 14, with an opening plenary by Mike Walker, Senior Consultant at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Walker’s presentation focused on emerging threats that could have an extreme impact on the public health infrastructure of the United States and beyond. Walker noted the […] Apr 15, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup February UpdateThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on February 23, 2015. For the past two months, the workgroup has been working diligently to shape the MRC mentorship program. Descriptions and applications for both mentors and mentees have been drafted, and the workgroup is currently working with NACCHO to identify selection criteria and […] Mar 09, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse |
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