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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
Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our...
On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report...
Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup October Report
On October 13, the MCM Workgroup held its fourth monthly call of the project year. On the call, a representative from the Centers for...
Oct 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk...
By Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon,...
Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair
Are Preparedness Funding Cuts Impacting the Capability of Local Health Departments...
“What if there was a case of Ebola in my community?” With the growing outbreak in West Africa, public health preparedness planners...
Sep 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington
The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal
Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author
The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical Need
On this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national...
Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author
New Project Public Health Ready Criteria Now Available
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is pleased to announce the release of Version 7.1 of the PPHR criteria and Version 2.1 of the PPHR...
Sep 11, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Local Preparedness Efforts
By Megan Reeve, MPH, Associate Program Officer, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine “There is a commonly held...
Sep 10, 2014 | Guest Author
Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide PreparednessA 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 |
Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our ReadinessOn December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014. The report looks at states across ten criteria related to fighting infectious disease such as increasing or maintaining funding, vaccinating at least half of the population six months […] Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author |
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup October ReportOn October 13, the MCM Workgroup held its fourth monthly call of the project year. On the call, a representative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spoke the of the expanded response role of CDC staff being deployed internationally to West Africa and nationally to the 5 airports doing increased entry screening […] Oct 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk of Cyber-AttackBy Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon, Program Analyst for Public Health Informatics at NACCHO The constant connection to the Internet has enabled us to stay connected to friends and family, coordinate within our communities, and find innovative solutions for our most pressing challenges. […] Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair |
Are Preparedness Funding Cuts Impacting the Capability of Local Health Departments to Respond to Global Health Security Threats?“What if there was a case of Ebola in my community?” With the growing outbreak in West Africa, public health preparedness planners across the country are mulling this question as concern grows over the threat posed by Ebola to global health security. This question is inevitably followed up with, “Are we ready?” Sep 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New NormalSep 16, 2014 | Guest Author |
The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical NeedOn this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national network of volunteers trained to respond to disasters and emergencies and support the health of their communities. The need for the MRC became apparent after 9/11 when thousands of medical and public health professionals, […] Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author |
New Project Public Health Ready Criteria Now AvailableProject Public Health Ready (PPHR) is pleased to announce the release of Version 7.1 of the PPHR criteria and Version 2.1 of the PPHR re-recognition criteria. These new versions have been updated to align with the most current standards and federal guidelines, including the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program. These criteria will be the […] Sep 11, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Local Preparedness EffortsBy Megan Reeve, MPH, Associate Program Officer, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine “There is a commonly held notion that preparedness is separate and distinct from everyday operations and that it only affects emergency departments,” said Gregg Margolis, director of the Division of Health Systems and Health Care Policy in the Office of […] Sep 10, 2014 | Guest Author |
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