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Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup August Report
The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its first call of NACCHO’s fiscal year on Tuesday, August 12, 2014...
Sep 02, 2014 | Frances Bevington
MRC Project August Report
NACCHO’s fifth and final year of the cooperative agreement with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps...
Sep 02, 2014 | Admin
Strong Community Ties Strengthen National Health Security
By Pamela Barnes, MA, National Strategic Engagement Team Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Policy and Strategic...
Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Author
National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
NACCHO staff attended the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media in Atlanta from August 19-21. This...
Aug 29, 2014 | Admin
Powered 4 Patients Meeting
On August 19, Disaster Safety Strategies, along with NACCHO and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, convened a...
Aug 29, 2014 | Scott Fisher
Participate in a Survey on Measuring the Impact of Value-based Decision-making on...
With local authority, public health preparedness budgets are being restricted which is leading to an increased urgency to demonstrate...
Aug 28, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
NEMA-ASTHO Joint Policy Work Group Meeting
Representatives from the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) and the Association of State and Territorial Health...
Aug 28, 2014 | Scott Fisher
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – August Report
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on August 26. During the call, Nicole Dunifon...
Aug 28, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
The American College of Chest Physicians Releases Consensus Statement on the Care of...
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) has released the 2014 Care of the Critically Ill and Injured During Pandemics and...
Aug 28, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup August ReportThe Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its first call of NACCHO’s fiscal year on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 2 PM Eastern Time. Ten workgroup members participated in the call and two new workgroup members were introduced. The group discussed its 2014-2015 workplan and suggested several activities for the upcoming year, including the […] Sep 02, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
MRC Project August ReportNACCHO’s fifth and final year of the cooperative agreement with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC) began on August 1. NACCHO staff have been writing the annual report to summarize the work completed in PY4 and have been outlining the deliverables for PY5. NACCHO’s MRC team presented the plan for PY5 […] Sep 02, 2014 | Admin |
Strong Community Ties Strengthen National Health SecurityBy Pamela Barnes, MA, National Strategic Engagement Team Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Policy and Strategic Planning, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Every disaster holds the potential to impact health so this September, join the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness […] Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Author |
National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and MediaNACCHO staff attended the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media in Atlanta from August 19-21. This year’s conference explored the theme, “What’s Your Story?” and the majority of sessions covered the importance of storytelling in health promotion and prevention. Numerous concepts presented at the conference will be used to help optimize... Aug 29, 2014 | Admin |
Powered 4 Patients MeetingOn August 19, Disaster Safety Strategies, along with NACCHO and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, convened a meeting of key stakeholders from the Federal government, national associations, and private industry to begin to address the issues of power and other utility needs of critical healthcare facilities impacted by disasters. The group also […] Aug 29, 2014 | Scott Fisher |
Participate in a Survey on Measuring the Impact of Value-based Decision-making on Public Health PreparednessWith local authority, public health preparedness budgets are being restricted which is leading to an increased urgency to demonstrate a return on investments in relation to public health preparedness interventions, as well as explore methods of decision-support for public health preparedness priority-setting. The Chair of NACCHO’s Preparedness Planning, Outcomes and Measures workgroup is... Aug 28, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
NEMA-ASTHO Joint Policy Work Group MeetingRepresentatives from the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) convened their joint policy work group on August 12 in Raleigh, NC. The overarching purpose of the work group is to discuss and identify opportunities to strengthen the partnerships between emergency management and public health. Some of […] Aug 28, 2014 | Scott Fisher |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – August ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on August 26. During the call, Nicole Dunifon discussed the 2014-2015 work plan and members provided feedback. The final work plan will be submitted to NACCHO membership on September 12. Rachel Shulman provided a brief update on the Resource Portfolio Project on the […] Aug 28, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
The American College of Chest Physicians Releases Consensus Statement on the Care of the Critically Ill and Injured During Pandemics and DisastersThe American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) has released the 2014 Care of the Critically Ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters: CHEST Consensus Statement. The statement aims to guide ethical decision-making, coordination of care, resource conservation, and research in disasters. The statement is intended primarily for clinicians and hospital administrators involved in planning for... Aug 28, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
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