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Insurance Company Sues Illinois Cities over Climate Change Damages
Mounting evidence, including the recent findings of the 2014 National Climate Assessment, show that the impacts of climate change are...
May 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts
NACCHO’s 2014 Summer Preparedness Webinar Series
NACCHO will be hosting a 2014 Summer Preparedness Webinar Series highlighting topics in preparedness and emergency management. To...
May 21, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
66th Annual Kentucky Public Health Association Conference
Date: April 15-16, 2014 Staff Representative: Resham Patel The 2014 conference theme was Embracing the Future of Public Health and was...
May 20, 2014 | Resham Patel
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group May Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group held its monthly call on May 14. The workgroup welcomed the following new members to the group:...
May 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
The Department of Homeland Security Sector Risk Snapshots Released
Recently, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis (DHS/OCIA) released Sector Risk Snapshots,...
May 20, 2014 | Justin Snair
CDC Press Briefing: Positve Test Result for MERS in Illinois Resident
The contact investigation for the Indiana patient who was the first case of MERS in the United States revealed a positive blood test...
May 19, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Briefing on the Third National Climate Assessment
On May 8, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a briefing on the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA). Dr. Gary...
May 16, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Radiation Disaster Issues in Children: A Case-Based Approach
The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health has launched a new resource entitled “Radiation Disaster Issues in...
May 14, 2014 | Admin
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups May Report
The Flu on Call™ and the Antiviral Dispensing (AVD) ad hoc workgroups held their second joint monthly meeting on May 12. The meeting...
May 14, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Insurance Company Sues Illinois Cities over Climate Change DamagesMounting evidence, including the recent findings of the 2014 National Climate Assessment, show that the impacts of climate change are already being felt. A lawsuit is driving that point home: Farmers Insurance Co. has filed nine class-action lawsuits against dozens of Chicago-area municipalities, alleging that they knew climate change posed flooding risks, but failed to […] May 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
NACCHO’s 2014 Summer Preparedness Webinar SeriesNACCHO will be hosting a 2014 Summer Preparedness Webinar Series highlighting topics in preparedness and emergency management. To start the series off, the first webinar will explore how local health departments utilize closed Points of Dispensing (PODs) to improve emergency planning for vulnerable populations. Other scheduled webinars will look at topics regarding the use of […] May 21, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
66th Annual Kentucky Public Health Association ConferenceDate: April 15-16, 2014 Staff Representative: Resham Patel The 2014 conference theme was Embracing the Future of Public Health and was held in Louisville, KY. NACCHO staff attended a portion of this conference and was invited to present on Project Public Health Ready (PPHR). Kentucky is considering increased participation in PPHR, a criteria-based public health preparedness program that assesses... May 20, 2014 | Resham Patel |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group May ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group held its monthly call on May 14. The workgroup welcomed the following new members to the group: Charlette Solis, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Mobile County Health Department in Mobile, AL; Alyce Wagner, Public Health Preparedness Finance/HPP Section Chief, Arkansas Department of Health in Little Rock, AR; Dee Ann Bagwell, Director of Policy […] May 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
The Department of Homeland Security Sector Risk Snapshots ReleasedRecently, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis (DHS/OCIA) released Sector Risk Snapshots, which provide a brief overview and risk profile of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors, the Education, Electric, and Oil and Natural Gas sub-sectors, and the seven Transportation Systems Modes. The Snapshots provide an introduction to the diverse array […] May 20, 2014 | Justin Snair |
CDC Press Briefing: Positve Test Result for MERS in Illinois ResidentThe contact investigation for the Indiana patient who was the first case of MERS in the United States revealed a positive blood test result on May 16 for MERS antibodies in a business associate living in Illinois. The discovery is significant for two reasons. First, the Illinois resident had only mild, cold-like symptoms and CDC […] May 19, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Briefing on the Third National Climate AssessmentOn May 8, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a briefing on the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA). Dr. Gary Yohe, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University, and Dr. Don Wuebbles, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Illinois, discussed their roles in the development of the 800+ page […] May 16, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Radiation Disaster Issues in Children: A Case-Based ApproachThe National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health has launched a new resource entitled “Radiation Disaster Issues in Children: A Case-Based Approach.” This accredited online lesson is a complement to the previously-released primer, “Radiation Disaster Issues in Children: An Approach to the Patient.” “Radiation Disaster Issues in Children: A Case-Based... May 14, 2014 | Admin |
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups May ReportThe Flu on Call™ and the Antiviral Dispensing (AVD) ad hoc workgroups held their second joint monthly meeting on May 12. The meeting opened with a debriefing on the May 6 Mobile Text Messaging Council meeting, during which the NACCHO Risk Communications workgroup and NACCHO and CDC staff developed name ideas and messaging content for NACCHO’s Antivirals Text […] May 14, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
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