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Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities
In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three...
Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Building Resilience to Weather for Healthcare Facilities and Services
Date: Oct. 18, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher and Laura Biesiadecki Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The American...
Nov 11, 2013 | Scott Fisher
Directors of Public Health Preparedness Meeting
Date: Oct. 7 – 10, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann and Scott Fisher Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Association of...
Nov 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann
The Plain Math of Disaster Preparedness: ‘Every Dollar We Spent Saved 5 Dollars in...
In this piece from the Atlantic Cities, author Sarah Goodyear explores how the Great Flood of 1993 impacted the Midwest. The article...
Oct 11, 2013 | Admin
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
Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural CommunitiesIn recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three Rivers District Health Department in Kentucky about the unique preparedness needs of rural communities. In addition to her work at Three Rivers, Denise is on the Kentucky Department of Public Health Emergency Rapid Response Team and […] Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
Building Resilience to Weather for Healthcare Facilities and ServicesDate: Oct. 18, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher and Laura Biesiadecki Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The American Meteorological Society hosted a two-day workshop on building healthcare facility resilience to high-impact weather events and featured a number of presentations from hospital and healthcare facility representatives. The first day of the meeting primarily focused on the... Nov 11, 2013 | Scott Fisher |
Directors of Public Health Preparedness MeetingDate: Oct. 7 – 10, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann and Scott Fisher Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) convened its ninth meeting of the state health department directors of public health preparedness. The meeting included several presentations from members on their state health department’s response and lessons... Nov 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann |
The Plain Math of Disaster Preparedness: ‘Every Dollar We Spent Saved 5 Dollars in Future Losses’In this piece from the Atlantic Cities, author Sarah Goodyear explores how the Great Flood of 1993 impacted the Midwest. The article states: “In a series of inundations that lasted for months, the floods covered 30,000 square miles across nine states, causing $15 billion in property damage, killing more than 30 people, destroying entire towns and […] Oct 11, 2013 | Admin |
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 |
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