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Register Now for the 2016 Preparedness Summit
Registration is now open for the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Early bird rates are available until February 19. The Summit will be held...
Nov 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Environmental Health and Operational Conditions in Emergency Shelters
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Oct 28, 2015 | Mary Hodges
WHO Releases Global Tuberculosis Report 2015
On October 28, the World Health Organization’s Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme released its Global Tuberculosis Report 2015. It...
Oct 28, 2015 | Sara Chang
Flu Near You: A Guide to Engaging in Participatory Disease Surveillance
NACCHO has created the new guide, “Flu Near You: A Guide to Engaging in Participatory Disease Surveillance,” to help local...
Oct 27, 2015 | Admin
October 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on October 14. During this call, Janice Yun from FEMA, provided an...
Oct 26, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
CDC Releases the BP4 MCM ORR Portfolio and Implementation Fact Sheet
On Friday, October 23, the CDC released the Budget Period 4 (BP4) Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR)...
Oct 26, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Children’s National Creates First Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps in the United...
The Washington, DC Department of Health selected Children’s National Health System to establish the first pediatric Medical...
Oct 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Staff to Present at APHA Conference
Staff working on NACCHO’s Health and Disability project will present at the American Public Health Association’s...
Oct 23, 2015 | Katie Regan
The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure Protection
Continuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency....
Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Register Now for the 2016 Preparedness SummitRegistration is now open for the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Early bird rates are available until February 19. The Summit will be held from April 19-22 at the Dallas Hilton Anatole. This year’s Summit will focus on the importance of building prepared and resilient communities that can recover quickly from disasters. The Preparedness Summit is the premier national […] Nov 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Environmental Health and Operational Conditions in Emergency SheltersThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Chris Mills, Senior Program Assistant, NACCHO A controversial topic dominating news media in recent months has been the immense wave of Syrian refugees entering European and Middle Eastern nations for safety from the conflict... Oct 28, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
WHO Releases Global Tuberculosis Report 2015On October 28, the World Health Organization’s Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme released its Global Tuberculosis Report 2015. It includes an overview of disease trends and responses in over 200 countries, as well as pipelines for development of tools to prevent, diagnose, and treat TB. Although some progress has been made in meeting the 2015 TB […] Oct 28, 2015 | Sara Chang |
Flu Near You: A Guide to Engaging in Participatory Disease SurveillanceNACCHO has created the new guide, “Flu Near You: A Guide to Engaging in Participatory Disease Surveillance,” to help local health departments get started with the Flu Near You platform to benefit their community’s flu awareness and tracking efforts. Through Flu Near You, thousands of volunteers answer a brief, weekly digital questionnaire about their health for crowd-sourced... Oct 27, 2015 | Admin |
October 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on October 14. During this call, Janice Yun from FEMA, provided an informational update on the Procurement under Grants for Public Assistance Policy and the use of the Procurement Disaster Assistance team (PDAT). In addition, Meredith Li-Vollmer, Communication Specialist from Public Health – Seattle & […] Oct 26, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
CDC Releases the BP4 MCM ORR Portfolio and Implementation Fact SheetOn Friday, October 23, the CDC released the Budget Period 4 (BP4) Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) Portfolio and the BP4 Implementation Fact Sheet. The MCM ORR Portfolio includes the following documents*: BP4 Reference Guide MCM ORR PDF fillable tool MCM ORR Guidance Jurisdictional Data Sheet (JDS) MCM ORR Preparation Guide MCM ORR […] Oct 26, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Children’s National Creates First Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps in the United StatesThe Washington, DC Department of Health selected Children’s National Health System to establish the first pediatric Medical Reserve Corps unit (DC-PMRC) in the country. The Washington, DC, Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps is primarily focused on providing pediatric support services to the Washington, DC, community in preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters, pandemic,... Oct 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Staff to Present at APHA ConferenceStaff working on NACCHO’s Health and Disability project will present at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA’s) Annual Meeting and Exposition. The annual meeting is Oct. 31-Nov. 4 in Chicago. The NACCHO session, “Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for People with Disabilities,” will explore the results of a national assessment of local health... Oct 23, 2015 | Katie Regan |
The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure ProtectionContinuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency. Strengthening and protecting healthcare and public critical infrastructure requires coordinated preparedness planning and response among public and private sector stakeholders. To better understand the role of local health departments (LHDs) in healthcare and public health... Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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