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NACCHO MRC Volunteer Core Competency Ad Hoc Workgroup Meeting
On April 17-18, members of NACCHO’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Volunteer Core Competency Ad Hoc Workgroup met to continue its work...
May 06, 2014 | Kim Grimmick
Medical Needs Assessment of Colorado Muslim Society Community
By Dr. Mohamed Hamdy, Unit Coordinator, Colorado Muslim Society Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) With NACCHO’s support, the Colorado...
Apr 25, 2014 | Guest Author
Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health Intersect
Climate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George...
Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author
Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr....
The Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to...
Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair
Launch of the Global Health Security Agenda
On Friday, Feb. 21, two NACCHO preparedness and infectious disease staff attended the Launch of the Global Health Security (GHS)...
Mar 20, 2014 | Sara Rubin
NACCHO’s Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer Core Competency Advisory Workgroup
Given the expansion of the strategic vision of the MRC to include both preparedness/response and routine public health activities and...
Feb 28, 2014 | Kim Grimmick
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup December Report
Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel The PPOM held its monthly call on Dec. 10. The group discussed Public...
Jan 06, 2014 | Resham Patel
Risk Communications and Information Sharing November Report
Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its...
Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Radiation Legal Preparedness Project Update and Webinar
On September 18, 2013, Andrew Roszak presented a webinar for the National Alliance on Radiation Readiness (NARR) to provide an...
Nov 27, 2013 | Andy Roszak
NACCHO MRC Volunteer Core Competency Ad Hoc Workgroup MeetingOn April 17-18, members of NACCHO’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Volunteer Core Competency Ad Hoc Workgroup met to continue its work with developing a conceptual framework for training and development activities for the MRC network. Members of the group took what was learned from the February in-person meeting and additional areas of research presented at its […] May 06, 2014 | Kim Grimmick |
Medical Needs Assessment of Colorado Muslim Society CommunityBy Dr. Mohamed Hamdy, Unit Coordinator, Colorado Muslim Society Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) With NACCHO’s support, the Colorado Muslim Society MRC was able to conduct a comprehensive survey to identify health disparities within their community. The research has uncovered demographics about the community that can be used to address medical and emergency preparedness needs within the... Apr 25, 2014 | Guest Author |
Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health IntersectClimate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George Luber, the Public Health Institute’s Dr. Linda Rudolph, Dr. Jonathon Patz, Director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin, and Sandi Galvez of the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative for a provocative Web Forum on May 14, 2014 at... Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author |
Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr. Rahul GuptaThe Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to occur within the United States over the past decade, and it has garnered significant national attention over the course of the past three months. The event occurred when the Freedom Industries spill poured 10,000 […] Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair |
Launch of the Global Health Security AgendaOn Friday, Feb. 21, two NACCHO preparedness and infectious disease staff attended the Launch of the Global Health Security (GHS) Agenda, a briefing hosted by the UPMC Center for Health Security, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), and the American Association for the Advancement of... Mar 20, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
NACCHO’s Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer Core Competency Advisory WorkgroupGiven the expansion of the strategic vision of the MRC to include both preparedness/response and routine public health activities and advancements in the field of core competencies, NACCHO convened an ad-hoc workgroup in New Orleans on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and Wednesday, Feb. 26. During this interactive workshop, the 10 members of NACCHO’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) […] Feb 28, 2014 | Kim Grimmick |
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup December ReportChairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel The PPOM held its monthly call on Dec. 10. The group discussed Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Capability 1: Community Preparedness. The discussion focused on specific priorities and areas of concerns for LHDs, including jurisdiction risk assessments, vulnerable populations, and community engagement. NACCHO staff updated... Jan 06, 2014 | Resham Patel |
Risk Communications and Information Sharing November ReportChair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its monthly conference call on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Prior to the call, the group had gathered risk communications resources for possible inclusion in a NACCHO toolkit. The group discussed the resources that were collected and identified a […] Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
Radiation Legal Preparedness Project Update and WebinarOn September 18, 2013, Andrew Roszak presented a webinar for the National Alliance on Radiation Readiness (NARR) to provide an overview of the Radiation Legal Preparedness (RLP) project, the relevant findings from the project to date, and the important legal considerations that underpin a radiological response. Watch the archived webinar on YouTube. In 2012, the […] Nov 27, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
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