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NACCHO Launches Health and Disability Technical Assistance Program
NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is pleased to offer Technical Assistance (TA) to health departments interested in...
Mar 14, 2014 | Guest Author
Health and Disability Fellowships Offer Hands-On Experience at NACCHO
NACCHO is pleased to announce that we have recently hired three fellows to work on our Health and Disability Program. The fellows...
Mar 12, 2014 | Guest Author
Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare...
On Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human...
Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Managing Chaos: A Disaster Planner’s Handbook
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s “Managing Chaos,” an evidence-based planning handbook,...
Mar 11, 2014 | Admin
NACCHO Announces Two Paid Summer Internships
The Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response Team at NACCHO has announced two new summer internship...
Mar 10, 2014 | Sara Rubin
The National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center...
A new topic page is now available from the National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center...
Mar 07, 2014 | Andy Roszak
Radiation and Local Public Health
The relationship between radiation and health is a large and varied topic. The health effects of radiation exposure are influenced by...
Mar 05, 2014 | Guest Author
MRC Workgroup- February Update
The MRC Workgroup convened via conference call on Feb. 20. Much of the discussion on this month’s call centered around the...
Mar 04, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup February Report
The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on Feb. 10. Brooke Courtney from the Food and Drug...
Mar 03, 2014 | Lisa Brown
NACCHO Launches Health and Disability Technical Assistance ProgramNACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is pleased to offer Technical Assistance (TA) to health departments interested in increasing inclusion and engagement of people with disabilities in emergency plans and/or policies. This program is sponsored by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why... Mar 14, 2014 | Guest Author |
Health and Disability Fellowships Offer Hands-On Experience at NACCHONACCHO is pleased to announce that we have recently hired three fellows to work on our Health and Disability Program. The fellows started work March 3, and will stay with NACCHO through June 30. The fellows are all graduate-level students or post-grads who have demonstrated knowledge and passion in the field of health and disability. […] Mar 12, 2014 | Guest Author |
Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare and Public Health PreparednessOn Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human Services’ Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). That equals nearly a 30 percent reduction in a program specifically aimed at strengthening healthcare preparedness for public health emergencies. These cuts could have severe and dire consequences on the ability of... Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
Managing Chaos: A Disaster Planner’s HandbookThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s “Managing Chaos,” an evidence-based planning handbook, is now online at the new NYC Public Health Emergency Network. View the handbook and its accompanying tools, checklists and templates now. Following is a preview of the handbook: Our secret fears are true: We write emergency plans that nobody […] Mar 11, 2014 | Admin |
NACCHO Announces Two Paid Summer InternshipsThe Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response Team at NACCHO has announced two new summer internship openings. These internships will provide students the opportunity to learn about the U.S. public health system and the vital role of the 2,800 local health departments that NACCHO represents. NACCHO’s mission is to be a leader, partner, catalyst, and […] Mar 10, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
The National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center Launches New Web Page on Influenza: Pandemic Preparedness and ResponseA new topic page is now available from the National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) – “Influenza: Pandemic Preparedness and Response.” The page focuses on flu outbreaks that exceed the predicted prevalence of seasonal flu, threaten to overwhelm medical resources, and could affect the everyday functioning of communities. The page highlights... Mar 07, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
Radiation and Local Public HealthThe relationship between radiation and health is a large and varied topic. The health effects of radiation exposure are influenced by the dose of exposure, the type of radioactive material involved in the exposure, the exposure pathway, and the duration of the exposure and can be de minimis or can produce severe immediate and delayed […] Mar 05, 2014 | Guest Author |
MRC Workgroup- February UpdateThe MRC Workgroup convened via conference call on Feb. 20. Much of the discussion on this month’s call centered around the upcoming Preparedness Summit and the MRC web and mobile-based application. Justin Snair, NACCHO Senior Analyst and co-lead for the MRC web and mobile-based application, was able to provide a functional specification update to the […] Mar 04, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup February ReportThe Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on Feb. 10. Brooke Courtney from the Food and Drug Administration fielded questions from the workgroup members about the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) MCM Frequently Asked Questions document. Steve Adams from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided an overview on the... Mar 03, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
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