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The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

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  • Letters & Testimonies
  • Press Release
  • Infectious Disease

Local Health Departments Urge Adoption of Funding to Strengthen Public Health Capacity to Respond to the COVID-19 Outbreak

Millions in uncovered costs already incurred as health departments prepare for and respond to potential and confirmed...

Mar 01, 2020 | Theresa Spinner

  • Tools & Resources
  • Medical Countermeasures

Fact Sheet: Liability Protection for Public Health Partners

Private or public organizations can play a key role in a large-scale public health emergency by assisting public health...

Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Medical Countermeasures

NACCHO/ASPR Announce 2019 National Health Security Award Winners

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for...

Jul 31, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Awards & Recognition
  • Community Resilience
  • Medical Countermeasures

Deadline Extended! 2019 National Health Security Award Due May 10

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

Apr 30, 2019

  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Medical Countermeasures

HHS Releases 2019-2022 National Health Security Strategy to Address 21st Century Threats

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response...

Jan 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Policy

NACCHO Releases 2018 Compendium of Policy Recommendations

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) released the 2018 Compendium of Policy...

Nov 20, 2018

  • Recommendations
  • Research & Reports

2019 Preparedness Summit Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to Oct. 14!

NACCHO, in coordination with the Preparedness Summit Planning Committee, invites your agency to contribute to the...

Oct 12, 2018

  • Medical Countermeasures

FDA Authorizes First Extensions of Doxycycline Held in Stakeholder Stockpiles

Under the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) April 2017 draft guidance Extending Expiration Dates of Doxycycline...

Sep 11, 2018 | Raymond Puerini

NACCHO Releases Guide for Medical Countermeasure Coordinators

Medical countermeasures (MCM) coordinators who are new to their role have a particularly steep learning curve to become...

Jun 13, 2018 | Raymond Puerini

Webinar on Regulatory Considerations for Strategic National Stockpile Products Now Available

A recording of the CDC Division of Strategic National Stockpile’s (DSNS) webinar “Regulatory Considerations for the Use...

May 08, 2018 | Raymond Puerini

Partner Articles

2 Year COVIN graphic
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

Water Fountain
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease
  • Opportunity

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of...

May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a...

Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

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  • Communications & Public Relations
  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

Penn State Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) has...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease
  • Podcast

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy has a running archive of...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

  • Research & Reports

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd...

Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

  • Call for Comments
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a New Project...

Oct 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

  • Community Engagement

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

Dr. Scott Santibanez, Associate Director for Science for CDC’s Division in...

Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Water Quality

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

During water system interruptions, the operation of healthcare facilities is...

Aug 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

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NACCHO Voice

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