Don’t Panic, Be Prepared: Jack Herrmann’s Recap of the Preparedness Summit

The public health workforce often conducts its work behind the scenes, making the citizens of their communities healthier and safer...

Apr 08, 2014 | Jack Herrmann

  • Launch of the Global Health Security Agenda

    On Friday, Feb. 21, two NACCHO preparedness and infectious disease staff attended the Launch of the Global Health Security (GHS)...

    Mar 20, 2014 | Sara Rubin

  • Grant Opportunity Available: HPP and PHEP Cooperative Agreements

    The notice for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreements has been...

    Mar 19, 2014 | Admin

  • NACCHO Hosts George Washington University Students for Policy Scholars Program

    Over the past several months, NACCHO staff have developed a Policy Scholars Program that provides graduate-level students with the...

    Feb 11, 2014 | Sara Rubin

  • 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

  • NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps...

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...

    Jan 16, 2014 | Admin

  • Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public Health

    NACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed...

    Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick

  • The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on U.S. Preparedness Resources and Programs:...

    Date: Nov. 18-19, 2013 Staff: Jack Herrmann, Laura Hanen, Michelle Zamperetti, Roland Gamache Members: Karen DeSalvo (New Orleans,...

    Dec 06, 2013 | Jack Herrmann

  • November 1 Government Affairs Update

    Staff: Laura Hanen On Sept. 30, FY2013 ended, and because Congress had not successfully passed its appropriations bills or a...

    Nov 11, 2013 | Admin

  • Don’t Panic, Be Prepared: Jack Herrmann’s Recap of the Preparedness Summit

    The public health workforce often conducts its work behind the scenes, making the citizens of their communities healthier and safer without them even being aware of it. It is not until disaster strikes that people find out the value of their public health department.

    Apr 08, 2014 | Jack Herrmann

    Launch of the Global Health Security Agenda

    On Friday, Feb. 21, two NACCHO preparedness and infectious disease staff attended the Launch of the Global Health Security (GHS) Agenda, a briefing hosted by the UPMC Center for Health Security, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), and the American Association for the Advancement of...

    Mar 20, 2014 | Sara Rubin

    Grant Opportunity Available: HPP and PHEP Cooperative Agreements

    The notice for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreements has been published on Grants.gov here. These grants are offered through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response/National Healthcare Preparedness Programs and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Office of Public Health Preparedness and...

    Mar 19, 2014 | Admin

    NACCHO Hosts George Washington University Students for Policy Scholars Program

    Over the past several months, NACCHO staff have developed a Policy Scholars Program that provides graduate-level students with the opportunity to draft policy statements on behalf of NACCHO, work with staff members to receive feedback, and then present the statement to the appropriate NACCHO workgroup for review. Students have the opportunity to learn about a […]

    Feb 11, 2014 | Sara Rubin

    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 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

    NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps Challenge Award

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units to receive MRC Challenge Awards, totaling nearly $600,000. The MRC Challenge Award supports MRC units to develop new projects and programs that can be replicated on a national level. Nearly 200 MRC units from […]

    Jan 16, 2014 | Admin

    Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public Health

    NACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed to succeed as leaders. This year, NACCHO hosted a week long closing workshop for the program “graduates” that gave participants an opportunity to come to Washington, DC for in-person trainings in subjects such as strategic […]

    Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick

    The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on U.S. Preparedness Resources and Programs: An Institute of Medicine Workshop

    Date: Nov. 18-19, 2013 Staff: Jack Herrmann, Laura Hanen, Michelle Zamperetti, Roland Gamache Members: Karen DeSalvo (New Orleans, LA), S. Atyia Martin (Boston, MA), Brandon Dean (Los Angeles, CA) Highlights: This 2-day Institute of Medicine (IOM) workshop brought together governmental and private sector leaders in healthcare and public health to discuss the opportunities for public […]

    Dec 06, 2013 | Jack Herrmann

    November 1 Government Affairs Update

    Staff: Laura Hanen On Sept. 30, FY2013 ended, and because Congress had not successfully passed its appropriations bills or a continuing resolution to continue funding, “non-essential” government services were shut down, including 65 percent of the CDC workforce. NACCHO sent a letter to Capitol Hill calling on Congress to end the shutdown and to find […]

    Nov 11, 2013 | Admin

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