The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.
From emerging infectious diseases and catastrophic natural disasters to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, our...
Apr 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Developed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and...
Apr 09, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO is featuring a new tool on its website, the Opioid Epidemic Toolkit for Local Health Departments, at https://bit.ly/2FiQOS3. As...
Mar 21, 2019 | Andrea Grenadier
In response to the “bomb cyclone” in the Midwest, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and...
Mar 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
This blog post was written by: Dr. Sarah Taft, Division Director (Acting) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National...
Mar 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
HHS ASPR’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) hosted a webinar on March 12, 2019 with speakers...
Mar 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) Toolkit was developed with the input of a team of healthcare partners and risk...
Feb 28, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Preliminary data reported to CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases show that, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 21, 2019,...
Feb 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
One lesson from recent events is that emergencies happen. And happen often. From disease outbreaks to natural disasters to man-made...
Feb 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
From emerging infectious diseases and catastrophic natural disasters to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, our nation’s threat environment continues to evolve. CDC’s Public Health Emergency Law Online Course helps to ensure your agency’s emergency law savvy evolves with it. Launched in 2007 and now available online, the course prepares state, tribal, local, and territorial...
Developed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE), this fact sheet: Outlines current guidance that exists regarding the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances during a disaster; Details the challenges that patients, healthcare providers, and emergency managers experience related...
NACCHO is featuring a new tool on its website, the Opioid Epidemic Toolkit for Local Health Departments, at https://bit.ly/2FiQOS3. As part of the CDC-funded Local Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response (LOOPR) Project, NACCHO is collecting resources to increase the capacity of LHDs to respond effectively to the opioid epidemic by working more closely with state […]
In response to the “bomb cyclone” in the Midwest, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published food safety tips for people in the areas affected. See additional food safety resources from FSIS below. FSIS’ YouTube video “Food Safety During Power Outages” has instructions for keeping frozen and […]
This blog post was written by: Dr. Sarah Taft, Division Director (Acting) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Homeland Security Research Center Large-scale disruptions from intentional chemical, biological, and radiological contamination events, natural disasters like hurricanes, or industrial accidents such as oil spills cause devastating effects on human health and the...
HHS ASPR’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) hosted a webinar on March 12, 2019 with speakers from small and rural hospitals who have experienced a recent emergency and activated their hospital-based incident command systems. They provided a brief overview of the incident, described how they implemented their incident command system, discussed tools...
The Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) Toolkit was developed with the input of a team of healthcare partners and risk management subject matter experts and designed to help healthcare facility owners and operators identify risks in an easy-to-follow format using objective, national-level data. In this webinar, speakers provided a brief overview of the RISC Tool […]
Preliminary data reported to CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases show that, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 21, 2019, 159 people from 10 states (CA, CO, CT, GA, IL, KY, NY, OR, TX, and WA) have been reported as having measles. Six outbreaks (defined as 3 or more linked cases) have been reported […]
One lesson from recent events is that emergencies happen. And happen often. From disease outbreaks to natural disasters to man-made crises, the stakes are high: Americans face serious health risks and even death with increasing regularity. Therefore, as a nation, it’s critical to ask, “Are we prepared?” To help answer that question, Trust for America’s […]
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Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and aims to...
May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a collection of new resources that can help stakeholders address...
Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...
Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...
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