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Resources Available for National Food Safety Month 2015
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Sep 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Frozen Without a Plan: A Mom, 3 Kids, and the Atlanta Ice Storm
This article was originally posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Matters blog for National...
Sep 09, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Apply for the National Health Security Award!
By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary...
Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Launches Pledge Campaign for National Preparedness Month
Preparedness Month 2015: Prepare for Everywhere Each September, preparedness efforts and activities are highlighted and encouraged...
Aug 27, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Submit an Abstract for the 2016 Preparedness Summit
Abstract submissions for the 2016 Preparedness Summit are now open. This year’s Summit will explore the theme, “Planning Today...
Aug 20, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety Month
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of...
Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Fred the Preparedness Dog Conducts Interview for NACCHO Podcast Series
Fred the Preparedness Dog has been all over the 2015 Preparedness Summit, meeting fellow public health professionals, attending...
Apr 16, 2015 | Katie Regan
Public Health and Pharmacy Professional Collaboration Through APHA
The expanding role of pharmacists in health care and public health has been highlighted in recent years by NACCHO through its...
Feb 11, 2015 | Guest Author
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – January Report
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures workgroup held its monthly call on January 27. Ann Goodman Hoover, Deputy Director...
Feb 06, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Resources Available for National Food Safety Month 2015This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO For much of the general public, the local health department is the place that inspects restaurants and assigns letter grades based on cleanliness. In reality, of course, the... Sep 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Frozen Without a Plan: A Mom, 3 Kids, and the Atlanta Ice StormThis article was originally posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Matters blog for National Preparedness Month. It was 4 p.m. on a Tuesday in January, and Kelly had been on the road for four hours. She was only a few miles from work, but many miles from home. Her rearview […] Sep 09, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Apply for the National Health Security Award!By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced a new award program recognizing the accomplishments of local health departments related to national health security. The National Health Security Award will recognize departments that have demonstrated significant... Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Launches Pledge Campaign for National Preparedness MonthPreparedness Month 2015: Prepare for Everywhere Each September, preparedness efforts and activities are highlighted and encouraged through National Preparedness Month. This year, the CDC’s Preparedness Month 2015 theme is “Prepare for Everywhere” with each week of the month focusing on communities of preparedness, building from the micro-level of preparedness actions in the family setting to... Aug 27, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Submit an Abstract for the 2016 Preparedness SummitAbstract submissions for the 2016 Preparedness Summit are now open. This year’s Summit will explore the theme, “Planning Today for Rebuilding Tomorrow: Focusing on Resiliency and Recovery in the 21st Century.” Abstracts are encouraged on subjects such as: Building and sustaining resilient communities Effectively using, producing, and disseminating medical countermeasures and... Aug 20, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety MonthThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of their communities. In honor of National Safety Month this June, MRC units across the country are continuing to honor their mission by holding events dedicated to promoting community safety. National Safety Month focuses on […] Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Fred the Preparedness Dog Conducts Interview for NACCHO Podcast SeriesFred the Preparedness Dog has been all over the 2015 Preparedness Summit, meeting fellow public health professionals, attending sessions, and even hosting one of his own. Fred, a 3-year-old German shepherd who works with the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE) to teach children about family and pet preparedness, on Wednesday even sat […] Apr 16, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Public Health and Pharmacy Professional Collaboration Through APHAThe expanding role of pharmacists in health care and public health has been highlighted in recent years by NACCHO through its Statement of Policy and other publications, and just last month in the National Governor’s Association’s newly released report. Pharmacies share a common mission with local health departments and other public health organizations to serve […] Feb 11, 2015 | Guest Author |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – January ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures workgroup held its monthly call on January 27. Ann Goodman Hoover, Deputy Director of the National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI) Program Management Office at the University of Kentucky, gave an informational update on the evolution of the NHSPI. The presentation gave an overview of the 2014 Index, highlighted […] Feb 06, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
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