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CDC Announces Active Post-Arrival Monitoring for Travelers from Ebola-Impacted...
CDC announced that beginning Oct. 27, public health authorities will begin active post-arrival monitoring of travelers whose travel...
Oct 22, 2014 | Admin
Innovation across the MRC Network Helps Local Communities be More Prepared for...
By Alyson Jordan, MPA, Communications Specialist, and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO...
Oct 21, 2014 | Stacy Stanford
States Take Preemptive Measures to Guard Against Ebola
As concerns mount regarding the Ebola outbreak in the United States, state governments are taking matters into their own hands to...
Oct 17, 2014 | Guest Author
NACCHO Launches “MRC Connect” – the First Social Media Application for the Medical...
NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps and Rallyware, a technology startup, have...
Oct 16, 2014 | Admin
CDC Media Briefing: Update on the Second Case of Ebola in a U.S. Healthcare Worker
On Oct. 15, Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell and the CDC hosted a media briefing to provide an update on the...
Oct 15, 2014 | Admin
CDC Media Briefing: Update on the Case of Ebola Contracted by a U.S. Healthcare...
On Oct. 13, the CDC provided an update on the first case of Ebola contracted within the United States in a healthcare worker who cared...
Oct 13, 2014 | Admin
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk...
By Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon,...
Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair
Enterovirus D68: What Local Health Departments Need to Know
Health officials are continuing to monitor an increase of non-polio enterovirus cases in the United States. According to the Centers...
Oct 08, 2014 | Guest Author
Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health
Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly...
Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills
CDC Announces Active Post-Arrival Monitoring for Travelers from Ebola-Impacted CountriesCDC announced that beginning Oct. 27, public health authorities will begin active post-arrival monitoring of travelers whose travel originates in Liberia, Sierra Leone, or Guinea. Active post-arrival monitoring means that travelers without fever or symptoms of Ebola will be followed up daily by state and local health departments for 21 days from the date of their […] Oct 22, 2014 | Admin |
Innovation across the MRC Network Helps Local Communities be More Prepared for Emerging ThreatsBy Alyson Jordan, MPA, Communications Specialist, and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO NACCHO launched “MRC Connect,” the first social media platform for the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), on October 16, presenting a new way for the MRC network to connect with others, share what is happening in nearly 1,000 U.S. […] Oct 21, 2014 | Stacy Stanford |
States Take Preemptive Measures to Guard Against EbolaAs concerns mount regarding the Ebola outbreak in the United States, state governments are taking matters into their own hands to proactively protect their citizens from the deadly disease. On October 7, although no cases of Ebola had been identified in the state at the time, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed an order declaring a […] Oct 17, 2014 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Launches “MRC Connect” – the First Social Media Application for the Medical Reserve CorpsNACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps and Rallyware, a technology startup, have launched “MRC Connect,” the first social media application for the MRC network. MRC Connect enhances and simplifies information sharing about public health preparedness and emergency response best practices among the nation’s 1,000 MRC unit coordinators. The […] Oct 16, 2014 | Admin |
CDC Media Briefing: Update on the Second Case of Ebola in a U.S. Healthcare WorkerOn Oct. 15, Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell and the CDC hosted a media briefing to provide an update on the second case of Ebola in a healthcare worker at the Texas Presbyterian Hospital. Secretary Burwell emphasized that HHS will be taking steps to ensure that clinicians and hospitals are more prepared […] Oct 15, 2014 | Admin |
CDC Media Briefing: Update on the Case of Ebola Contracted by a U.S. Healthcare WorkerOn Oct. 13, the CDC provided an update on the first case of Ebola contracted within the United States in a healthcare worker who cared for the index patient, Thomas Duncan. In light of this case, the CDC will be assessing existing Ebola infection control procedures to improve the safety aspects of these procedures whenever […] Oct 13, 2014 | Admin |
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk of Cyber-AttackBy Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon, Program Analyst for Public Health Informatics at NACCHO The constant connection to the Internet has enabled us to stay connected to friends and family, coordinate within our communities, and find innovative solutions for our most pressing challenges. […] Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair |
Enterovirus D68: What Local Health Departments Need to KnowHealth officials are continuing to monitor an increase of non-polio enterovirus cases in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) can cause mild to severe respiratory illness and is spread like the flu. States with laboratory-confirmed EV-D68 now extend from the West to East coasts. Local health […] Oct 08, 2014 | Guest Author |
Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public HealthHuman health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly affected through increased transmission and geographic expansion of diseases spread by insects, compromised air, water, and food quality. For example, bacterial counts in the water surrounding coastal communities tend to spike dramatically following heavy rainfall. Not... Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills |
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