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Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup May Report
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on May 27. Erin Burdette updated the group on...
Jun 11, 2014 | Erin Burdette
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup May Report
The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on May 12. Discussions revolved around the various Centers for...
Jun 10, 2014 | Lisa Brown
CDC Quarterly Partners Meeting
The CDC convened its second quarterly partner meeting for fiscal year 2014 on May 22 in Washington, DC. Some of the relevant topics...
Jun 04, 2014 | Scott Fisher
Hurricane Preparedness: An Opportunity for Local Health Departments to Assess...
May 25-May 31, 2014 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, a national awareness campaign supported by NOAA, DHS, FEMA, and the...
May 29, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
The Department of Homeland Security Sector Risk Snapshots Released
Recently, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis (DHS/OCIA) released Sector Risk Snapshots,...
May 20, 2014 | Justin Snair
CDC Media Briefing Summary: Second Case of MERS-CoV
On Sunday, May 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a positive lab result for the second case of...
May 12, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Third National Climate Assessment Released
On May 6, the National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) released its third National Climate Assessment...
May 03, 2014 | Justin Snair
First Reported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus...
May 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup May ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on May 27. Erin Burdette updated the group on the first policy statement sub-committee call, which took place May 22. The sub-committee was formed to focus on policy statements that are assigned to the PPOM workgroup. There are currently five policy statements being […] Jun 11, 2014 | Erin Burdette |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup May ReportThe Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on May 12. Discussions revolved around the various Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s initiatives the MCM Workgroup is currently involved in; specifically including the upcoming release of the Operational Readiness Review tool. The Workgroup also offered up recommendations and suggestions for the NACCHO policy... Jun 10, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
CDC Quarterly Partners MeetingThe CDC convened its second quarterly partner meeting for fiscal year 2014 on May 22 in Washington, DC. Some of the relevant topics covered during the meeting included a discussion about the next iteration of the National Public Health Security Index, which will include criteria for the Environmental and Occupational Health and Emergency Management domains. […] Jun 04, 2014 | Scott Fisher |
Hurricane Preparedness: An Opportunity for Local Health Departments to Assess Capacity and Plan for SeasonMay 25-May 31, 2014 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, a national awareness campaign supported by NOAA, DHS, FEMA, and the National Hurricane Center. Local health departments can prepare for the start of hurricane season on June1 by assessing current plans and building coalitions that may improve response. For example, Richmond, Virginia doesn’t suffer major hurricane damage every year, but... May 29, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
The Department of Homeland Security Sector Risk Snapshots ReleasedRecently, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis (DHS/OCIA) released Sector Risk Snapshots, which provide a brief overview and risk profile of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors, the Education, Electric, and Oil and Natural Gas sub-sectors, and the seven Transportation Systems Modes. The Snapshots provide an introduction to the diverse array […] May 20, 2014 | Justin Snair |
CDC Media Briefing Summary: Second Case of MERS-CoVOn Sunday, May 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a positive lab result for the second case of MERS-CoV in the United States, in Florida. This case is not related to the case reported in Indiana on Friday, May 2. The CDC has stated that the risk to general public continues […] May 12, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Third National Climate Assessment ReleasedOn May 6, the National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) released its third National Climate Assessment (NCA). Overall, the third NCA illustrates that the capacity of the U.S. public health and health care delivery systems faces many challenges. A key concern is the uncertainty in the “extent to which the nation, states, communities, and individuals […] May 03, 2014 | Justin Snair |
First Reported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the USThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the United States after receiving lab confirmation on Friday, May 2. MERS-CoV is from the same family of viruses that includes SARS-CoV. The illness was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Worldwide, there have […] May 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
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