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A Whole Community Approach to Medication Dispensing
Gone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health...
Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author
CDC and NACCHO Resources for Responding to Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. In the face of budget cuts and...
Sep 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Cyber Attack on U.S. Hospital Group Highlights Vulnerability of Critical...
On Monday, August 18th, Community Health Systems, one of the largest U.S. hospital groups, reported that they were the victim of a...
Aug 20, 2014 | Justin Snair
New Student Opportunities for Fall 2014: NACCHO Launches Health Policy and Practice...
For the 2014-2015 academic year, NACCHO has expanded their student opportunities to include the newly developed Local Public Health...
Aug 12, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award Recipients
Within the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their...
Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston
UNMC and NACDS Focus Group on Pharmacy-Based Rapid Diagnostic Testing
Date: July 17, 2014 Staff Representative: Erin Roberts NACCHO is working with researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical...
Jul 23, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical Infrastructure
Sara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare...
Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal Challenges
The term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce...
Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup May Report
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on May 27. Erin Burdette updated the group on...
Jun 11, 2014 | Erin Burdette
A Whole Community Approach to Medication DispensingGone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health departments (LHDs). Getting medication quickly to the community is particularly challenging in a large metropolitan area. To meet this challenge, Public Health – Seattle & King County (King County) is joining forces with partners in the community and public and private... Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author |
CDC and NACCHO Resources for Responding to Outbreaks of Foodborne IllnessLocal health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. In the face of budget cuts and staff reductions, LHDs are responsible for food safety inspections, epidemiological surveillance, the investigation of foodborne illness, and educating the public on food safety. Sep 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Cyber Attack on U.S. Hospital Group Highlights Vulnerability of Critical InfrastructureOn Monday, August 18th, Community Health Systems, one of the largest U.S. hospital groups, reported that they were the victim of a cyber-attack from China, which resulted in the theft of Social Security numbers and other personal data belonging to 4.5 million patients. This attack is the largest of its type involving patient information since the U.S. Department […] Aug 20, 2014 | Justin Snair |
New Student Opportunities for Fall 2014: NACCHO Launches Health Policy and Practice Scholars ProgramFor the 2014-2015 academic year, NACCHO has expanded their student opportunities to include the newly developed Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program. This program was designed as a guided, academic, practice-based opportunity for graduate level students in public health, pharmacy, environmental studies, or law to work on policy and practice issues impacting public […] Aug 12, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award RecipientsWithin the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their communities through new projects and programs made possible by the awards. Each of the 29 units, with the support of NACCHO and the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has launched […] Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston |
UNMC and NACDS Focus Group on Pharmacy-Based Rapid Diagnostic TestingDate: July 17, 2014 Staff Representative: Erin Roberts NACCHO is working with researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Pharmacy and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation to explore the feasibility and viability of bringing influenza and strep A rapid diagnostic testing to community pharmacies. Project leads are coordinating focus... Jul 23, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical InfrastructureSara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare Washoe County for a pandemic through the use of closed Points of Dispensing (PODs) which target vital services employees. Closed PODs are defined as public and private locations that have agreed to dispense medications, generally during […] Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal ChallengesThe term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce vulnerability to, and recover from emergency situations or disastrous events resulting from either natural or manmade causes. However, public health preparedness is also about being prepared to respond to the less catastrophic scenarios and problems that arise on a... Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author |
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup May ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on May 27. Erin Burdette updated the group on the first policy statement sub-committee call, which took place May 22. The sub-committee was formed to focus on policy statements that are assigned to the PPOM workgroup. There are currently five policy statements being […] Jun 11, 2014 | Erin Burdette |
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