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Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups April Report
The Flu on Call™ ad hoc workgroup (previously the Nurse Triage Line Workgroup) and the Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution ad hoc...
Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts
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
NACCHO Selects Sites for its Radiation Legal Preparedness Project
NACCHO announced on March 19 that it has selected sites for a nationwide Radiation Preparedness Project aimed at assessing the...
Mar 19, 2014 | Christopher Gray
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
MRC Workgroup- February Update
The MRC Workgroup convened via conference call on Feb. 20. Much of the discussion on this month’s call centered around the...
Mar 04, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse
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
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding...
On Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile)...
Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington
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
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups April ReportThe Flu on Call™ ad hoc workgroup (previously the Nurse Triage Line Workgroup) and the Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution ad hoc workgroup have agreed to hold joint monthly meetings beginning April 14. During their first joint conference call, members discussed a NACCHO policy statement currently under revision (“Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Procurement and Distribution”). Members made content... Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
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 |
NACCHO Selects Sites for its Radiation Legal Preparedness ProjectNACCHO announced on March 19 that it has selected sites for a nationwide Radiation Preparedness Project aimed at assessing the readiness of local public health officials and emergency response professionals for a radiological incident. In a series of exercises across the country, NACCHO will examine how local officials are able to address complex issues such as family reunification, public... Mar 19, 2014 | Christopher Gray |
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 |
MRC Workgroup- February UpdateThe MRC Workgroup convened via conference call on Feb. 20. Much of the discussion on this month’s call centered around the upcoming Preparedness Summit and the MRC web and mobile-based application. Justin Snair, NACCHO Senior Analyst and co-lead for the MRC web and mobile-based application, was able to provide a functional specification update to the […] Mar 04, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse |
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 |
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding Cuts for PreparednessOn Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study, demonstrating continued funding cuts across several programmatic areas at local health departments (LHDs), including emergency preparedness Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
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 |
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