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Fall Class of Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholars Announced
NACCHO’s newly developed Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program attracted close to 70 applicants with diverse...
Oct 08, 2014 | Sara Rubin
Enterovirus D68: What Local Health Departments Need to Know
Health officials are continuing to monitor an increase of non-polio enterovirus cases in the United States. According to the Centers...
Oct 08, 2014 | Guest Author
Detailed Hospital Checklist for Ebola Preparedness and Webinar
In light of the recent domestic case of confirmed Ebola in Texas, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response...
Oct 06, 2014 | Admin
Are Preparedness Funding Cuts Impacting the Capability of Local Health Departments...
“What if there was a case of Ebola in my community?” With the growing outbreak in West Africa, public health preparedness planners...
Sep 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Staff Attend IOM Vector-Borne Disease Workshop
NACCHO staff from both the Environmental Health Team and Infectious Disease Team attended an Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on...
Sep 25, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Smallpox Preparedness Planning: Understanding the Strategic National Stockpile and...
On September 8, a Congressional exercise explored the implications of anthrax and smallpox attacks on the Korean Peninsula and the...
Sep 24, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Strong Community Ties Strengthen National Health Security
By Pamela Barnes, MA, National Strategic Engagement Team Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Policy and Strategic...
Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Author
Recap of the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day
On Tuesday, July 29th, I was lucky to attend the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day. I never tire of...
Aug 27, 2014 | Guest Author
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup August Report
On August 11, the MCM Workgroup held its second monthly call of the project year. It was my first day working as a Senior Program...
Aug 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
Fall Class of Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholars AnnouncedNACCHO’s newly developed Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program attracted close to 70 applicants with diverse academic interests from across the country. With such high interest and demand for local public health experience, NACCHO expanded its program to accommodate more scholars in a wider variety of focus areas than previously stated. This Friday, NACCHO will […] Oct 08, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
Enterovirus D68: What Local Health Departments Need to KnowHealth officials are continuing to monitor an increase of non-polio enterovirus cases in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) can cause mild to severe respiratory illness and is spread like the flu. States with laboratory-confirmed EV-D68 now extend from the West to East coasts. Local health […] Oct 08, 2014 | Guest Author |
Detailed Hospital Checklist for Ebola Preparedness and WebinarIn light of the recent domestic case of confirmed Ebola in Texas, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) continues to encourage U.S. hospitals to prepare for managing patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases. To that end, ASPR and CDC held a webinar on September 29 entitled, “Ebola Preparedness for […] Oct 06, 2014 | Admin |
Are Preparedness Funding Cuts Impacting the Capability of Local Health Departments to Respond to Global Health Security Threats?“What if there was a case of Ebola in my community?” With the growing outbreak in West Africa, public health preparedness planners across the country are mulling this question as concern grows over the threat posed by Ebola to global health security. This question is inevitably followed up with, “Are we ready?” Sep 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Staff Attend IOM Vector-Borne Disease WorkshopNACCHO staff from both the Environmental Health Team and Infectious Disease Team attended an Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Microbial Threats Workshop titled, “Vector-Borne Diseases: Exploring the Environmental, Ecological, and Health Connections” on September 16 and 17. This two-day workshop highlighted recent developments in the incidence and prevalence of vector-borne... Sep 25, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Smallpox Preparedness Planning: Understanding the Strategic National Stockpile and Potential WeaponizationOn September 8, a Congressional exercise explored the implications of anthrax and smallpox attacks on the Korean Peninsula and the potential impact these attacks would have on Americans at home and abroad. This Congressional exercise allowed policymakers to learn and assess the types of decisions that would need to take place in the event of […] Sep 24, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Strong Community Ties Strengthen National Health SecurityBy Pamela Barnes, MA, National Strategic Engagement Team Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Policy and Strategic Planning, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Every disaster holds the potential to impact health so this September, join the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness […] Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Author |
Recap of the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo DayOn Tuesday, July 29th, I was lucky to attend the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day. I never tire of having the opportunity to meet with people who are working directly in the field of emergency preparedness and response. The day was organized to highlight some of the ways technology can empower survivors; first responders; and local, state, tribal, territorial,... Aug 27, 2014 | Guest Author |
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup August ReportOn August 11, the MCM Workgroup held its second monthly call of the project year. It was my first day working as a Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO and I was announced as the new NACCHO staff lead of the workgroup. On the call, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) described […] Aug 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
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