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Join Roadmap to Ready: NACCHO’s Preparedness Mentorship Program
By Madison Ferraro, NACCHO Senior Program Assistant One of the organizational aims for the National Association of County and City...
Nov 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
NACCHO Funding Opportunity: Advancing Local Health Department Administrative...
By Katie Dwyer, NACCHO Public Health Preparedness Director The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is...
Nov 01, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Healthy and Disability Fellowship Program
By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst The NACCHO Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development opportunity for...
Oct 27, 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
Local Public Health Suffering as Budgets, Staff Depleted
The public health workforce is responsible for a long list of duties that safeguard communities from disease outbreaks and other...
Aug 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Awards
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in...
Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges
23 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Recognition
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recognized 30 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond...
Jan 28, 2016 | Madison Ferraro
Submit Tools to Project Public Health Ready’s Online Toolkit
NACCHO needs your help! In an effort to provide the best technical assistance and resources to local health departments NACCHO’s...
Jan 26, 2016 | Mary Hodges
New Anthrax Clinical Guidance Released
On Friday, December 4, 2015, CDC released the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) with new clinical guidance for the use of...
Dec 07, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Join Roadmap to Ready: NACCHO’s Preparedness Mentorship ProgramBy Madison Ferraro, NACCHO Senior Program Assistant One of the organizational aims for the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is to support and advance the work of preparedness professionals in local health departments (LHDs) and partner agencies. The Roadmap to Ready program is one of the key ways NACCHO fulfills this […] Nov 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NACCHO Funding Opportunity: Advancing Local Health Department Administrative Preparedness CapacityBy Katie Dwyer, NACCHO Public Health Preparedness Director The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to announce the Resources for Administrative Preparedness Implementation and Development (RAPID) funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). This project aims to improve administrative preparedness in local communities by funding LHD projects in... Nov 01, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Healthy and Disability Fellowship ProgramBy Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst The NACCHO Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development opportunity for graduate level students and recent alumni interested getting hands on experience in the public health disability field. Last year’s fellows along with NACCHO Health and DIsability leadership staff are pictured on the right, presenting their research poster... Oct 27, 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 |
Local Public Health Suffering as Budgets, Staff DepletedThe public health workforce is responsible for a long list of duties that safeguard communities from disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. So what happens when that workforce is weakened by staff and budget cuts? For many local health departments and public health agencies across the nation, this lack of resources is troublesome. Check out this […] Aug 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge AwardsMedical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in their communities. Volunteers play an integral role in assisting local health departments before, during, and after disasters. As a result of budget cuts, local health departments increasingly rely on volunteers to supplement their efforts […] Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
23 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) RecognitionNACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recognized 30 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. Seven agencies from Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas earned PPHR recognition for the first time, and 23 agencies from Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Minnesota, and Idaho achieved PPHR […] Jan 28, 2016 | Madison Ferraro |
Submit Tools to Project Public Health Ready’s Online ToolkitNACCHO needs your help! In an effort to provide the best technical assistance and resources to local health departments NACCHO’s Preparedness Planning, Outcomes and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup is seeking to expand and update the Project Public Health Ready online toolkit. This toolkit serves as a repository of best practices, templates, and samples for a variety […] Jan 26, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
New Anthrax Clinical Guidance ReleasedOn Friday, December 4, 2015, CDC released the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) with new clinical guidance for the use of Medical Countermeasures (MCMs) during an Anthrax mass-casualty event. Guidance Abstract Snippet: “This report addresses elements of hospital-based acute care, specifically antitoxins and intravenous antimicrobial use, and the diagnosis and management of common... Dec 07, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
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