DEADLINE EXTENDED: Preparedness Summit Abstracts Close on October 14

In response to requests to extend the deadline for submissions, abstracts for the 2016 Preparedness Summit will now close on October...

Sep 28, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • September 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on September 9. The workgroup welcomed the following new member to...

    Sep 21, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

  • Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters

    By Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of...

    Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • Submit an Abstract for the 2016 Preparedness Summit

    Abstract submissions for the 2016 Preparedness Summit are now open. This year’s Summit will explore the theme, “Planning Today...

    Aug 20, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • White House Hosts Summit on Climate Change and Health

    On June 23, NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, joined hundreds of attendees at the White House Summit on Climate...

    Jun 25, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Preparedness 101: Establishing a Core Curriculum for the Next Generation of Local...

    Preparedness coordinators new to their roles and new to the field of public health preparedness face a tremendous learning curve when...

    Jun 01, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

  • How Local Health Departments Can Use “Flu Near You”

    This year’s flu season might be winding down, but the 2015-2016 flu season is right around the corner. Local health departments can...

    May 06, 2015 | Admin

  • Incident Management Workgroup April Update

    NACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held its monthly call on April 27.  Dr. Robyn Gershon from the University of California,...

    May 01, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

  • NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security Strategy

    Earlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the...

    Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • DEADLINE EXTENDED: Preparedness Summit Abstracts Close on October 14

    In response to requests to extend the deadline for submissions, abstracts for the 2016 Preparedness Summit will now close on October 14 at 11:59PM PDT. We anticipate a high volume of abstracts this year, so take advantage of the extra time to put the finishing touches on your abstract! The Summit is the premier national […]

    Sep 28, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    September 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on September 9. The workgroup welcomed the following new member to the group, Michael Elieff, Director of Public Health Preparedness from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. During the call, Anna Hoover from the University of Kentucky, provided an informational update on […]

    Sep 21, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

    Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters

    By Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy Disasters often impact fundamental elements of a community—physical infrastructure, health, and social services, social connectedness—that all affect the health of its residents. Accordingly, the...

    Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Submit an Abstract for the 2016 Preparedness Summit

    Abstract submissions for the 2016 Preparedness Summit are now open. This year’s Summit will explore the theme, “Planning Today for Rebuilding Tomorrow: Focusing on Resiliency and Recovery in the 21st Century.” Abstracts are encouraged on subjects such as: Building and sustaining resilient communities Effectively using, producing, and disseminating medical countermeasures and...

    Aug 20, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    White House Hosts Summit on Climate Change and Health

    On June 23, NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, joined hundreds of attendees at the White House Summit on Climate Change and Health. Speakers at the event included Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, in addition to other administration officials […]

    Jun 25, 2015 | Guest Author

    Preparedness 101: Establishing a Core Curriculum for the Next Generation of Local Health Department Preparedness Workers

    Preparedness coordinators new to their roles and new to the field of public health preparedness face a tremendous learning curve when they first start their jobs: they have multiple enormous federal guidance documents to review, thousands of pages of existing health department plans to read, laws and regulations from local, state, and federal governments to […]

    Jun 01, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

    How Local Health Departments Can Use “Flu Near You”

    This year’s flu season might be winding down, but the 2015-2016 flu season is right around the corner. Local health departments can begin to prepare for the next flu season by using Flu Near You, an online health reporting system. Through Flu Near You, thousands of volunteers answer a brief, weekly digital questionnaire about their […]

    May 06, 2015 | Admin

    Incident Management Workgroup April Update

    NACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held its monthly call on April 27.  Dr. Robyn Gershon from the University of California, San Francisco presented on research results regarding the current state of mass fatality planning in the United States. The study purpose was to identify appropriate measures of preparedness for mass fatality incidents and to assess preparedness […]

    May 01, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

    NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security Strategy

    Earlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). The document provides strategic direction to ensure that efforts to improve health security nationwide over the next four years are guided by a common vision; based on sound evidence; and […]

    Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges

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