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CDC Confirms First Case of Ebola in Texas
On September 30, 2014 at 5:30 PM EDT, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a press conference with hospital and...
Oct 01, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Are Preparedness Funding Cuts Impacting the Capability of Local Health Departments...
“What if there was a case of Ebola in my community?” With the growing outbreak in West Africa, public health preparedness planners...
Sep 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup September Report
The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its September call on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 2 PM Eastern Time....
Sep 29, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and...
CDC has released its Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health Officials...
Sep 17, 2014 | Admin
U.S. to Commit Up to 3,000 Troops to Fight Ebola in Africa
According to the New York Times, today President Obama will announce an expansion of up to 3,000 military troops and additional...
Sep 16, 2014 | Admin
OMB Issues Special Funding Request to Counter Ebola
The Obama administration has requested funding to address the worsening outbreak of Ebola in Africa. An additional $30 million in...
Sep 08, 2014 | Admin
National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
NACCHO staff attended the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media in Atlanta from August 19-21. This...
Aug 29, 2014 | Admin
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup August Report
On August 11, the MCM Workgroup held its second monthly call of the project year. It was my first day working as a Senior Program...
Aug 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group August Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 13. The workgroup welcomed new NACCHO staff member Katie...
Aug 21, 2014 | Katie Dwyer
CDC Confirms First Case of Ebola in TexasOn September 30, 2014 at 5:30 PM EDT, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a press conference with hospital and public health representatives from Dallas, Texas to announce that test results had confirmed a case of Ebola in a traveler from Liberia. The patient was not ill during his flight to the […] Oct 01, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Are Preparedness Funding Cuts Impacting the Capability of Local Health Departments to Respond to Global Health Security Threats?“What if there was a case of Ebola in my community?” With the growing outbreak in West Africa, public health preparedness planners across the country are mulling this question as concern grows over the threat posed by Ebola to global health security. This question is inevitably followed up with, “Are we ready?” Sep 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup September ReportThe Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its September call on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 2 PM Eastern Time. Ten workgroup members participated in the call. The group discussed its 2014-2015 workplan and finalized the deliverables proposed during the August call. The workgroup discussed three planned abstracts for the 2015 Preparedness Summit and […] Sep 29, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health OfficialsCDC has released its Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health Officials available at: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/preparedness/planning-tips-top10.html. The document is designed to guide health departments’ planning efforts, to help assess readiness, and to identify resources to address any gaps. It links together the... Sep 17, 2014 | Admin |
U.S. to Commit Up to 3,000 Troops to Fight Ebola in AfricaAccording to the New York Times, today President Obama will announce an expansion of up to 3,000 military troops and additional medical support to fight the Ebola virus in Africa. The TImes reports that the Department of Defense will open a joint command center in Monrovia, Liberia to coordinate international Ebola response efforts. Military troops will construct […] Sep 16, 2014 | Admin |
OMB Issues Special Funding Request to Counter EbolaThe Obama administration has requested funding to address the worsening outbreak of Ebola in Africa. An additional $30 million in funding would help CDC cover the cost of treatments and vaccines, labs, and personnel dispatched to contain the spread of the disease. In addition, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requested $58 million to accelerate the […] Sep 08, 2014 | Admin |
National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and MediaNACCHO staff attended the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media in Atlanta from August 19-21. This year’s conference explored the theme, “What’s Your Story?” and the majority of sessions covered the importance of storytelling in health promotion and prevention. Numerous concepts presented at the conference will be used to help optimize... Aug 29, 2014 | Admin |
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup August ReportOn August 11, the MCM Workgroup held its second monthly call of the project year. It was my first day working as a Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO and I was announced as the new NACCHO staff lead of the workgroup. On the call, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) described […] Aug 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group August ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 13. The workgroup welcomed new NACCHO staff member Katie Schemm, Senior Program Analyst. During the August call, Chris Aldridge, NACCHO’s Senior Director for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, provided a briefing on recent events and CDC guidance related to the Ebola outbreak in […] Aug 21, 2014 | Katie Dwyer |
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