The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.
CDC has worked with many state and local public health and emergency management jurisdictions over the past decade and a half, and...
Feb 28, 2019 | Raymond Puerini
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...
Jan 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today...
Jan 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released the 2018 Preparedness Profile assessment describing...
Dec 20, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) partnered with Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN) to...
Dec 14, 2018
The New York City Medical Reserve Corps (NYC MRC) is a trained group of more than 9,000 healthcare volunteers coordinated by the NYC...
Nov 20, 2018
Emergency preparedness coordinators ensure that local health departments have planned for, can respond to, and can recover from public...
Nov 07, 2018
Registration is now open for the 2019 Preparedness Summit! Save $100 by registering before Feb. 8, 2019. The summit will take place...
Oct 31, 2018
Anti-Semitic acts have been increasing in the U.S., fueled by careless, incendiary, and conspiracy-fueled political and hate speech...
Oct 31, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier
CDC has worked with many state and local public health and emergency management jurisdictions over the past decade and a half, and continues to provide technical assistance, training, and tools to support radiation emergency planning and preparedness activities. Many state and local preparedness partners have made great progress in their preparedness efforts for these types […]
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released the 2019-2022 National Health Security Strategy to provide a vision for strengthening the nation’s ability to prevent, detect, assess, prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies. With the 2019 Preparedness...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today released an updated quadrennial strategy to safeguard the nation’s health in times of crisis. The 2019-2022 National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) provides a vision to strengthen the nation’s ability to prevent, detect, assess, prepare for, […]
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released the 2018 Preparedness Profile assessment describing the landscape of public health emergency preparedness across the United States. The assessment gathers information about preparedness trends and emerging issues at local health departments (LHDs) to provide an evidentiary foundation for future public health...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) partnered with Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN) to identify, understand and address the gaps in public health, healthcare, and radiation control regarding outreach, training, and programmatic activities. During the 2017-2018 project year, NACCHO and RITN convened a subset of key stakeholders from these industries to...
The New York City Medical Reserve Corps (NYC MRC) is a trained group of more than 9,000 healthcare volunteers coordinated by the NYC Health Department. The NYC MRC stood up in 2004 in direct response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and subsequent anthrax threat. Originally a disaster response organization, the NYC MRC expanded its […]
Emergency preparedness coordinators ensure that local health departments have planned for, can respond to, and can recover from public health emergencies. To help new emergency preparedness coordinators navigate the complex landscape of public health preparedness, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO ) is offering a yearlong training and mentoring program called...
Registration is now open for the 2019 Preparedness Summit! Save $100 by registering before Feb. 8, 2019. The summit will take place March 26-29 at America’s Center Convention Complex (St. Louis Convention Center) in St. Louis, Mo. This year’s theme is “Preparedness Summit 2019: The Evolving Threat Environment.” Participating in the 2019 Preparedness Summit is an […]
Anti-Semitic acts have been increasing in the U.S., fueled by careless, incendiary, and conspiracy-fueled political and hate speech that demonizes not only Jews, but Muslims, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and people of color.
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A Model Aquatic Health Code Network webinar featuring Columbus Public Health.
PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes
Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for local health departments.
Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and aims to...
May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a collection of new resources that can help stakeholders address...
Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...
Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...
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