Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response Resource

By Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...

Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Medical Countermeasures Workgroup August Report

    NACCHO’s Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup met on August 8, 2016 for it’s second meeting of the project year. The meeting...

    Sep 12, 2016 | Raymond Puerini

  • Being Prepared to Respond

    By Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...

    Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Abstract Submission Call: 2017 Preparedness Summit

    As public health professionals look towards the next two decades, one thing is certain, the world will not look the same as it does...

    Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Taking a Global Approach to Preparedness

    By Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, NACCHO Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...

    Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • National Preparedness Month: Engaging Local Health Departments and Medical Reserve...

    September offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...

    Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New Emergency Use Instructions Available for Doxycycline and Ciprofloxacin

    Jul 06, 2016 | Raymond Puerini

  • Local Health Departments Get a Jump on Zika

    Summer is officially here and with it comes elements that increase communities’ risk for Zika virus: more heat, more travel, more time...

    Jun 23, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Summit Podcast Series: 100 Resilient Cities, Part Two

    In the second year of the Preparedness Summit Podcast series, take a deeper dive into the subject of preparedness with some of the...

    Jun 02, 2016 | Mary Hodges

  • Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response Resource

    By Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […]

    Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Medical Countermeasures Workgroup August Report

    NACCHO’s Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup met on August 8, 2016 for it’s second meeting of the project year. The meeting started with representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcing a series of trainings on the using RealOpt software for Point of Dispensing planning. Next, the MCM Workgroup Chair, Sarah Keally of Fairfax County (VA) […]

    Sep 12, 2016 | Raymond Puerini

    Being Prepared to Respond

    By Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […]

    Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Abstract Submission Call: 2017 Preparedness Summit

    As public health professionals look towards the next two decades, one thing is certain, the world will not look the same as it does today. Our changing environment, technological innovation, and increasing population density in urban areas are just some of the driving forces that will test our ability to take actions to prepare for, […]

    Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Taking a Global Approach to Preparedness

    By Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, NACCHO Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […]

    Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    National Preparedness Month: Engaging Local Health Departments and Medical Reserve Corps Units

    September offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Units to get involved in, so why should September’s National Preparedness Month be a priority? The answer is simple: preparedness work is a big part of what public health officials and volunteers do. Yet, although LHD […]

    Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New Emergency Use Instructions Available for Doxycycline and Ciprofloxacin

    Jul 06, 2016 | Raymond Puerini

    Local Health Departments Get a Jump on Zika

    Summer is officially here and with it comes elements that increase communities’ risk for Zika virus: more heat, more travel, more time spent outdoors, more standing water, and, maybe most importantly, more mosquitoes. But through proactive public health strategies – from education and outreach to vector surveillance and control – local health departments (LHDs) are […]

    Jun 23, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Summit Podcast Series: 100 Resilient Cities, Part Two

    In the second year of the Preparedness Summit Podcast series, take a deeper dive into the subject of preparedness with some of the most fascinating Summit speakers. In the second part of this interview, Andrew Salkin, Chief Operating Officer of 100 Resilient Cities, shares more about this groundbreaking organization funded by the Rockefeller Foundation to help […]

    Jun 02, 2016 | Mary Hodges

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