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MRC Challenge Awardees Gather at the Preparedness Summit
The MRC Challenge Award supports MRC units to develop new projects and programs that can be replicated on a national level. The 29 MRC...
Apr 11, 2014 | Stacy Stanford
NACCHO and Local Health Department Volunteers Host Point-of-Dispensing Exercise
On April 2, NACCHO and 51 volunteers from local health departments (LHDs) around the country hosted a point-of-dispensing (POD)...
Apr 08, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider...
Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author
Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare...
On Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human...
Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
All-Hazards Planning for Public Health Emergency Response: An Interview with Melissa...
This is the second part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit....
Feb 28, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Thirteen Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recently recognized four agencies from Tennessee and nine agencies from Florida for...
Jan 23, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
ASTHO/NEMA EMAC Advisory Committee and Joint Policy Workgroup Meetings
Date: December 17-18, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher Member Representative: John Degnan (Dec 18) Highlights: The National...
Jan 10, 2014 | Scott Fisher
Essential Functions and Considerations for Hospital Recovery
The Harvard School of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Exercise Program, in collaboration with the Massachusetts...
Jan 07, 2014 | Admin
The 2013 National Infrastructure Protection Plan and the Local Role In Critical...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP)...
Jan 06, 2014 | Justin Snair
MRC Challenge Awardees Gather at the Preparedness SummitThe MRC Challenge Award supports MRC units to develop new projects and programs that can be replicated on a national level. The 29 MRC units that received this award had the opportunity to participate in a workshop held at the Preparedness Summit last week. This workshop kicked off by CAPT Tosatto and facilitated by NACCHO […] Apr 11, 2014 | Stacy Stanford |
NACCHO and Local Health Department Volunteers Host Point-of-Dispensing ExerciseOn April 2, NACCHO and 51 volunteers from local health departments (LHDs) around the country hosted a point-of-dispensing (POD) exercise at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Leading up to the POD Exercise, volunteers participated in bi-weekly conference calls and Just-in-Time Training. Volunteers had the opportunity to think through the various challenges associated with developing and implementing a... Apr 08, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider Moving ForwardMar 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare and Public Health PreparednessOn Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human Services’ Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). That equals nearly a 30 percent reduction in a program specifically aimed at strengthening healthcare preparedness for public health emergencies. These cuts could have severe and dire consequences on the ability of... Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
All-Hazards Planning for Public Health Emergency Response: An Interview with Melissa MarquisThis is the second part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Melissa Marquis RN, MS, Public Health Emergency Response Specialist for the West Hartford/Bloomfield Health District, previews her session, “Building Your Toolkit: All-hazards Preparedness Planning Basics and Beyond.” At the session, Melissa will […] Feb 28, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
Thirteen Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready RecognitionNACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recently recognized four agencies from Tennessee and nine agencies from Florida for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. NACCHO extends congratulations to the following agencies for their PPHR recognition: Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department, TN Sullivan County Regional Health Department,... Jan 23, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
ASTHO/NEMA EMAC Advisory Committee and Joint Policy Workgroup MeetingsDate: December 17-18, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher Member Representative: John Degnan (Dec 18) Highlights: The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) convened its Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Advisory Committee and Joint Policy Workgroup on consecutive days. The membership of these groups includes representatives from Federal agencies, national associations,... Jan 10, 2014 | Scott Fisher |
Essential Functions and Considerations for Hospital RecoveryThe Harvard School of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Exercise Program, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Emergency Preparedness Bureau, has released the “Essential Functions and Considerations for Hospital Recovery” document. This resource can help hospitals prepare to manage their recovery from emergencies of all types.... Jan 07, 2014 | Admin |
The 2013 National Infrastructure Protection Plan and the Local Role In Critical Infrastructure Security and ResilienceThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) recently released the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) 2013: Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. The plan represents an evolution from concepts introduced in the initial version of the NIPP released in 2006 and revised in... Jan 06, 2014 | Justin Snair |
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