Tackling the Legal Aspects of Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Imagine a new type of influenza or other communicable condition is spreading rapidly throughout your state or locality. Essential...

Jul 14, 2014 | Guest Author

  • MRC Project June Report

    In June, NACCHO MRC staff conducted a site visit at the Florida AHEC MRC Meeting to observe a full-scale exercise. Additionally,...

    Jul 14, 2014 | Admin

  • Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup June Report

    The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its monthly call on Thursday, June 5. This was the first monthly call...

    Jul 14, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • NACCHO and CDC Release New Radiation Legal Preparedness Report

    On July 10, CDC’s Public Health Law Program published Public Health Preparedness: Examination of Legal Language Authorizing...

    Jul 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak

  • Nevada Public Health Preparedness Partners Meeting

    Date: June 13, 2014 Staff Representative: Resham Patel NACCHO staff attended a portion of this meeting to present on Project Public...

    Jul 08, 2014 | Resham Patel

  • Incident Management Workgroup June Report

    The Incident Management Workgroup held two calls in the month of June. The first, held on June 2, included an update on the...

    Jul 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service

    NACCHO staff member Alyson Jordan presented at and attended the 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service June 16-18...

    Jul 03, 2014 | Admin

  • Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical Infrastructure

    Sara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare...

    Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts

  • Public Health Law Workgroup June Report

    This month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss...

    Jul 01, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Tackling the Legal Aspects of Public Health Emergency Preparedness

    Imagine a new type of influenza or other communicable condition is spreading rapidly throughout your state or locality. Essential resources are quickly being depleted. State and local health care personnel are strained by the number of cases and infections within their own ranks. What legal powers do you need to respond effectively and protect the public's health? Could you use volunteers from...

    Jul 14, 2014 | Guest Author

    MRC Project June Report

    In June, NACCHO MRC staff conducted a site visit at the Florida AHEC MRC Meeting to observe a full-scale exercise. Additionally, NACCHO MRC staff attended two conferences to present about the MRC: from June 16-18, Alyson Jordan presented about using media to recruit MRC volunteers at the Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service […]

    Jul 14, 2014 | Admin

    Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup June Report

    The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its monthly call on Thursday, June 5. This was the first monthly call hosted by NACCHO since March, as several members of the group met in person in May to assist the CDC with developing messaging for a antiviral text messaging program and in April to present […]

    Jul 14, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    NACCHO and CDC Release New Radiation Legal Preparedness Report

    On July 10, CDC’s Public Health Law Program published Public Health Preparedness: Examination of Legal Language Authorizing Responses to Radiological Incidents, an assessment of state and local laws that authorize restriction of movement and decontamination of people during a radiological event. The assessment is the result of a partnership between CDC’s Public Health Law Program, […]

    Jul 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak

    Nevada Public Health Preparedness Partners Meeting

    Date: June 13, 2014 Staff Representative: Resham Patel NACCHO staff attended a portion of this meeting to present on Project Public Health Ready (PPHR). Nevada is considering participation in PPHR, a criteria-based public health preparedness program that assesses local health department capacity and capability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. Learn more about...

    Jul 08, 2014 | Resham Patel

    Incident Management Workgroup June Report

    The Incident Management Workgroup held two calls in the month of June. The first, held on June 2, included an update on the development of Emergency Management Assistance Compact mission ready packages for public health to be deployed and a discussion of local public health’s priorities related to homeland security. The workgroup also reviewed changes […]

    Jul 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

    2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service

    NACCHO staff member Alyson Jordan presented at and attended the 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service June 16-18 in Atlanta. The conference explored the use of volunteers to strengthen community infrastructure, and this year included an emergency preparedness track. Alyson presented a 90 minute workshop on NACCHO’s 2013 National Preparedness Month media […]

    Jul 03, 2014 | Admin

    Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical Infrastructure

    Sara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare Washoe County for a pandemic through the use of closed Points of Dispensing (PODs) which target vital services employees. Closed PODs are defined as public and private locations that have agreed to dispense medications, generally during […]

    Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts

    Public Health Law Workgroup June Report

    This month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss legal incentives for vaccination. Dr. Reiss is working on studying vaccine policy in this country and legal ways to deal with costs related to outbreaks caused by lack of immunizations. Attendees at NACCHO […]

    Jul 01, 2014 | Guest Author

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