Disaster Planning Handbook for Behavioral Health Treatment Programs

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a new handbook entitled, “Disaster Planning Handbook...

Mar 21, 2014 | Admin

  • Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider...

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public Health

    Imagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it...

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Managing Chaos: A Disaster Planner’s Handbook

    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s “Managing Chaos,” an evidence-based planning handbook,...

    Mar 11, 2014 | Admin

  • Radiation and Local Public Health

    The relationship between radiation and health is a large and varied topic. The health effects of radiation exposure are influenced by...

    Mar 05, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Mid-Atlantic Kicks Off Severe Weather Preparedness Week with Rare March Snowstorm

    Here in Washington, D.C., a rare late-winter snowstorm is currently wrecking havoc at the start of Severe Weather Preparedness week...

    Mar 03, 2014 | Stacy Stanford

  • All-Hazards Planning for Public Health Emergency Response: An Interview with Melissa...

    This is the second part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit....

    Feb 28, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • MRC Units Share How NACCHO’s Challenge Award Will Impact Their Communities

    NACCHO announced on Jan. 16 that 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units received $20,000 MRC Challenge Awards. The MRC Challenge Award...

    Jan 23, 2014 | Admin

  • NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps...

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...

    Jan 16, 2014 | Admin

  • Disaster Planning Handbook for Behavioral Health Treatment Programs

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a new handbook entitled, “Disaster Planning Handbook for Behavioral Health Treatment Programs.” It offers guidance in creating a disaster preparedness and recovery plan for programs that provide treatment for mental illness and substance use disorders. This handbook also covers the planning process, preparing...

    Mar 21, 2014 | Admin

    Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider Moving Forward

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

    Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public Health

    Imagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it is a little sobering to think that ten years from today, the UN estimates that 1.8 billion people will remain living in water scarce environments while two-thirds of the planet will be water stressed.

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

    Managing Chaos: A Disaster Planner’s Handbook

    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s “Managing Chaos,” an evidence-based planning handbook, is now online at the new NYC Public Health Emergency Network. View the handbook and its accompanying tools, checklists and templates now. Following is a preview of the handbook: Our secret fears are true: We write emergency plans that nobody […]

    Mar 11, 2014 | Admin

    Radiation and Local Public Health

    The relationship between radiation and health is a large and varied topic. The health effects of radiation exposure are influenced by the dose of exposure, the type of radioactive material involved in the exposure, the exposure pathway, and the duration of the exposure and can be de minimis or can produce severe immediate and delayed […]

    Mar 05, 2014 | Guest Author

    Mid-Atlantic Kicks Off Severe Weather Preparedness Week with Rare March Snowstorm

    Here in Washington, D.C., a rare late-winter snowstorm is currently wrecking havoc at the start of Severe Weather Preparedness week (March 2-8), a public education effort organized by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aimed at improving the way people prepare for and respond to severe weather.

    Mar 03, 2014 | Stacy Stanford

    All-Hazards Planning for Public Health Emergency Response: An Interview with Melissa Marquis

    This is the second part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Melissa Marquis RN, MS, Public Health Emergency Response Specialist for the West Hartford/Bloomfield Health District, previews her session, “Building Your Toolkit: All-hazards Preparedness Planning Basics and Beyond.” At the session, Melissa will […]

    Feb 28, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

    MRC Units Share How NACCHO’s Challenge Award Will Impact Their Communities

    NACCHO announced on Jan. 16 that 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units received $20,000 MRC Challenge Awards. The MRC Challenge Award supports MRC units to develop new projects and programs that can be replicated on a national level. Nearly 200 MRC units from across the United States applied for the award and the top 29 […]

    Jan 23, 2014 | Admin

    NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps Challenge Award

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units to receive MRC Challenge Awards, totaling nearly $600,000. The MRC Challenge Award supports MRC units to develop new projects and programs that can be replicated on a national level. Nearly 200 MRC units from […]

    Jan 16, 2014 | Admin

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