ASPR Welcomes You to TRACIE

Health and emergency preparedness professionals now have access to the nation’s first and most comprehensive system of resources...

Oct 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • CDC Meals on Wheels Project Needs Resources to Enhance MCM Dispensing Plans

    Trusted community partners are critical to serving the entire community and saving lives in a public health emergency. Meals on Wheels...

    Jul 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

  • A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and Developments

    By Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate...

    Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author

  • What to Know about Summer Weather and Lyme Disease

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health and infectious disease news...

    Jul 08, 2015 | Guest Author

  • DHS Releases First Responder Guidance for Improvised Explosive Devices and Active...

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Justice, and...

    Jun 10, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front Line

    By Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of...

    May 27, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Provides Local Health Departments with Tools to Kick...

    Swimming season is here and all across the country people are donning bathing suits and sunscreen and flocking to community pools and...

    May 19, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of...

    A new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is...

    Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide Preparedness

    A hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected,...

    Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

  • ASPR Welcomes You to TRACIE

    Health and emergency preparedness professionals now have access to the nation’s first and most comprehensive system of resources designed specifically to help communities better prepare for and manage the health impacts of disasters. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Technical […]

    Oct 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    CDC Meals on Wheels Project Needs Resources to Enhance MCM Dispensing Plans

    Trusted community partners are critical to serving the entire community and saving lives in a public health emergency. Meals on Wheels brings community connectedness, social support, and decreased anxiety to the home-bound population [1]. It’s more than just providing a meal!  As a trusted partner, Meals on Wheels can help public health agencies provide emergency medications to […]

    Jul 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

    A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and Developments

    By Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Coordinated risk communication efforts are essential during all stages of emergency response […]

    Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author

    What to Know about Summer Weather and Lyme Disease

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health and infectious disease news and information, visit 

    Jul 08, 2015 | Guest Author

    DHS Releases First Responder Guidance for Improvised Explosive Devices and Active Shooter Incidents

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Justice, and Transportation, has released “First Responder Guidance for Improving Survivability in Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents.” This first responder guidance provides evidence-based response strategies based on best practices and lessons learned...

    Jun 10, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front Line

    By Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) promotes and protects the health of 1.5 million residents of Philadelphia, in part through surveillance of over 70 communicable diseases and conditions. Of these diseases, few are considered healthcare associated and traditionally, outside of...

    May 27, 2015 | Guest Author

    Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Provides Local Health Departments with Tools to Kick off Summer

    Swimming season is here and all across the country people are donning bathing suits and sunscreen and flocking to community pools and beaches. However, summer fun is anything but if not done in a safe and well-maintained environment. Local health departments are charged with keeping their communities protected through public swimming venue inspections, and a […]

    May 19, 2015 | Katie Regan

    White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of Climate Change

    A new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is undertaking to better understand, communicate, and reduce the health impacts of climate change. These actions include: Convening stakeholders: The White House this week is holding a series of meetings with health and medical […]

    Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan

    Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide Preparedness

    A hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected, too? The local health department reports a suspected case of Ebola. Who at the state level should be notified first? Quick, effective responses to public health emergencies require planning, coordination, and practice among and between […]

    Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

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