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Now Open: Medical Reserve Corps Challenge Award Applications
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is now accepting applications for the 2017 Medical Reserve Corps...
Nov 03, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Announcing the 2016-2017 National Health Security Awards Program
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...
Oct 21, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Emerging MCM Practices Revealed at the ASPR Regional Summits
By Raymond Purerini, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Throughout the month of August the Office of the Assistant Secretary for...
Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Health Security Strategy: Strategic Messaging Guide
By Sarah Getachew, Program Analyst NACCHO is pleased to announce the release of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) Strategic...
Oct 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Sign Up for ASPR’s National Health Security eNewsletter!
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has recently announced its new National Health Security...
Sep 29, 2016 | Stephen Maheux
Prepare Together: Working Towards Safe and Resilient Communities
By Tahlia Gousse, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Sep 26, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse
Incident Management Workgroup August Report
The first 2016-2017 project year meeting for the Incident Management Workgroup was held on August 22, 2016. During this meeting,...
Sep 15, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Special Events and Mass Gatherings: A Preparedness Perspective
By Steven Alles, MD, MS, MFA, Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Sarah...
Sep 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Being Prepared to Respond
By Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Now Open: Medical Reserve Corps Challenge Award ApplicationsThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is now accepting applications for the 2017 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards through December 9, 2016. This award is open to eligible MRC Units with an opportunity to receive funding of up to $13,000. NACCHO is seeking award recipients with a focus on innovation towards projects […] Nov 03, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Announcing the 2016-2017 National Health Security Awards ProgramThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) are pleased to announce the second annual National Health Security Awards Program. This national honor recognizes local health departments (LHDs) that have demonstrated significant accomplishments in implementing health security-related initiatives... Oct 21, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Emerging MCM Practices Revealed at the ASPR Regional SummitsBy Raymond Purerini, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Throughout the month of August the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) hosted six regional medical countermeasure (MCM) summits across different regions of the nation including San Diego, CA, Providence, RI, Washington, DC, Salt Lake City, UT, Oklahoma City, OK, and Kansas City, MO. […] Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Health Security Strategy: Strategic Messaging GuideBy Sarah Getachew, Program Analyst NACCHO is pleased to announce the release of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) Strategic Messaging Guide. This tool can be used by local health department (LHD) staff to easily create and communicate messages about national health security to media outlets, policymakers and the public. The messages found in this guide […] Oct 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Sign Up for ASPR’s National Health Security eNewsletter!The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has recently announced its new National Health Security eNewsletter. This email based outreach is designed to build awareness and understanding of national health security among the program’s many stakeholders, including local health departments. Subscribers will receive communications featuring informative, educational,... Sep 29, 2016 | Stephen Maheux |
Prepare Together: Working Towards Safe and Resilient CommunitiesBy Tahlia Gousse, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health departments and […] Sep 26, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse |
Incident Management Workgroup August ReportThe first 2016-2017 project year meeting for the Incident Management Workgroup was held on August 22, 2016. During this meeting, workgroup members discussed and set goals and objectives for the new project year. One of the new project goals is to increase partnership with local businesses in preparing for and responding to incidents. Another goal focuses on […] Sep 15, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Special Events and Mass Gatherings: A Preparedness PerspectiveBy Steven Alles, MD, MS, MFA, Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Sarah Getachew, NACCHO Program Analyst Thousands of special events and mass gatherings (e.g. conventions, sporting events, community based festivals, and parades) take place throughout the year in the U.S. These events can bring hundreds of thousands of people […] Sep 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Being Prepared to RespondBy Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […] Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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