Apply for the National Health Security Award!

By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary...

Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • NACCHO Launches Pledge Campaign for National Preparedness Month

    Preparedness Month 2015: Prepare for Everywhere Each September, preparedness efforts and activities are highlighted and encouraged...

    Aug 27, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

  • Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters

    By Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of...

    Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • The Mental Health Approach to Disaster Preparedness

    By Nora Marino, Health Policy Scholar at NACCHO and current Master in Public Health candidate at the University of Minnesota School of...

    Aug 13, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • FEMA Releases 2015 National Preparedness Report

    On Thursday, May 28, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its partners released the 2015 National Preparedness Report...

    May 29, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • MRC Adopts Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health as New Competency...

    NACCHO, in collaboration with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC), is pleased to announce that the...

    May 04, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse

  • America’s PrepareAthon! Helps Build Resilient Communities

    By Gwen Camp, director of individual and community preparedness for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)  Despite the...

    Apr 28, 2015 | Guest Author

  • National Infant Immunization Week Highlights the Importance of Vaccination for a...

    National Infant Immunization Week, April 18-25, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from...

    Apr 22, 2015 | Admin

  • Apply for the National Health Security Award!

    By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced a new award program recognizing the accomplishments of local health departments related to national health security. The National Health Security Award will recognize departments that have demonstrated significant...

    Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    NACCHO Launches Pledge Campaign for National Preparedness Month

    Preparedness Month 2015: Prepare for Everywhere Each September, preparedness efforts and activities are highlighted and encouraged through National Preparedness Month. This year, the CDC’s Preparedness Month 2015 theme is “Prepare for Everywhere” with each week of the month focusing on communities of preparedness, building from the micro-level of preparedness actions in the family setting to...

    Aug 27, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

    Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters

    By Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy Disasters often impact fundamental elements of a community—physical infrastructure, health, and social services, social connectedness—that all affect the health of its residents. Accordingly, the...

    Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    The Mental Health Approach to Disaster Preparedness

    By Nora Marino, Health Policy Scholar at NACCHO and current Master in Public Health candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health NACCHO would like to thank Dr. Merritt Schreiber, Associate Professor at UC Irvine School of Medicine and UC Irvine Medical Center, Elsie Kusel of Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Sandra […]

    Aug 13, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    FEMA Releases 2015 National Preparedness Report

    On Thursday, May 28, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its partners released the 2015 National Preparedness Report (NPR). This annual status report summarizes the Nation’s profess toward reaching the 2011 National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. The 2015 NPR places particular emphasis on highlighting preparedness progress in implementing the National […]

    May 29, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    MRC Adopts Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health as New Competency Set for Volunteers

    NACCHO, in collaboration with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC), is pleased to announce that the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) has adopted the Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (DMPH Competencies) as the new competency set for the MRC Volunteers. The Medical Reserve Corps is a national network of engaged, […]

    May 04, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse

    America’s PrepareAthon! Helps Build Resilient Communities

    By Gwen Camp, director of individual and community preparedness for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)  Despite the heartbreaking stories of recent disasters, research shows nearly 60 percent of Americans have not participated in a preparedness drill or exercise at their workplace, school, or home in the past year. Local leaders in public health preparedness […]

    Apr 28, 2015 | Guest Author

    National Infant Immunization Week Highlights the Importance of Vaccination for a Resilient Community

    National Infant Immunization Week, April 18-25, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy and resilient communities. Hundreds of communities across the United States have joined together to celebrate the critical role vaccination plays...

    Apr 22, 2015 | Admin

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