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Energy Sector’s Vulnerability Threatens Health of Communities, Calls for Coordinated...
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, communities along the East Coast remained without power for up to several weeks. The impacts...
Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author
Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health Intersect
Climate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George...
Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- March Update and Preparedness Summit Activities
What a busy time for the MRC Workgroup this past month! This month, the workgroup was able to hold its first in-person meeting at the...
Apr 21, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse
2014 Preparedness, Emergency Response, and Recovery Consortium
Several NACCHO staff attended the 2014 Preparedness, Emergency Response, and Recovery Consortium (PERRC) April 14-16 in Orlando, FL....
Apr 21, 2014 | Admin
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
Recently Released AIRA Survey on Pharmacy Immunization Reporting
The American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) recently assessed the volume of pharmacy immunization reporting done nationwide....
Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts
How Local Health Departments Can Help Reduce the Risk of Exposure to Polychlorinated...
NACCHO has produced a fact sheet to help local health departments understand the risk of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)...
Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author
Can Social Media Help Public Health Officials Monitor Disease Outbreaks?
It would seem that the exchange of health information on social media and the Internet is an obvious opportunity to gain insight into...
Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author
Medical Reserve Corps Project March Report
In March, NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) project staff prepared for several in-person meetings at the 2014 Preparedness Summit,...
Apr 18, 2014 | Admin
Energy Sector’s Vulnerability Threatens Health of Communities, Calls for Coordinated ResponseIn the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, communities along the East Coast remained without power for up to several weeks. The impacts were vast: millions of residents went without heat while battling the cold for extended periods. Hospitals were unable to provide proper care for patients due to power failures. A failed backup generator even forced New York University’s Langone Medical Center to... Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author |
Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health IntersectClimate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George Luber, the Public Health Institute’s Dr. Linda Rudolph, Dr. Jonathon Patz, Director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin, and Sandi Galvez of the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative for a provocative Web Forum on May 14, 2014 at... Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author |
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- March Update and Preparedness Summit ActivitiesWhat a busy time for the MRC Workgroup this past month! This month, the workgroup was able to hold its first in-person meeting at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Almost all of the workgroup members were able to attend, and were finally able to put faces to the voices they’d been hearing for so long. The […] Apr 21, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse |
2014 Preparedness, Emergency Response, and Recovery ConsortiumSeveral NACCHO staff attended the 2014 Preparedness, Emergency Response, and Recovery Consortium (PERRC) April 14-16 in Orlando, FL. The conference examined lessons learned from recent disasters, including the May 2013 Oklahoma tornadoes, the September 2013 Colorado floods, and the March 2014 Oso mudslide. NACCHO staff met with a number of local health department staff and […] Apr 21, 2014 | Admin |
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 |
Recently Released AIRA Survey on Pharmacy Immunization ReportingThe American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) recently assessed the volume of pharmacy immunization reporting done nationwide. The 2014 Survey of Immunization Reporting to Immunization Information Systems by Major U.S. Pharmacies used qualitative methods to assess the number of pharmacies reporting data to immunization information systems (IIS). The survey also assessed how well pharmacy... Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
How Local Health Departments Can Help Reduce the Risk of Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Older School BuildingsNACCHO has produced a fact sheet to help local health departments understand the risk of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in school buildings and identify strategies to reduce exposure risks in partnership with schools and other public agencies. The presence of PCBs in buildings, especially school buildings, is an emerging environmental public health issue. In 2009, the Environmental... Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
Can Social Media Help Public Health Officials Monitor Disease Outbreaks?It would seem that the exchange of health information on social media and the Internet is an obvious opportunity to gain insight into emerging disease outbreaks. With new initiatives like Google Flu Trends and HealthMap, there are more ways than ever before to monitor outbreaks. But how useful are these initiatives for public health practitioners who are trying to detect emerging diseases in... Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
Medical Reserve Corps Project March ReportIn March, NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) project staff prepared for several in-person meetings at the 2014 Preparedness Summit, including a demonstration of the new MRC web- and mobile-based application, the MRC workgroup meeting, and a workshop with winners of NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Awards. Staff also worked on the meeting logistics for the second NACCHO […] Apr 18, 2014 | Admin |
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