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“Not if, but When”: Experts Share Latest Zika Response Activities
By Andrea Grenadier, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Representatives from major public health organizations addressed attendees at...
May 02, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Using MAPP to Improve Community Resilience
Over the past two years, ASPR and NACCHO have been working together to identify and test ways in which local health departments can...
Apr 12, 2016 | Stephen Maheux
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with...
Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications...
Apr 05, 2016 | Guest Author
February 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on February 10. During this call, Lilly Kan, NACCHO’s Acting...
Feb 16, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon
Strengthening Infection Control to Prevent and Contain the Next Outbreak
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Feb 03, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Measuring Mass Fatality Preparedness – How Does Public Health Stand Up?
Many of the catastrophic hazards that LHDs plan for have serious potential to become mass fatality events. Even in the most...
Jan 13, 2016 | Rachel Schulman
The Role of Public Health in Terrorism and Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
In light of the recent events in Paris and San Bernardino, CA, active shooter and terrorism situations have dominated global media and...
Jan 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges
New Funding Opportunity: Lessons in INfection Control Initiative
Through support from CDC, NACCHO is pleased to offer the LINC (Lessons in INfection Control) Initiative funding opportunity for local...
Dec 30, 2015 | Christina Baum
Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster Strikes
By Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy...
Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges
“Not if, but When”: Experts Share Latest Zika Response ActivitiesBy Andrea Grenadier, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Representatives from major public health organizations addressed attendees at the 2016 Preparedness Summit in a late-breaking session that succinctly addressed the threats of Zika virus disease, as well as the latest scientific information and front-line response activities from both states and the federal government. The numbers growing... May 02, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Using MAPP to Improve Community ResilienceOver the past two years, ASPR and NACCHO have been working together to identify and test ways in which local health departments can improve resilience in their communities. In March 2015, three local health departments were selected as test sites for a pilot program designed to test whether “Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships” (MAPP) […] Apr 12, 2016 | Stephen Maheux |
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with Ana-Marie Jones, Part 1Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications and Information Sharing Workgroup member; Interview by Eric E. Holdeman, Principal, Eric Holdeman & Associates Ana-Marie Jones is the Executive Director of CARD – Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters, a nonprofit located in Alameda County, CA.... Apr 05, 2016 | Guest Author |
February 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on February 10. During this call, Lilly Kan, NACCHO’s Acting Senior Director of Infectious Disease, provided an update on Zika. In addition, Katie Dwyer, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO presented the preliminary results of NACCHO’s Preparedness Profile Survey. This presentation provided high-level results in the […] Feb 16, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon |
Strengthening Infection Control to Prevent and Contain the Next OutbreakThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Sara Chang, Program Analyst, NACCHO As the CDC and World Health Organization escalate their preparedness and response activities for Zika virus disease, it will be critical for public health preparedness and response systems,... Feb 03, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Measuring Mass Fatality Preparedness – How Does Public Health Stand Up?Many of the catastrophic hazards that LHDs plan for have serious potential to become mass fatality events. Even in the most well-prepared communities, events such as pandemics, chemical spills, radiation releases, mass shootings, and acts of terrorism can still result in extremely high death tolls. Moreover, it doesn’t necessarily take a large number of deaths […] Jan 13, 2016 | Rachel Schulman |
The Role of Public Health in Terrorism and Active Shooter Preparedness and ResponseIn light of the recent events in Paris and San Bernardino, CA, active shooter and terrorism situations have dominated global media and the minds of many Americans. Preparing for and recovering from these incidents is typically seen as the job of local and Federal law enforcement, but local public health is deeply involved in the […] Jan 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
New Funding Opportunity: Lessons in INfection Control InitiativeThrough support from CDC, NACCHO is pleased to offer the LINC (Lessons in INfection Control) Initiative funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). NACCHO will award at least 10 LHDs up to $25,000 each to improve both healthcare and community infection control and enhance coordination for preparing and responding to Ebola, healthcare-associated infections, and other […] Dec 30, 2015 | Christina Baum |
Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster StrikesBy Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy devastated much of New York, New Jersey, and other eastern states. Hit especially hard were the Rockaways, an oceanfront area of Queens. Many devastated homes in the area have since been repaired or replaced, and […] Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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