Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Resources

The arrival of hurricane season and potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin serve as a reminder that the 2,800 local health departments...

Aug 28, 2015 | Admin

  • What to Know about Summer Weather and Lyme Disease

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health and infectious disease news...

    Jul 08, 2015 | Guest Author

  • 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

  • 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

  • Fred the Preparedness Dog Conducts Interview for NACCHO Podcast Series

    Fred the Preparedness Dog has been all over the 2015 Preparedness Summit, meeting fellow public health professionals, attending...

    Apr 16, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • 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

  • White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of...

    A new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is...

    Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • 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

  • NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health...

    NACCHO was honored to be invited by the White House to discuss its Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities...

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

  • Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Resources

    The arrival of hurricane season and potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin serve as a reminder that the 2,800 local health departments across our nation stand ready to help protect residents and families from all sorts of natural disasters and to play a vital role in any recovery efforts. Local health departments are life-saving first responders […]

    Aug 28, 2015 | Admin

    What to Know about Summer Weather and Lyme Disease

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health and infectious disease news and information, visit 

    Jul 08, 2015 | Guest Author

    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 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

    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 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

    Fred the Preparedness Dog Conducts Interview for NACCHO Podcast Series

    Fred the Preparedness Dog has been all over the 2015 Preparedness Summit, meeting fellow public health professionals, attending sessions, and even hosting one of his own. Fred, a 3-year-old German shepherd who works with the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE) to teach children about family and pet preparedness, on Wednesday even sat […]

    Apr 16, 2015 | Katie Regan

    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 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

    White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of Climate Change

    A new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is undertaking to better understand, communicate, and reduce the health impacts of climate change. These actions include: Convening stakeholders: The White House this week is holding a series of meetings with health and medical […]

    Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan

    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, 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

    NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health Facilities Prepare for Climate Change

    NACCHO was honored to be invited by the White House to discuss its Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities Initiative. NACCHO and local health departments across the country applaud the White House for leading this effort to ensure that people have access to the health care they need and for recognizing that climate change […]

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

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