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ASTHO/NEMA EMAC Advisory Committee and Joint Policy Workgroup Meetings
Date: December 17-18, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher Member Representative: John Degnan (Dec 18) Highlights: The National...
Jan 10, 2014 | Scott Fisher
Essential Functions and Considerations for Hospital Recovery
The Harvard School of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Exercise Program, in collaboration with the Massachusetts...
Jan 07, 2014 | Admin
NACCHO to host Point-of-Dispensing Exercise at the 2014 Preparedness Summit
NACCHO will host a lunch-time Point-of-dispensing (POD) exercise at the 2014 Preparedness Summit to showcase innovative practices,...
Dec 26, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Tennessee Hospitals Test Readiness in Mass Casualty Response Exercise
Knox County (TN) Health Department and the East Tennessee Regional Health Office conducted one of the largest hospitals exercises in...
Nov 12, 2013 | Admin
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiation, FBI Training
Date: Sept. 3—5, 2013 Staff Representative: Andy Roszak Member Representative: Vanessa Burrows and Paul Biedrzycki (NACCHO Public...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
NACCHO Staff Report: Indiana State Level Exercise Tests Preparedness and Response...
Andrew Roszak served as a subject matter expert and evaluator at the State of Indiana's State Level Exercise (SLE) at Muscatatuck...
Oct 03, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Finney County Health Department Conducts Drive-thru Flu Clinic
Finney County Health Department in Kansas made a fall flu clinic into a preparedness exercise by using a drive-thru point of...
Oct 03, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Staff Mark National Preparedness Month 2013
To mark National Preparedness Month 2013, members of NACCHO’s staff organized and participated in two activities to enhance their...
Oct 01, 2013 | Admin
NACCHO Staff Report: Florida State University Hosts Legal Preparedness Training
NACCHO and the FSU Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law in Tallahassee, Florida have partnered to host a one day...
Sep 27, 2013 | Andy Roszak
ASTHO/NEMA EMAC Advisory Committee and Joint Policy Workgroup MeetingsDate: December 17-18, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher Member Representative: John Degnan (Dec 18) Highlights: The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) convened its Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Advisory Committee and Joint Policy Workgroup on consecutive days. The membership of these groups includes representatives from Federal agencies, national associations,... Jan 10, 2014 | Scott Fisher |
Essential Functions and Considerations for Hospital RecoveryThe Harvard School of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Exercise Program, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Emergency Preparedness Bureau, has released the “Essential Functions and Considerations for Hospital Recovery” document. This resource can help hospitals prepare to manage their recovery from emergencies of all types.... Jan 07, 2014 | Admin |
NACCHO to host Point-of-Dispensing Exercise at the 2014 Preparedness SummitNACCHO will host a lunch-time Point-of-dispensing (POD) exercise at the 2014 Preparedness Summit to showcase innovative practices, resources, and techniques for planning and implementing PODs. While being “dispensed” their boxed lunches, participants will go through a POD and experience a series of educational stations that will show these innovative resources in action and... Dec 26, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Tennessee Hospitals Test Readiness in Mass Casualty Response ExerciseKnox County (TN) Health Department and the East Tennessee Regional Health Office conducted one of the largest hospitals exercises in Tennessee on Nov. 6. Fifty-four hospitals in East Tennessee participated in the drill to test how they would handle a 20 percent surge of their emergency room capacities. This drill was the first time that […] Nov 12, 2013 | Admin |
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiation, FBI TrainingDate: Sept. 3—5, 2013 Staff Representative: Andy Roszak Member Representative: Vanessa Burrows and Paul Biedrzycki (NACCHO Public Health Law Workgroup) Highlights: Members from the Kentucky Department of Public Health, Kentucky Emergency Management, Kentucky Hospital Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) collaborated to provide a... Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
NACCHO Staff Report: Indiana State Level Exercise Tests Preparedness and Response CapabilitiesAndrew Roszak served as a subject matter expert and evaluator at the State of Indiana's State Level Exercise (SLE) at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Indiana. This year's exercise simulated severe weather sweeping through a town in Indiana, including an EF3 tornado, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall that produced localized flooding. Oct 03, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Finney County Health Department Conducts Drive-thru Flu ClinicFinney County Health Department in Kansas made a fall flu clinic into a preparedness exercise by using a drive-thru point of dispensing (POD) site as a model for the clinic. The health department along with Finney County Emergency Management and Finney County EMS organized the clinic to exercise part of the county’s pandemic preparedness plan. Read […] Oct 03, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Staff Mark National Preparedness Month 2013To mark National Preparedness Month 2013, members of NACCHO’s staff organized and participated in two activities to enhance their understanding of preparedness. Staff conducted the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) zombie preparedness simulation and a screening and discussion of the plausibility of the response in the film, Contagion. Oct 01, 2013 | Admin |
NACCHO Staff Report: Florida State University Hosts Legal Preparedness TrainingNACCHO and the FSU Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law in Tallahassee, Florida have partnered to host a one day training focusing on emergency preparedness. The training brings together public health, emergency management, healthcare, legal, and first response officials to discuss the legal underpinnings of disaster response. Sep 27, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
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