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CDC Issues Health Advisory for Zika Virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory for Zika virus in the Western Hemisphere. Zika virus...
Jan 19, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Measuring Mass Fatality Preparedness – How Does Public Health Stand Up?
Many of the catastrophic hazards that LHDs plan for have serious potential to become mass fatality events. Even in the most...
Jan 13, 2016 | Rachel Schulman
Flu on Call™ Goes Live at Two Local Health Departments
Although there is no pandemic anywhere in the world now, local health departments are always working to improve their ability to...
Jan 12, 2016 | Katie Regan
ACMT Webinar Series on Chemical Agents of Opportunity: New Training Modules Available
The American College of Medical Toxicology is presenting the ninth module in the Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism Webinar...
Jan 07, 2016 | Rachel Schulman
The Role of Public Health in Terrorism and Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
In light of the recent events in Paris and San Bernardino, CA, active shooter and terrorism situations have dominated global media and...
Jan 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Registration Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference
Register Now for Early Bird Savings of $100 Start making your plans now to attend the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference,...
Jan 05, 2016 | Admin
New Funding Opportunity: Lessons in INfection Control Initiative
Through support from CDC, NACCHO is pleased to offer the LINC (Lessons in INfection Control) Initiative funding opportunity for local...
Dec 30, 2015 | Christina Baum
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – December 2015...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on December 15. The meeting kicked off with a...
Dec 30, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
December 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on December 9. During this call, Julie Looper, Senior Program...
Dec 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
CDC Issues Health Advisory for Zika VirusThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory for Zika virus in the Western Hemisphere. Zika virus is spread to humans through mosquito bites. While there are no documented cases of local transmission in the United States, Zika infections have been reported in travelers returning to the United States. More […] Jan 19, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Measuring Mass Fatality Preparedness – How Does Public Health Stand Up?Many of the catastrophic hazards that LHDs plan for have serious potential to become mass fatality events. Even in the most well-prepared communities, events such as pandemics, chemical spills, radiation releases, mass shootings, and acts of terrorism can still result in extremely high death tolls. Moreover, it doesn’t necessarily take a large number of deaths […] Jan 13, 2016 | Rachel Schulman |
Flu on Call™ Goes Live at Two Local Health DepartmentsAlthough there is no pandemic anywhere in the world now, local health departments are always working to improve their ability to respond to public health emergencies, including a severe influenza pandemic. In keeping with this, NACCHO, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, […] Jan 12, 2016 | Katie Regan |
ACMT Webinar Series on Chemical Agents of Opportunity: New Training Modules AvailableThe American College of Medical Toxicology is presenting the ninth module in the Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism Webinar Series addressing Water, Food, and Medication as Vectors on Wednesday, January 13th, at 3:30pm (EST). All are welcome to register at any time for this module using the registration link on the module website: Module 9: Water, Food, and Medication as Vectors. Note... Jan 07, 2016 | Rachel Schulman |
The Role of Public Health in Terrorism and Active Shooter Preparedness and ResponseIn light of the recent events in Paris and San Bernardino, CA, active shooter and terrorism situations have dominated global media and the minds of many Americans. Preparing for and recovering from these incidents is typically seen as the job of local and Federal law enforcement, but local public health is deeply involved in the […] Jan 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Registration Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics ConferenceRegister Now for Early Bird Savings of $100 Start making your plans now to attend the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference, August 21–24 in Atlanta. Registration is now open and early bird registration rates are available until July 1. Start Your Abstract Abstract submissions for the conference are now open through January 27, 2016 at […] Jan 05, 2016 | Admin |
New Funding Opportunity: Lessons in INfection Control InitiativeThrough support from CDC, NACCHO is pleased to offer the LINC (Lessons in INfection Control) Initiative funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). NACCHO will award at least 10 LHDs up to $25,000 each to improve both healthcare and community infection control and enhance coordination for preparing and responding to Ebola, healthcare-associated infections, and other […] Dec 30, 2015 | Christina Baum |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – December 2015 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on December 15. The meeting kicked off with a discussion on CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Capability 2: Community Recovery. Feedback on the capability was collected from workgroup members and will be used to inform NACCHO’s research, as well as help identify […] Dec 30, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
December 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on December 9. During this call, Julie Looper, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO, provided an informational update on the 2015 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps. In addition, workgroup member Steve Alles, Program Manager from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health presented an overview […] Dec 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
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