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CDC Looks at Preparedness from a Historical Perspective
During National Preparedness Month, CDC’s Public Health Matters blog will be covering the history of preparedness and how it has...
Sep 12, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Investing in Public Health Preparedness: Moving Beyond Our Reactionary Funding Cycle
Twelve years ago today, the United States experienced the worst terrorist attack on our soil, which since has shaped the ebb and flow...
Sep 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann
IOM Releases the Crisis Standards of Care Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the “Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers” to aid...
Sep 11, 2013 | Admin
Risks from Cuts to Preparedness Funding Stressed in Hill Briefing
NACCHO’s Jack Hermann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Preparedness, brought attention to cuts in federal funding for local...
Sep 11, 2013 | Frances Bevington
MERS CoV NHPP Guidance Documents from ASPR
The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to...
Sep 10, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Integrating Extreme Weather Events into Preparedness Planning
Authors: Resham Patel, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Stacy Hosler, MSPH, Program Analyst; Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO In 2011...
Sep 08, 2013 | Resham Patel
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) August Report
Chair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Samantha Morgan and Naomi Rennard PPAG held its monthly call on Aug. 7. The group received a briefing on the...
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Surge Management Workgroup August Report
Chair: Christine Brooks; Staff: Laura Biesiadecki and Stacy Hosler The Surge Management Workgroup held its initial meeting on...
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup August Report
Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its...
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
CDC Looks at Preparedness from a Historical PerspectiveDuring National Preparedness Month, CDC’s Public Health Matters blog will be covering the history of preparedness and how it has shaped the agency’s response to disasters. Topics will include 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina and how those events led to adoption of CDC’s IMS structure and state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Topics will also include major […] Sep 12, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
Investing in Public Health Preparedness: Moving Beyond Our Reactionary Funding CycleTwelve years ago today, the United States experienced the worst terrorist attack on our soil, which since has shaped the ebb and flow of public health preparedness policy and funding. Catastrophic events such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the H1N1 influenza outbreak led to an infusion of federal funding to state and local governments that soon dried up after each response ended. Sep 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann |
IOM Releases the Crisis Standards of Care Toolkit for Indicators and TriggersThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the “Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers” to aid state and local governments, public health agencies, and emergency management agencies in developing plans for crisis standards of care and response to a catastrophic disaster. The report examines indicators and triggers that guide the implementation of crisis... Sep 11, 2013 | Admin |
Risks from Cuts to Preparedness Funding Stressed in Hill BriefingNACCHO’s Jack Hermann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Preparedness, brought attention to cuts in federal funding for local health departments’ preparedness programs that are leaving the nation at risk during a briefing on Thursday, August 15, 2013 sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Watch the briefing... Sep 11, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
MERS CoV NHPP Guidance Documents from ASPRThe Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop guidance documents about Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) for ASPR National Healthcare Preparedness Programs’ (NHPP) awardees: Download the Guidance Document Download the Cover Letter from ASPR Sep 10, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
Integrating Extreme Weather Events into Preparedness PlanningAuthors: Resham Patel, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Stacy Hosler, MSPH, Program Analyst; Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO In 2011 and 2012, the United States experienced 25 extreme weather events—storms, floods, droughts, heat waves, and wildfires—that each caused at least $1 billion in damages.[1] These events resulted in a total price tag of over $174 billion […] Sep 08, 2013 | Resham Patel |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) August ReportChair: Chris Hoff; Staff: Samantha Morgan and Naomi Rennard PPAG held its monthly call on Aug. 7. The group received a briefing on the Anthrax Preparedness and Protection Pilot Program from Aaron Firoved, DHS, and Jim Hayslett, CDC. The current goal of the pilot is to provide responders with a comprehensive program for education, vaccine […] Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Surge Management Workgroup August ReportChair: Christine Brooks; Staff: Laura Biesiadecki and Stacy Hosler The Surge Management Workgroup held its initial meeting on Thursday August 22nd. The Chair, Christine Brooks, introduced herself and invited each member to provide background on themselves and what they are hoping to get out of the workgroup. Members spend the bulk of the meeting discussing […] Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup August ReportChair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its inaugural meeting on Aug. 1. Members of the group introduced themselves on the call and explained the types of communications activities they each lead within their health departments. The group brainstormed about how they can be most […] Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
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