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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
Summer Internships at NACCHO
Did you know that NACCHO has internship positions year round? Every fall, spring, and summer, NACCHO recruits and selects a handful of...
Jun 27, 2014 | Chris Mills
Meet NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award Winners
NACCHO is excited to announce that profiles of MRC Challenge Award Winners are now live on mrcnaccho.org. Visit the site to learn more...
Jun 25, 2014 | Admin
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group June Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on June 11. The workgroup welcomed new member Norbert Archibeque,...
Jun 19, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
All-Hazards Preparedness in Responding to the California Wildfires
Southern California continues to recover from over a dozen wildfires across San Diego County occurring in mid-May. The fires were...
Jun 17, 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
Operation Medical Base Exercise
From May 1-3, NACCHO staff attended the 2014 Operation Medical Base Exercise in Camarillo, CA, hosted by Ventura County Public Health....
Jun 04, 2014 | Admin
MRC Project May Update
MRC staff completed the contracting process for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC Awards in May, and the MRC awards website was updated with...
Jun 02, 2014 | Admin
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup- April Updates
The MRC Workgroup convened April 25 via conference call. During this month’s call, MRC Workgroup members were able to debrief...
May 09, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse
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 |
Summer Internships at NACCHODid you know that NACCHO has internship positions year round? Every fall, spring, and summer, NACCHO recruits and selects a handful of talented students or recent graduates to learn about local public health and refine their professional skill sets. Interns are assigned to a specific team with a subject matter area of focus, which allows […] Jun 27, 2014 | Chris Mills |
Meet NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award WinnersNACCHO is excited to announce that profiles of MRC Challenge Award Winners are now live on mrcnaccho.org. Visit the site to learn more about the 29 Challenge Award winners’ unit composition and project goals. Challenge Award winners have posted blog, photo, and video updates and will continue to provide more summaries and resources as their projects […] Jun 25, 2014 | Admin |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group June ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on June 11. The workgroup welcomed new member Norbert Archibeque, Bureau Chief for Health & Emergency Preparedness at the New Mexico Department of Health to the group. During the June call, the group had an information update on the 2013 Network Profile of the Medical […] Jun 19, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
All-Hazards Preparedness in Responding to the California WildfiresSouthern California continues to recover from over a dozen wildfires across San Diego County occurring in mid-May. The fires were fueled by drought conditions, unusually high temperatures, and strong Santa Ana winds—hot, dry gusts of wind that can turn small fires or mechanical sparks into blazing infernos. As a result of 14 fires, about 26,000 […] Jun 17, 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 |
Operation Medical Base ExerciseFrom May 1-3, NACCHO staff attended the 2014 Operation Medical Base Exercise in Camarillo, CA, hosted by Ventura County Public Health. The 48-hour full-scale exercise brought together nearly 1,500 people throughout the state of California, including county and state agencies, military units, 15 MRC units, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers, eight local hospitals, and […] Jun 04, 2014 | Admin |
MRC Project May UpdateMRC staff completed the contracting process for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC Awards in May, and the MRC awards website was updated with the new profile pages feature. Challenge Award winners have added profile pages to the site so that MRC unit leaders throughout the network can stay updated on developments for the 29 challenge award projects as […] Jun 02, 2014 | Admin |
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup- April UpdatesThe MRC Workgroup convened April 25 via conference call. During this month’s call, MRC Workgroup members were able to debrief those members who were not able to attend last month’s Preparedness Summit. Overall, the workgroup appreciates the support of NACCHO for the opportunity to travel and participate in so many ancillary events like the podcasts, […] May 09, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse |
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