FEMA Releases 2014-2018 Strategic Plan

In July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan reflects the...

Aug 04, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

  • Free Online Trainings through the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and...

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at CDC has introduced the U.S. National Response Team (NRT)...

    Aug 01, 2014 | Admin

  • An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award Recipients

    Within the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their...

    Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston

  • “Faces of Austerity” Report Illustrates Impact of Budget Cuts on Local Emergency...

    Today, the Coalition for Health Funding released the report, “Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Hurt America’s...

    Jul 15, 2014 | Admin

  • Incident Management Workgroup June Report

    The Incident Management Workgroup held two calls in the month of June. The first, held on June 2, included an update on the...

    Jul 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • Public Health Law Workgroup June Report

    This month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss...

    Jul 01, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal Challenges

    The term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce...

    Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Incident Management Workgroup April Report

    In lieu of an April call, members of the Incident Management Workgroup attended and participated in the NACCHO webinar,...

    May 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • Public Health Emergency Law Minimum Competencies

    Apr 29, 2014 | Guest Author

  • FEMA Releases 2014-2018 Strategic Plan

    In July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan reflects the priorities, objectives, and outcomes FEMA expects to accomplish to provide the best possible support to the American people before, during, and after a disaster. On July 31, NACCHO staff attended a FEMA-hosted webinar on the new strategy. […]

    Aug 04, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

    Free Online Trainings through the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance System

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at CDC has introduced the U.S. National Response Team (NRT) Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) system. The ERHMS system provides guidelines for protecting emergency responders involved in various types of emergencies and settings and can be used by anyone involved with the deployment and protection...

    Aug 01, 2014 | Admin

    An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award Recipients

    Within the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their communities through new projects and programs made possible by the awards. Each of the 29 units, with the support of NACCHO and the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has launched […]

    Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston

    “Faces of Austerity” Report Illustrates Impact of Budget Cuts on Local Emergency Preparedness

    Today, the Coalition for Health Funding released the report, “Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Hurt America’s Health.” The report, sponsored in part by NACCHO, illustrates the impact of budget cuts across the public health continuum, highlighting how existing funding levels cannot meet the mounting health demands across the nation. Featuring more than 20 testimonials […]

    Jul 15, 2014 | Admin

    Incident Management Workgroup June Report

    The Incident Management Workgroup held two calls in the month of June. The first, held on June 2, included an update on the development of Emergency Management Assistance Compact mission ready packages for public health to be deployed and a discussion of local public health’s priorities related to homeland security. The workgroup also reviewed changes […]

    Jul 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

    Public Health Law Workgroup June Report

    This month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss legal incentives for vaccination. Dr. Reiss is working on studying vaccine policy in this country and legal ways to deal with costs related to outbreaks caused by lack of immunizations. Attendees at NACCHO […]

    Jul 01, 2014 | Guest Author

    Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal Challenges

    The term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce vulnerability to, and recover from emergency situations or disastrous events resulting from either natural or manmade causes. However, public health preparedness is also about being prepared to respond to the less catastrophic scenarios and problems that arise on a...

    Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author

    Incident Management Workgroup April Report

    In lieu of an April call, members of the Incident Management Workgroup attended and participated in the NACCHO webinar, “Response and Recovery During and Environmental Disaster: Learning from the Elk River Chemical Spill” on April 22. Workgroup members also conducted a learning session entitled “Managing an Escalating Public Health Incident: A Tabletop Exercise” on April...

    May 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

    Public Health Emergency Law Minimum Competencies

    Apr 29, 2014 | Guest Author

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