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Become A Licensed Amateur Radio Operator at the 2015 Preparedness Summit
Incidents over the past year have once again demonstrated that developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a...
Dec 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak
Surge Management Workgroup October Report
The Surge Management Workgroup held its October call on the 27th. After introductions members discussed next steps for the development...
Nov 04, 2014 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup October Report
On October 13, the MCM Workgroup held its fourth monthly call of the project year. On the call, a representative from the Centers for...
Oct 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
Detailed Hospital Checklist for Ebola Preparedness and Webinar
In light of the recent domestic case of confirmed Ebola in Texas, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response...
Oct 06, 2014 | Admin
Changelab Solutions Announces Healthy Food Retail Strategies Webinar Series
This fall Changelab Solutions will be offering a webinar series on strategies for creating healthier stores in your community. The...
Sep 29, 2014 | Andy Roszak
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup September Report
On September 8, the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held its third monthly call of the project year. On the call,...
Sep 29, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
Surge Management Workgroup September Report
The Surge Management Workgroup held its September call on the 22nd. During this call the workgroup welcomed new NACCHO staff member...
Sep 24, 2014 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
New Resources to Assist with Operational Readiness Review Tool Completion
The CDC will conduct a pilot assessment of 62 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees using the CDC...
Sep 12, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
MRC Project August Report
NACCHO’s fifth and final year of the cooperative agreement with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps...
Sep 02, 2014 | Admin
Become A Licensed Amateur Radio Operator at the 2015 Preparedness SummitIncidents over the past year have once again demonstrated that developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a disaster continues to be a challenging task. Landlines tend to be one of the first victims of natural and man-made disasters, with cell phone networks generally close behind. During times of disaster, many organizations are turning […] Dec 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
Surge Management Workgroup October ReportThe Surge Management Workgroup held its October call on the 27th. After introductions members discussed next steps for the development of a webinar series focused on various subjects in surge management. Participants noted that while they have received interest in the proposed webinar series, it would be prudent to acknowledge current public health events and […] Nov 04, 2014 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup October ReportOn October 13, the MCM Workgroup held its fourth monthly call of the project year. On the call, a representative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spoke the of the expanded response role of CDC staff being deployed internationally to West Africa and nationally to the 5 airports doing increased entry screening […] Oct 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
Detailed Hospital Checklist for Ebola Preparedness and WebinarIn light of the recent domestic case of confirmed Ebola in Texas, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) continues to encourage U.S. hospitals to prepare for managing patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases. To that end, ASPR and CDC held a webinar on September 29 entitled, “Ebola Preparedness for […] Oct 06, 2014 | Admin |
Changelab Solutions Announces Healthy Food Retail Strategies Webinar SeriesThis fall Changelab Solutions will be offering a webinar series on strategies for creating healthier stores in your community. The webinars will look at tools to increase food access in rural areas and increase distribution of healthy foods to small stores, as well as best practices for making sustainable change through policy making. Changelab Solutions […] Sep 29, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup September ReportOn September 8, the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held its third monthly call of the project year. On the call, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the MCM Link Project which is a new engagement strategy to connect with state and local health departments to provide the most up-to-date information, […] Sep 29, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
Surge Management Workgroup September ReportThe Surge Management Workgroup held its September call on the 22nd. During this call the workgroup welcomed new NACCHO staff member Geoff Mwaungulu, Program Analyst. After introductions members discussed next steps for the development of a webinar series focused on various subjects in surge management. Members decided to direct their focus on the creation of […] Sep 24, 2014 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
New Resources to Assist with Operational Readiness Review Tool CompletionThe CDC will conduct a pilot assessment of 62 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees using the CDC Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Operational Readiness Review (ORR) tool. This will take place during the BP3 grant year (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015). Additionally, at least one Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) jurisdiction per Metropolitan Statistical... Sep 12, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
MRC Project August ReportNACCHO’s fifth and final year of the cooperative agreement with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC) began on August 1. NACCHO staff have been writing the annual report to summarize the work completed in PY4 and have been outlining the deliverables for PY5. NACCHO’s MRC team presented the plan for PY5 […] Sep 02, 2014 | Admin |
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