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Heat Wave Exercise Identifies Gaps to Improve NYC Emergency Plan
On August 5, New York City (NYC) Office of Emergency Management and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted a...
Aug 15, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
CDC Releases Guide for Assessing Health Vulnerability to Climate Change
CDC recently released the report, Assessing Health Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Guide for Health Departments. This report...
Aug 12, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Ebola in West Africa and the Importance of Local Health Departments to Global Health...
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is receiving intense national and international media attention. This is the largest...
Aug 12, 2014 | Guest Author
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Launches Online Bystander Training Course
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has launched a new online bystander training course to provide an overview...
Aug 12, 2014 | Admin
New Student Opportunities for Fall 2014: NACCHO Launches Health Policy and Practice...
For the 2014-2015 academic year, NACCHO has expanded their student opportunities to include the newly developed Local Public Health...
Aug 12, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Resources from NACCHO and RESOLVE Fracking Webinar: Shale Development and...
On August 6, NACCHO and RESOLVE held a webinar giving an overview of the draft Community Health and Shale Development Guidebook. We...
Aug 11, 2014 | Admin
Chikungunya: What Local Health Departments Need to Know
Over the last several months, NACCHO has been assessing the potential implications of chikungunya (pronounced “chik-en-gun-ya”) for...
Aug 08, 2014 | Andy Roszak
FEMA’s 2014 National Preparedness Report
The 2014 National Preparedness Report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency marks the third in the series. Required annually by...
Aug 08, 2014 | Admin
NCBRT Educates Charleston First Responders and NACCHO Staff in Response to...
In-person, on-site training provides unique opportunities for collaborative learning and breaking down barriers across agencies and...
Aug 08, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Heat Wave Exercise Identifies Gaps to Improve NYC Emergency PlanOn August 5, New York City (NYC) Office of Emergency Management and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted a tabletop exercise with the Mayor’s office and about 35 additional agencies to evaluate emergency response plans to a scenario of a 10-day heat wave and electricity outage affecting a population of 400,000 people. […] Aug 15, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
CDC Releases Guide for Assessing Health Vulnerability to Climate ChangeCDC recently released the report, Assessing Health Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Guide for Health Departments. This report provides guidance for health departments on how to assess local vulnerabilities to health hazards associated with climate change. In this guidance document, CDC identified five key steps involved in conducting a climate and health vulnerability assessments: 1) […] Aug 12, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Ebola in West Africa and the Importance of Local Health Departments to Global Health SecurityThe current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is receiving intense national and international media attention. This is the largest outbreak of Ebola ever and impacts a region of Africa that has not previously reported cases. It has spread to four countries (Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria) and sickened 1,848 people (suspected and confirmed cases […] Aug 12, 2014 | Guest Author |
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Launches Online Bystander Training CourseThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has launched a new online bystander training course to provide an overview of how to recognize a suspected explosive device and what to expect after an explosion occurs. The training also presents specific steps a bystander can take with regard to reporting suspicious activity, communicating with victims […] Aug 12, 2014 | Admin |
New Student Opportunities for Fall 2014: NACCHO Launches Health Policy and Practice Scholars ProgramFor the 2014-2015 academic year, NACCHO has expanded their student opportunities to include the newly developed Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program. This program was designed as a guided, academic, practice-based opportunity for graduate level students in public health, pharmacy, environmental studies, or law to work on policy and practice issues impacting public […] Aug 12, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
Resources from NACCHO and RESOLVE Fracking Webinar: Shale Development and Communities: Introducing a Guidebook for Health OfficialsOn August 6, NACCHO and RESOLVE held a webinar giving an overview of the draft Community Health and Shale Development Guidebook. We are asking for feedback on the current draft of the document and its usefulness for your work. Feedback will be considered until 5PM EDT on Sept. 8. The archived webinar is now available […] Aug 11, 2014 | Admin |
Chikungunya: What Local Health Departments Need to KnowOver the last several months, NACCHO has been assessing the potential implications of chikungunya (pronounced “chik-en-gun-ya”) for local health departments. Earlier this week on August 6, public health officials in Harris County, Texas confirmed that a mosquito had tested positive for the virus. Year-to-date, Harris County has tested over 450,000 mosquitoes; however, this week was […] Aug 08, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
FEMA’s 2014 National Preparedness ReportThe 2014 National Preparedness Report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency marks the third in the series. Required annually by Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness, the National Preparedness Report summarizes progress in building, sustaining, and delivering the 31 core capabilities described in the National Preparedness Goal. Each year, the National Preparedness Report... Aug 08, 2014 | Admin |
NCBRT Educates Charleston First Responders and NACCHO Staff in Response to Biological ThreatsIn-person, on-site training provides unique opportunities for collaborative learning and breaking down barriers across agencies and disciplines. On July 15-16, four NACCHO staff had the opportunity to attend one such course at the Charleston County Emergency Management Department in South Carolina. “Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents,” offered on-site by the National Center for... Aug 08, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
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