The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal

Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author

  • CDC and NACCHO Resources for Responding to Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. In the face of budget cuts and...

    Sep 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts

  • 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

  • Cyber Attack on U.S. Hospital Group Highlights Vulnerability of Critical...

    On Monday, August 18th, Community Health Systems, one of the largest U.S. hospital groups, reported that they were the victim of a...

    Aug 20, 2014 | Justin Snair

  • 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

  • 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

  • New Food Safety Tools from CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Environmental Health has released two new food safety...

    Aug 06, 2014 | Admin

  • NACCHO and CDC Release New Radiation Legal Preparedness Report

    On July 10, CDC’s Public Health Law Program published Public Health Preparedness: Examination of Legal Language Authorizing...

    Jul 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak

  • Public Health Law Workgroup June Report

    This month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss...

    Jul 01, 2014 | Guest Author

  • The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal

    Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author

    CDC and NACCHO Resources for Responding to Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. In the face of budget cuts and staff reductions, LHDs are responsible for food safety inspections, epidemiological surveillance, the investigation of foodborne illness, and educating the public on food safety.

    Sep 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts

    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 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

    Cyber Attack on U.S. Hospital Group Highlights Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure

    On Monday, August 18th, Community Health Systems, one of the largest U.S. hospital groups, reported that they were the victim of a cyber-attack from China, which resulted in the theft of Social Security numbers and other personal data belonging to 4.5 million patients. This attack is the largest of its type involving patient information since the U.S. Department […]

    Aug 20, 2014 | Justin Snair

    Ebola in West Africa and the Importance of Local Health Departments to Global Health Security

    The 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

    New Student Opportunities for Fall 2014: NACCHO Launches Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program

    For 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

    New Food Safety Tools from CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Environmental Health has released two new food safety tools. Foodborne illness is a significant problem in the United States, but addressing environmental causes can help prevent it. Explore the two tools below: The “e-Learning on Environmental Assessment of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks“ is a free interactive...

    Aug 06, 2014 | Admin

    NACCHO and CDC Release New Radiation Legal Preparedness Report

    On July 10, CDC’s Public Health Law Program published Public Health Preparedness: Examination of Legal Language Authorizing Responses to Radiological Incidents, an assessment of state and local laws that authorize restriction of movement and decontamination of people during a radiological event. The assessment is the result of a partnership between CDC’s Public Health Law Program, […]

    Jul 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak

    Public Health Law Workgroup June Report

    This month the Public Health Law Workgroup met with Dorit Reiss from the University of California Hastings College of Law to discuss legal incentives for vaccination. Dr. Reiss is working on studying vaccine policy in this country and legal ways to deal with costs related to outbreaks caused by lack of immunizations. Attendees at NACCHO […]

    Jul 01, 2014 | Guest Author

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