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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
Medical Needs Assessment of Colorado Muslim Society Community
By Dr. Mohamed Hamdy, Unit Coordinator, Colorado Muslim Society Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) With NACCHO’s support, the Colorado...
Apr 25, 2014 | Guest Author
Leveraging Partnerships between Local Health Departments and Pharmacies: Bringing...
Given budget cuts and staffing shortages, local health departments (LHDs) are asked to do more with less. Leveraging previously...
Apr 11, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Don’t Panic, Be Prepared: Jack Herrmann’s Recap of the Preparedness Summit
The public health workforce often conducts its work behind the scenes, making the citizens of their communities healthier and safer...
Apr 08, 2014 | Jack Herrmann
Grant Opportunity Available: HPP and PHEP Cooperative Agreements
The notice for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreements has been...
Mar 19, 2014 | Admin
Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare...
On Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human...
Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Radiation and Local Public Health
The relationship between radiation and health is a large and varied topic. The health effects of radiation exposure are influenced by...
Mar 05, 2014 | Guest Author
Mid-Atlantic Kicks Off Severe Weather Preparedness Week with Rare March Snowstorm
Here in Washington, D.C., a rare late-winter snowstorm is currently wrecking havoc at the start of Severe Weather Preparedness week...
Mar 03, 2014 | Stacy Stanford
All-Hazards Planning for Public Health Emergency Response: An Interview with Melissa...
This is the second part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit....
Feb 28, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
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 |
Medical Needs Assessment of Colorado Muslim Society CommunityBy Dr. Mohamed Hamdy, Unit Coordinator, Colorado Muslim Society Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) With NACCHO’s support, the Colorado Muslim Society MRC was able to conduct a comprehensive survey to identify health disparities within their community. The research has uncovered demographics about the community that can be used to address medical and emergency preparedness needs within the... Apr 25, 2014 | Guest Author |
Leveraging Partnerships between Local Health Departments and Pharmacies: Bringing Rapid Diagnostic Testing to Community PharmaciesGiven budget cuts and staffing shortages, local health departments (LHDs) are asked to do more with less. Leveraging previously underutilized community resources has become vital to promoting community health. Increasingly, community pharmacies are recognized as one such valuable healthcare resource. Staffed with highly-trained healthcare professionals, community pharmacies are also widely... Apr 11, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Don’t Panic, Be Prepared: Jack Herrmann’s Recap of the Preparedness SummitThe public health workforce often conducts its work behind the scenes, making the citizens of their communities healthier and safer without them even being aware of it. It is not until disaster strikes that people find out the value of their public health department. Apr 08, 2014 | Jack Herrmann |
Grant Opportunity Available: HPP and PHEP Cooperative AgreementsThe notice for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreements has been published on Grants.gov here. These grants are offered through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response/National Healthcare Preparedness Programs and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Office of Public Health Preparedness and... Mar 19, 2014 | Admin |
Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare and Public Health PreparednessOn Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human Services’ Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). That equals nearly a 30 percent reduction in a program specifically aimed at strengthening healthcare preparedness for public health emergencies. These cuts could have severe and dire consequences on the ability of... Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
Radiation and Local Public HealthThe relationship between radiation and health is a large and varied topic. The health effects of radiation exposure are influenced by the dose of exposure, the type of radioactive material involved in the exposure, the exposure pathway, and the duration of the exposure and can be de minimis or can produce severe immediate and delayed […] Mar 05, 2014 | Guest Author |
Mid-Atlantic Kicks Off Severe Weather Preparedness Week with Rare March SnowstormHere in Washington, D.C., a rare late-winter snowstorm is currently wrecking havoc at the start of Severe Weather Preparedness week (March 2-8), a public education effort organized by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aimed at improving the way people prepare for and respond to severe weather. Mar 03, 2014 | Stacy Stanford |
All-Hazards Planning for Public Health Emergency Response: An Interview with Melissa MarquisThis is the second part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Melissa Marquis RN, MS, Public Health Emergency Response Specialist for the West Hartford/Bloomfield Health District, previews her session, “Building Your Toolkit: All-hazards Preparedness Planning Basics and Beyond.” At the session, Melissa will […] Feb 28, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
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