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NACCHO Staff Attend State Managed Shelter Exercise
By Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public Health Preparedness, and Kim Grimmick, M.Ed, Lead Analyst, eLearning On August 19, the...
Sep 09, 2014 | Katie Roulston
A Whole Community Approach to Medication Dispensing
Gone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health...
Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- August 2014 Updates
The MRC workgroup convened via conference call on August 28. Over the past month, the workgroup has been diligently working to...
Sep 02, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse
MRC Project August Report
NACCHO’s fifth and final year of the cooperative agreement with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps...
Sep 02, 2014 | Admin
Webinar Recording Now Available: MRC Connect Application Demonstration
NACCHO hosted a demonstration of MRC Connect, the new web- and mobile-based application for Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit leaders,...
Aug 27, 2014 | Admin
New Student Opportunities for Fall 2014: NACCHO Launches Health Policy and Practice...
For the 2014-2015 academic year, NACCHO has expanded their student opportunities to include the newly developed Local Public Health...
Aug 12, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Fairfax County MRC Site Visit
On July 30, the Fairfax County Health Department (VA) hosted NACCHO staff members Alyson Jordan and Kim Grimmick for an MRC site...
Aug 05, 2014 | Kim Grimmick
MRC Project July Update
NACCHO ended the fourth project year supporting the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps on July 31. NACCHO begins...
Jul 31, 2014 | Admin
An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award Recipients
Within the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their...
Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston
NACCHO Staff Attend State Managed Shelter ExerciseBy Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public Health Preparedness, and Kim Grimmick, M.Ed, Lead Analyst, eLearning On August 19, the Virginia Department of Social Services conducted a State Managed Shelter Exercise at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and NACCHO staff members Katie Roulston and Kim Grimmick attended the exercise. During this exercise, state, local, and […] Sep 09, 2014 | Katie Roulston |
A Whole Community Approach to Medication DispensingGone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health departments (LHDs). Getting medication quickly to the community is particularly challenging in a large metropolitan area. To meet this challenge, Public Health – Seattle & King County (King County) is joining forces with partners in the community and public and private... Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author |
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- August 2014 UpdatesThe MRC workgroup convened via conference call on August 28. Over the past month, the workgroup has been diligently working to finalize its workplan for the upcoming term. The workgroup’s goals for this term are to: Serve as subject matter experts for NACCHO MRC projects and initiatives. Identify and increase access to resources and tools […] Sep 02, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse |
MRC Project August ReportNACCHO’s fifth and final year of the cooperative agreement with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC) began on August 1. NACCHO staff have been writing the annual report to summarize the work completed in PY4 and have been outlining the deliverables for PY5. NACCHO’s MRC team presented the plan for PY5 […] Sep 02, 2014 | Admin |
Webinar Recording Now Available: MRC Connect Application DemonstrationNACCHO hosted a demonstration of MRC Connect, the new web- and mobile-based application for Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit leaders, on August 25. MRC Connect helps unit leaders and volunteers share best practices and track logistics via their smartphones and a new online system. It also connects users with other partners throughout the national MRC […] Aug 27, 2014 | Admin |
New Student Opportunities for Fall 2014: NACCHO Launches Health Policy and Practice Scholars ProgramFor the 2014-2015 academic year, NACCHO has expanded their student opportunities to include the newly developed Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program. This program was designed as a guided, academic, practice-based opportunity for graduate level students in public health, pharmacy, environmental studies, or law to work on policy and practice issues impacting public […] Aug 12, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
Fairfax County MRC Site VisitOn July 30, the Fairfax County Health Department (VA) hosted NACCHO staff members Alyson Jordan and Kim Grimmick for an MRC site visit. During this site visit, NACCHO staff spoke to the health department’s leadership about their relationship with the MRC unit. This discussion also focused on on-going activities and trainings offered to MRC volunteers […] Aug 05, 2014 | Kim Grimmick |
MRC Project July UpdateNACCHO ended the fourth project year supporting the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps on July 31. NACCHO begins the fifth and final year of this cooperative agreement on August 1. During the month of July, NACCHO MRC staff completed closeout of PY4 deliverables, including the communications audit of NACCHO’s MRC communications efforts. […] Jul 31, 2014 | Admin |
An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award RecipientsWithin the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their communities through new projects and programs made possible by the awards. Each of the 29 units, with the support of NACCHO and the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has launched […] Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston |
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