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NPHIC Toolkit Available for National Immunization Awareness Month in August
The National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) has assembled a communications toolkit with resources from CDC and other...
Jul 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Using Social Media for Enhanced Situational Awareness and Decision Support
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a report entitled, “Using Social Media for Enhanced Situational...
Jul 24, 2014 | Admin
CDC Launches Updated Online CERC Training
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its Web-based crisis and emergency risk communication (CERC) training...
Jul 22, 2014 | Admin
MRC Project June Report
In June, NACCHO MRC staff conducted a site visit at the Florida AHEC MRC Meeting to observe a full-scale exercise. Additionally,...
Jul 14, 2014 | Admin
Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup June Report
The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its monthly call on Thursday, June 5. This was the first monthly call...
Jul 14, 2014 | Frances Bevington
2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service
NACCHO staff member Alyson Jordan presented at and attended the 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service June 16-18...
Jul 03, 2014 | Admin
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup- May Update
The MRC Workgroup convened via conference call on May 20. On this month’s meeting, we were able to have Alyson Jordan, NACCHO...
Jun 05, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse
CDC Media Briefing: Update on MERS Testing of Illinois Resident
CDC announced on May 28 through a media briefing that definitive testing on samples from the Illinois individual who was believed to...
May 29, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Hurricane Preparedness: An Opportunity for Local Health Departments to Assess...
May 25-May 31, 2014 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, a national awareness campaign supported by NOAA, DHS, FEMA, and the...
May 29, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
NPHIC Toolkit Available for National Immunization Awareness Month in AugustThe National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) has assembled a communications toolkit with resources from CDC and other organizations for National Immunization Awareness Month in August. The toolkit includes key messages, multimedia, social media messages, infographics, press releases and more. With outbreaks of measles and other vaccine preventable diseases on the rise, increasing... Jul 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Using Social Media for Enhanced Situational Awareness and Decision SupportThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a report entitled, “Using Social Media for Enhanced Situational Awareness and Decision Support.” Historically, the emergency response community has leveraged multiple data sources, including land mobile radios, maps, computer-aided dispatch, crisis management systems, traffic cameras, geographic information systems, and... Jul 24, 2014 | Admin |
CDC Launches Updated Online CERC TrainingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its Web-based crisis and emergency risk communication (CERC) training course, in which participants can learn about key CERC principles and how to apply them before, during, and after a public health emergency response. The updated training includes nine modules that are now available online. Designed […] Jul 22, 2014 | Admin |
MRC Project June ReportIn June, NACCHO MRC staff conducted a site visit at the Florida AHEC MRC Meeting to observe a full-scale exercise. Additionally, NACCHO MRC staff attended two conferences to present about the MRC: from June 16-18, Alyson Jordan presented about using media to recruit MRC volunteers at the Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service […] Jul 14, 2014 | Admin |
Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup June ReportThe Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its monthly call on Thursday, June 5. This was the first monthly call hosted by NACCHO since March, as several members of the group met in person in May to assist the CDC with developing messaging for a antiviral text messaging program and in April to present […] Jul 14, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and ServiceNACCHO staff member Alyson Jordan presented at and attended the 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service June 16-18 in Atlanta. The conference explored the use of volunteers to strengthen community infrastructure, and this year included an emergency preparedness track. Alyson presented a 90 minute workshop on NACCHO’s 2013 National Preparedness Month media […] Jul 03, 2014 | Admin |
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup- May UpdateThe MRC Workgroup convened via conference call on May 20. On this month’s meeting, we were able to have Alyson Jordan, NACCHO Communications Specialist and Mykhaylo Kostandov, a developer form Rallyware, join us on our call to discuss the latest developments on MRC Connect. There was much discussion about the newest features that have been added […] Jun 05, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse |
CDC Media Briefing: Update on MERS Testing of Illinois ResidentCDC announced on May 28 through a media briefing that definitive testing on samples from the Illinois individual who was believed to have contracted MERS from the Indiana patient have been completed. These test results indicate that this individual was not exposed to MERS during his business meetings with the Indiana patient. CDC stated that, […] May 29, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Hurricane Preparedness: An Opportunity for Local Health Departments to Assess Capacity and Plan for SeasonMay 25-May 31, 2014 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, a national awareness campaign supported by NOAA, DHS, FEMA, and the National Hurricane Center. Local health departments can prepare for the start of hurricane season on June1 by assessing current plans and building coalitions that may improve response. For example, Richmond, Virginia doesn’t suffer major hurricane damage every year, but... May 29, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
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