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Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with...
Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications...
Apr 27, 2016 | Guest Author
Using MAPP to Improve Community Resilience
Over the past two years, ASPR and NACCHO have been working together to identify and test ways in which local health departments can...
Apr 12, 2016 | Stephen Maheux
Community Planning Framework Available to Help with Medical Surge Planning
Medical surge – defined by the CDC as “the ability of a healthcare system to provide adequate medical care during events that exceed...
Apr 07, 2016 | Stephen Maheux
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific...
The White House released the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s latest assessment, “The Impacts of Climate Change on...
Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Awards
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in...
Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – February 2016...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on February 23. This month’s meeting focused...
Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – March 2016...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 22. This month’s meeting focused on...
Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with...
Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications...
Apr 05, 2016 | Guest Author
2016 Call for Volunteers: An Opportunity to Serve
NACCHO will accept applications for the 2016 advisory groups and committees April 1–30. NACCHO invites local health department leaders...
Apr 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with Ana-Marie Jones, Part 2Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications and Information Sharing Workgroup member; Interview by Eric E. Holdeman, Principal, Eric Holdeman & Associates. Ana-Marie Jones is the Executive Director of CARD – Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters, a nonprofit located in Alameda County, CA.... Apr 27, 2016 | Guest Author |
Using MAPP to Improve Community ResilienceOver the past two years, ASPR and NACCHO have been working together to identify and test ways in which local health departments can improve resilience in their communities. In March 2015, three local health departments were selected as test sites for a pilot program designed to test whether “Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships” (MAPP) […] Apr 12, 2016 | Stephen Maheux |
Community Planning Framework Available to Help with Medical Surge PlanningMedical surge – defined by the CDC as “the ability of a healthcare system to provide adequate medical care during events that exceed the limits of the normal medical infrastructure of an affected community” – is a major concern among the healthcare community during a natural disaster, disease outbreak, or act of terrorism. While many […] Apr 07, 2016 | Stephen Maheux |
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific AssessmentThe White House released the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s latest assessment, “The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment.” The report significantly advances what we know about the impacts of climate change on public health, and the confidence with which we know it. It reinforces the significant threat […] Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge AwardsMedical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in their communities. Volunteers play an integral role in assisting local health departments before, during, and after disasters. As a result of budget cuts, local health departments increasingly rely on volunteers to supplement their efforts […] Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – February 2016 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on February 23. This month’s meeting focused on the Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) toolkit. PPOM members will be undertaking an evaluation and review of all tools in the PPHR toolkit. Based on evaluations and discussion PPOM members will recommend tools for removal […] Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – March 2016 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 22. This month’s meeting focused on a new template tool for AARs, developed and presented by PPOM member, Julie Stephens. Julie presented the tool and showed an example AAR that had been completed using the tool, members were encouraged to use […] Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers |
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with Ana-Marie Jones, Part 1Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications and Information Sharing Workgroup member; Interview by Eric E. Holdeman, Principal, Eric Holdeman & Associates Ana-Marie Jones is the Executive Director of CARD – Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters, a nonprofit located in Alameda County, CA.... Apr 05, 2016 | Guest Author |
2016 Call for Volunteers: An Opportunity to ServeNACCHO will accept applications for the 2016 advisory groups and committees April 1–30. NACCHO invites local health department leaders to apply to help inform and guide NACCHO’s projects. Lead by sharing your talents and expertise. Learn more. The deadline to be considered for the 2016 openings is April 30, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). NACCHO’s advisory groups […] Apr 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
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