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Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a Framework
By Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the...
Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Preparing Communities for Summer Weather Threats
With the sunshine and warm weather that summertime brings, comes severe heat and storms. Many communities in the southern United...
Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety Month
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of...
Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges
HHS Releases Report on MRC Response During Superstorm Sandy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General issued Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Volunteers in New...
Jun 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges
How Local Health Departments Can Use “Flu Near You”
This year’s flu season might be winding down, but the 2015-2016 flu season is right around the corner. Local health departments can...
May 06, 2015 | Admin
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
Incident Management Workgroup April Update
NACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held its monthly call on April 27. Dr. Robyn Gershon from the University of California,...
May 01, 2015 | Rachel Schulman
NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security Strategy
Earlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the...
Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Fred the Preparedness Dog Conducts Interview for NACCHO Podcast Series
Fred the Preparedness Dog has been all over the 2015 Preparedness Summit, meeting fellow public health professionals, attending...
Apr 16, 2015 | Katie Regan
Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a FrameworkBy Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized a series of workshops tasked with identifying opportunities to strengthen regional coordination to ensure effective medical and public health response to... Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Preparing Communities for Summer Weather ThreatsWith the sunshine and warm weather that summertime brings, comes severe heat and storms. Many communities in the southern United States are already experiencing such adverse conditions, with devastating outcomes. On May 24, heavy rainfall and destructive floods hit Texas and Oklahoma, resulting in hundreds of damaged homes, 28 deaths, and 11 people missing. The […] Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety MonthThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of their communities. In honor of National Safety Month this June, MRC units across the country are continuing to honor their mission by holding events dedicated to promoting community safety. National Safety Month focuses on […] Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
HHS Releases Report on MRC Response During Superstorm SandyThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General issued Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Volunteers in New York and New Jersey During Superstorm Sandy. According to the OIG, MRC units in New York and New Jersey deployed over 2,000 MRC volunteers during the Superstorm Sandy response that provided over 18,000 hours of […] Jun 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
How Local Health Departments Can Use “Flu Near You”This year’s flu season might be winding down, but the 2015-2016 flu season is right around the corner. Local health departments can begin to prepare for the next flu season by using Flu Near You, an online health reporting system. Through Flu Near You, thousands of volunteers answer a brief, weekly digital questionnaire about their […] May 06, 2015 | Admin |
MRC Adopts Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health as New Competency Set for VolunteersNACCHO, 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 |
Incident Management Workgroup April UpdateNACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held its monthly call on April 27. Dr. Robyn Gershon from the University of California, San Francisco presented on research results regarding the current state of mass fatality planning in the United States. The study purpose was to identify appropriate measures of preparedness for mass fatality incidents and to assess preparedness […] May 01, 2015 | Rachel Schulman |
NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security StrategyEarlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). The document provides strategic direction to ensure that efforts to improve health security nationwide over the next four years are guided by a common vision; based on sound evidence; and […] Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Fred the Preparedness Dog Conducts Interview for NACCHO Podcast SeriesFred the Preparedness Dog has been all over the 2015 Preparedness Summit, meeting fellow public health professionals, attending sessions, and even hosting one of his own. Fred, a 3-year-old German shepherd who works with the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE) to teach children about family and pet preparedness, on Wednesday even sat […] Apr 16, 2015 | Katie Regan |
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