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Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent Study
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated Pediatrics Deaths in...
Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin
Drill Sharpens Response Time for Handling Flu Outbreak
Health officials in Delaware conducted a flu clinic at a Georgetown church on Oct. 24, vaccinating more than 100 residents. The event...
Nov 07, 2013 | Admin
Budget Cuts Reduce Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response Capacity
Since 2007, continued funding cuts have been impacting pandemic influenza planning and response in local health departments (LHDs)....
Oct 30, 2013 | Sara Rubin
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With Schools
On any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million...
Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Finney County Health Department Conducts Drive-thru Flu Clinic
Finney County Health Department in Kansas made a fall flu clinic into a preparedness exercise by using a drive-thru point of...
Oct 03, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Staff Mark National Preparedness Month 2013
To mark National Preparedness Month 2013, members of NACCHO’s staff organized and participated in two activities to enhance their...
Oct 01, 2013 | Admin
Medical Reserve Corps Units Help Their Communities Get Ready during National...
Today is Get Ready Day, which reminds Americans to prepare themselves, their families, and their communities for all disasters and...
Sep 17, 2013 | Admin
Investing in Public Health Preparedness: Moving Beyond Our Reactionary Funding Cycle
Twelve years ago today, the United States experienced the worst terrorist attack on our soil, which since has shaped the ebb and flow...
Sep 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann
Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent StudyA recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated Pediatrics Deaths in the United States, 2004-2012” affirms the critical and life-saving role flu vaccine can play in protecting all children during flu season. This study broadens the body of knowledge around influenza-associated pediatric deaths (for children with and without high-risk... Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
Drill Sharpens Response Time for Handling Flu OutbreakHealth officials in Delaware conducted a flu clinic at a Georgetown church on Oct. 24, vaccinating more than 100 residents. The event was also designed as an emergency preparedness test, helping health officials analyze Delaware’s readiness to handle large-scale emergencies. Division of Public Health employees staffed the event, with assistance from several Medical Reserve Corps […] Nov 07, 2013 | Admin |
Budget Cuts Reduce Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response CapacitySince 2007, continued funding cuts have been impacting pandemic influenza planning and response in local health departments (LHDs). Sequestration, the automatic federal spending cuts that took place in March 2013, caused further strain on these programs. With another round of sequestration cuts set to take place in January 2014, LHDs may be forced to reduce or eliminate programs that would plan... Oct 30, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With SchoolsOn any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million students, facility, and staff. According to the U.S Secretary of Education, “Pandemic influenza could have a profound effect on our nation’s school systems. Children would be expected to have high rates of infection and are more likely […] Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Finney County Health Department Conducts Drive-thru Flu ClinicFinney County Health Department in Kansas made a fall flu clinic into a preparedness exercise by using a drive-thru point of dispensing (POD) site as a model for the clinic. The health department along with Finney County Emergency Management and Finney County EMS organized the clinic to exercise part of the county’s pandemic preparedness plan. Read […] Oct 03, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Staff Mark National Preparedness Month 2013To mark National Preparedness Month 2013, members of NACCHO’s staff organized and participated in two activities to enhance their understanding of preparedness. Staff conducted the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) zombie preparedness simulation and a screening and discussion of the plausibility of the response in the film, Contagion. Oct 01, 2013 | Admin |
Medical Reserve Corps Units Help Their Communities Get Ready during National Preparedness MonthToday is Get Ready Day, which reminds Americans to prepare themselves, their families, and their communities for all disasters and hazards, including pandemic flu, infectious disease, natural disasters, and other emergencies. While it is important to take the time today to prepare for a disaster or emergency, Americans should be prepared all year for any unforeseen event. Sep 17, 2013 | Admin |
Investing in Public Health Preparedness: Moving Beyond Our Reactionary Funding CycleTwelve years ago today, the United States experienced the worst terrorist attack on our soil, which since has shaped the ebb and flow of public health preparedness policy and funding. Catastrophic events such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the H1N1 influenza outbreak led to an infusion of federal funding to state and local governments that soon dried up after each response ended. Sep 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann |
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