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Increase in Measles Cases Emphasizes Need for Vaccination
Measles cases are on the rise in the United States as a result of increasing numbers of unvaccinated people and travel to and from...
Jan 21, 2015 | Admin
NACCHO Case Study Examines the Legalities of Fracking Bans
“Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, et al. v. City of Longmont: A Stymie to Local Fracking Bans or Just the...
Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Regan
Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health Departments
The outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few...
Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer
FEMA Introduces New Data Visualization Tool
A new interactive tool from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes the process of searching for currently available...
Jan 14, 2015 | Katie Regan
NACCHO Fact Sheet Helps to Operationalize Climate Change Programs in Local Health...
“12 Steps to Operationalize Climate Change in a Local Health Department” is a new NACCHO fact sheet that helps local...
Jan 12, 2015 | Katie Regan
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- December Update
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on December 15. With many of the MRC workgroup members coming...
Jan 09, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse
New CDC Toolkit Aims to Improve Community Health with Greenspaces
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a new Parks and Trails Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Toolkit,...
Jan 08, 2015 | Katie Regan
Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health...
Increasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health...
Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group December 2014 Report
After taking the month of November off, the Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) reconvened its monthly calls on December 10. The...
Jan 06, 2015 | Katie Dwyer
Increase in Measles Cases Emphasizes Need for VaccinationMeasles cases are on the rise in the United States as a result of increasing numbers of unvaccinated people and travel to and from countries with measles. A December 2014 outbreak at Disneyland has gained national media attention, emphasizing the importance of vaccination for measles. As of January 21, the measles outbreak at Disneyland has […] Jan 21, 2015 | Admin |
NACCHO Case Study Examines the Legalities of Fracking Bans“Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, et al. v. City of Longmont: A Stymie to Local Fracking Bans or Just the Beginning?” is a new NACCHO case study that examines the legalities of the hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” ban issued in Longmont, CO, in 2012. The case study helps local health departments better understand state […] Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health DepartmentsThe outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few cases in the United States, and the risk of an outbreak in the United States is low, the public health and healthcare communities have, and continue to, implement steps to prevent, prepare for, […] Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer |
FEMA Introduces New Data Visualization ToolA new interactive tool from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes the process of searching for currently available grant data much more accessible and transparent. The new tool allows users to see a visual representation of the agency’s federal grant data in the categories of fire, preparedness, mitigation, and public assistance. Users simply select […] Jan 14, 2015 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO Fact Sheet Helps to Operationalize Climate Change Programs in Local Health Departments“12 Steps to Operationalize Climate Change in a Local Health Department” is a new NACCHO fact sheet that helps local health departments address climate change and initiate programs to help mitigate the public health impacts associated with it. The fact sheet identifies 12 important steps that local health departments should follow when initiating climate change […] Jan 12, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- December UpdateThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on December 15. With many of the MRC workgroup members coming back from an engaging MRC Core Competencies workshop the week before, much of the discussion on the call was a hot-wash and action planning for the MRC workgroup’s next steps as they related to […] Jan 09, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse |
New CDC Toolkit Aims to Improve Community Health with GreenspacesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a new Parks and Trails Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Toolkit, which aims to encourage outdoor activity by helping communities create parks with expanded health benefits. According to CDC data, less than 30% of U.S. youth get the recommended 60 minutes of aerobic activity per day, […] Jan 08, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health Services DistrictIncreasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health departments are managing different pressures, NACCHO Policy Scholar, Pooja Kothari, spoke with Kore Redden, the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administrator for Pinal County Public Health Services District (AZ). Redden discusses how Pinal County is... Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group December 2014 ReportAfter taking the month of November off, the Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) reconvened its monthly calls on December 10. The work group began by welcoming a new PPAG member, Erin Coker, from the Mobile County Health Department to represent Alabama. The December call included updates and discussion on Ebola, including NACCHO’s response efforts, implementation […] Jan 06, 2015 | Katie Dwyer |
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