The Mental Health Approach to Disaster Preparedness

By Nora Marino, Health Policy Scholar at NACCHO and current Master in Public Health candidate at the University of Minnesota School of...

Aug 13, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • National Survey Captures Local Health Department Successes at Community Engagement...

    This summer, NACCHO, the De Beaumont Foundation, and the UPMC Center for Health Security are collaborating in the national release of...

    Aug 04, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a Framework

    By Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the...

    Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.

  • The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – July 2015 Report

    The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on July 28. The workgroup kicked off the...

    Jul 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

  • Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement in Preparedness

    By Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD, and Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, UPMC Center for Health Security  In 2012, the UPMC Center for Health Security...

    Jul 24, 2015 | Guest Author

  • CDC Meals on Wheels Project Needs Resources to Enhance MCM Dispensing Plans

    Trusted community partners are critical to serving the entire community and saving lives in a public health emergency. Meals on Wheels...

    Jul 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

  • A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and Developments

    By Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate...

    Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author

  • White House Hosts Summit on Climate Change and Health

    On June 23, NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, joined hundreds of attendees at the White House Summit on Climate...

    Jun 25, 2015 | Guest Author

  • NACCHO Releases New Health and Disability Resources

    NACCHO’s Health and Disability program recently released five new resources for local health departments designed to promote the...

    Jun 24, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • The Mental Health Approach to Disaster Preparedness

    By Nora Marino, Health Policy Scholar at NACCHO and current Master in Public Health candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health NACCHO would like to thank Dr. Merritt Schreiber, Associate Professor at UC Irvine School of Medicine and UC Irvine Medical Center, Elsie Kusel of Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Sandra […]

    Aug 13, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    National Survey Captures Local Health Department Successes at Community Engagement in Emergency Preparedness

    This summer, NACCHO, the De Beaumont Foundation, and the UPMC Center for Health Security are collaborating in the national release of the 2015 “Community Engagement for Public Health Emergency Preparedness” (CEPHEP) survey. The CEPHEP survey provides local health departments (LHDs) an important platform to document their efforts at enabling residents as well as community- and […]

    Aug 04, 2015 | Guest Author

    Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a Framework

    By Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized a series of workshops tasked with identifying opportunities to strengthen regional coordination to ensure effective medical and public health response to...

    Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.

    The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – July 2015 Report

    The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on July 28. The workgroup kicked off the 2015-2016 year by welcoming the following new members: Amanda Bogard, Branch Manager for Disaster Preparedness, Barren River District Health Department (KY); Chris Garrett, Local Health Emergency Coordinator, Virginia Department of Health; Susan Hensley, Emergency...

    Jul 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

    Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement in Preparedness

    By Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD, and Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, UPMC Center for Health Security  In 2012, the UPMC Center for Health Security and NACCHO fielded the Community Engagement for Public Health Emergency Preparedness (CEPHEP) survey to provide the first comprehensive nationwide picture of local health department (LHD) efforts to integrate individuals and community- and faith-based groups...

    Jul 24, 2015 | Guest Author

    CDC Meals on Wheels Project Needs Resources to Enhance MCM Dispensing Plans

    Trusted community partners are critical to serving the entire community and saving lives in a public health emergency. Meals on Wheels brings community connectedness, social support, and decreased anxiety to the home-bound population [1]. It’s more than just providing a meal!  As a trusted partner, Meals on Wheels can help public health agencies provide emergency medications to […]

    Jul 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

    A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and Developments

    By Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Coordinated risk communication efforts are essential during all stages of emergency response […]

    Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author

    White House Hosts Summit on Climate Change and Health

    On June 23, NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, joined hundreds of attendees at the White House Summit on Climate Change and Health. Speakers at the event included Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, in addition to other administration officials […]

    Jun 25, 2015 | Guest Author

    NACCHO Releases New Health and Disability Resources

    NACCHO’s Health and Disability program recently released five new resources for local health departments designed to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in all public health programs, products, and services. New fact sheets include: “What Local Health Departments Should Know About the Population of People with Disabilities,” which provides health departments with a...

    Jun 24, 2015 | Katie Regan

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