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Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup April Report
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on April 22. PPOM co-chairs Steve Englender...
May 08, 2014 | Erin Burdette
Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Project April Report
On April 2, NACCHO and 51 volunteers from local health departments (LHDs) around the country hosted a point-of-dispensing (POD)...
May 07, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Incident Management Workgroup April Report
In lieu of an April call, members of the Incident Management Workgroup attended and participated in the NACCHO webinar,...
May 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
MRC Project April Report
In April, NACCHO announced the release of the “2013 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps” report, the first...
May 05, 2014 | Admin
Public Health Law Workgroup April Report
This month, representatives from NACCHO’s Public Health Law Workgroup and other public health law partners delivered a session at the...
Apr 29, 2014 | Guest Author
Watch Video Podcasts From the 2014 Preparedness Summit
Couldn’t make it to the 2014 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta? MedicCast TV interviewed several presenters that shared their...
Apr 24, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- March Update and Preparedness Summit Activities
What a busy time for the MRC Workgroup this past month! This month, the workgroup was able to hold its first in-person meeting at the...
Apr 21, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups April Report
The Flu on Call™ ad hoc workgroup (previously the Nurse Triage Line Workgroup) and the Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution ad hoc...
Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Medical Reserve Corps Project March Report
In March, NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) project staff prepared for several in-person meetings at the 2014 Preparedness Summit,...
Apr 18, 2014 | Admin
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup April ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on April 22. PPOM co-chairs Steve Englender and Steve Huleatt recapped the Preparedness Committee meeting that took place on March 31 in conjunction with the 2014 Preparedness Summit. The call also included an introduction to the new Medical Countermeasures Operational Readiness Review tool, […] May 08, 2014 | Erin Burdette |
Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Project April ReportOn April 2, NACCHO and 51 volunteers from local health departments (LHDs) around the country hosted a point-of-dispensing (POD) exercise at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. One hundred and sixty nine individuals from around the country participated in the POD exercise. While being “dispensed” their boxed lunches, participants went through a POD and experienced a series of three […] May 07, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Incident Management Workgroup April ReportIn lieu of an April call, members of the Incident Management Workgroup attended and participated in the NACCHO webinar, “Response and Recovery During and Environmental Disaster: Learning from the Elk River Chemical Spill” on April 22. Workgroup members also conducted a learning session entitled “Managing an Escalating Public Health Incident: A Tabletop Exercise” on April... May 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
MRC Project April ReportIn April, NACCHO announced the release of the “2013 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps” report, the first in-depth study of the MRC network that provides a comprehensive look at MRC unit composition, administration, and community impact. The full report and infographics can be downloaded on NACCHO’s website. NACCHO MRC staff worked on Project Year […] May 05, 2014 | Admin |
Public Health Law Workgroup April ReportThis month, representatives from NACCHO’s Public Health Law Workgroup and other public health law partners delivered a session at the 2014 Preparedness Summit to a packed room. This session, Hot Legal Topics in Preparedness, covered issues like volunteer liability, radiation legal preparedness, judge training sessions, HIPAA, and information sharing during disaster, and the CDC’s new […] Apr 29, 2014 | Guest Author |
Watch Video Podcasts From the 2014 Preparedness SummitCouldn’t make it to the 2014 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta? MedicCast TV interviewed several presenters that shared their insights: Apr 24, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- March Update and Preparedness Summit ActivitiesWhat a busy time for the MRC Workgroup this past month! This month, the workgroup was able to hold its first in-person meeting at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Almost all of the workgroup members were able to attend, and were finally able to put faces to the voices they’d been hearing for so long. The […] Apr 21, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse |
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups April ReportThe Flu on Call™ ad hoc workgroup (previously the Nurse Triage Line Workgroup) and the Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution ad hoc workgroup have agreed to hold joint monthly meetings beginning April 14. During their first joint conference call, members discussed a NACCHO policy statement currently under revision (“Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Procurement and Distribution”). Members made content... Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Medical Reserve Corps Project March ReportIn March, NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) project staff prepared for several in-person meetings at the 2014 Preparedness Summit, including a demonstration of the new MRC web- and mobile-based application, the MRC workgroup meeting, and a workshop with winners of NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Awards. Staff also worked on the meeting logistics for the second NACCHO […] Apr 18, 2014 | Admin |
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