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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
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group August Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 13. The workgroup welcomed new NACCHO staff member Katie...
Aug 21, 2014 | Katie Dwyer
Ebola in West Africa and the Importance of Local Health Departments to Global Health...
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is receiving intense national and international media attention. This is the largest...
Aug 12, 2014 | Guest Author
NACCHO Releases Resources to Help LHDs Address CDC Public Health Preparedness...
A listing of top-tier resources for local health departments (LHDs) is now available online to assist in addressing select CDC public...
Jul 31, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
CDC Director Discusses Health Security Threats at National Press Club
NACCHO staff attended a briefing hosted by the National Press Club in Washington, DC where Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers...
Jul 23, 2014 | Katie Dwyer
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 |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group August ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 13. The workgroup welcomed new NACCHO staff member Katie Schemm, Senior Program Analyst. During the August call, Chris Aldridge, NACCHO’s Senior Director for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, provided a briefing on recent events and CDC guidance related to the Ebola outbreak in […] Aug 21, 2014 | Katie Dwyer |
Ebola in West Africa and the Importance of Local Health Departments to Global Health SecurityThe current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is receiving intense national and international media attention. This is the largest outbreak of Ebola ever and impacts a region of Africa that has not previously reported cases. It has spread to four countries (Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria) and sickened 1,848 people (suspected and confirmed cases […] Aug 12, 2014 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Releases Resources to Help LHDs Address CDC Public Health Preparedness CapabilitiesA listing of top-tier resources for local health departments (LHDs) is now available online to assist in addressing select CDC public health preparedness capabilities. As LHDs strive to achieve and enhance community preparedness and recovery capacity and capability, they often face an assortment of resources from a wide-ranging sources. With support from the CDC, NACCHO has developed […] Jul 31, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
CDC Director Discusses Health Security Threats at National Press ClubNACCHO staff attended a briefing hosted by the National Press Club in Washington, DC where Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discussed current health security threats. A focus of Dr. Frieden’s presentation was the spread of infectious and antibiotic resistant diseases, including the outbreak of Ebola in West […] Jul 23, 2014 | Katie Dwyer |
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