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Introducing NACCHO’s Public Health Preparedness Law Learning Module
By Geoffrey Mwaungulu Jr., JD, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst and Madison Ferraro, NACCHO Program Analyst Public health...
May 31, 2017 | Guest Author
New Resources for Health Departments: Building Pharmacy Partnerships
At the 2017 Preparedness Summit, NACCHO hosted a workshop entitled “Practical Steps for Health Departments to Include Pharmacies...
May 15, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
ASPR Implementation Guidance for 2017-2022 HPP Performance Measures
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HSS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) recently...
May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
FEMA Seeks Partners to Gather Community Feedback on Disaster Readiness
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is launching a collaborative effort to gather feedback from communities across the...
May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
New NACCHO Toolbox Search Features for MCM Operational Readiness Review Resources
Rolled out nationally in 2014, the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) serves as the national standard to...
May 08, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
New CDC Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza
On April 21, 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
May 08, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Explore Public Health Law & Preparedness at the 2017 Preparedness Summit
Public health law, whether at the federal, state, or local level, plays a critical role in shaping how local health departments (LHDs)...
Apr 12, 2017 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
When Spring Showers Bring Floods instead of Flowers: Lowering Flooding Risks for...
By Cliff Treyens, Director of General Public Outreach, National Ground Water Association National Groundwater Awareness Week, recently...
Mar 20, 2017 | Guest Author
Behind the Scenes: Development of New Medical Countermeasure Resource
In late January, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Division of State and Local Readiness convened over 60 medical...
Mar 06, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Introducing NACCHO’s Public Health Preparedness Law Learning ModuleBy Geoffrey Mwaungulu Jr., JD, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst and Madison Ferraro, NACCHO Program Analyst Public health professionals have become increasingly involved in response efforts supporting communities impacted by bioterrorism, natural disasters, and infectious disease outbreaks. When responding to these public health emergencies legal issues can present significant challenges to... May 31, 2017 | Guest Author |
New Resources for Health Departments: Building Pharmacy PartnershipsAt the 2017 Preparedness Summit, NACCHO hosted a workshop entitled “Practical Steps for Health Departments to Include Pharmacies in Preparedness Efforts.” This interactive session engaged over 70 representatives from the local, state, and federal level in a joint discussion of challenges related to building pharmacies partnerships and strategies to overcome those challenges. The... May 15, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
ASPR Implementation Guidance for 2017-2022 HPP Performance MeasuresThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HSS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) recently released the final Implementation Guidance for the 2017-2022 Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Performance Measures (click here to view the full document). Developed using input from current HPP awardees, health care coalitions (HCCs), as well as health care... May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
FEMA Seeks Partners to Gather Community Feedback on Disaster ReadinessThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is launching a collaborative effort to gather feedback from communities across the country on the topic of disaster preparedness messaging. The collective data will be used to supplement findings from a 2016 FEMA pilot study, examining how preparedness messages are received and interpreted among populations disproportionately affected by disasters.... May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New NACCHO Toolbox Search Features for MCM Operational Readiness Review ResourcesRolled out nationally in 2014, the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) serves as the national standard to assess health department capacity for distributing and dispensing medical countermeasures (MCM) in response to public health emergencies. Developed and implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of State and Local Readiness, this... May 08, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
New CDC Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic InfluenzaOn April 21, 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report with updated pre-pandemic planning guidelines that: Replace the 2007 Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States Summarize key lessons learned from […] May 08, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
Explore Public Health Law & Preparedness at the 2017 Preparedness SummitPublic health law, whether at the federal, state, or local level, plays a critical role in shaping how local health departments (LHDs) and their partners approach and implement preparedness strategy and response activities. From defining the roles of stakeholders leading or supporting emergency planning, response, and recovery efforts to ensuring legal protections for personally identifiable... Apr 12, 2017 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
When Spring Showers Bring Floods instead of Flowers: Lowering Flooding Risks for Private Well UsersBy Cliff Treyens, Director of General Public Outreach, National Ground Water Association National Groundwater Awareness Week, recently observed on March 5-11, affords an opportunity to deliver a timely message to private household water well owners. April showers not only bring May flowers, they can also cause floods inundating private wells, which serve as the primary source […] Mar 20, 2017 | Guest Author |
Behind the Scenes: Development of New Medical Countermeasure ResourceIn late January, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Division of State and Local Readiness convened over 60 medical countermeasure (MCM) experts across the local, state, and federal levels to gather feedback about a new MCM Operational Resource Guide. Meeting attendees included public health and emergency management agency staff, pharmaceutical industry partners, tribal […] Mar 06, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
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