New NACCHO/UPMC Report Released: Riding the Mobile Wave

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, NACCHO and the UPMC Center for Health Security released their joint report: Riding the Mobile Wave: What Local...

Feb 04, 2014 | Sara Rubin

  • Meeting the Access and Functional Needs of At-Risk Individuals: An Interview with...

    This is the first part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit....

    Jan 30, 2014 | Admin

  • NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding...

    On Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile)...

    Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • Thirteen Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition

    NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recently recognized four agencies from Tennessee and nine agencies from Florida for...

    Jan 23, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • National Radon Action Month: Resources for Local Health Departments

    What is tasteless, colorless, and odorless and the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers in the United States? Radon. January...

    Jan 21, 2014 | Lisa Brown

  • NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps...

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...

    Jan 16, 2014 | Admin

  • The Hazmat Spill in West Virginia: What It Means for Local Public and Environmental...

    A week after Freedom Industries leaked approximately 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) from a storage facility...

    Jan 14, 2014 | Justin Snair

  • CDC to Provide Guidance for State and Local Health Departments Through the Model...

    Each year, there are over 300 million visits to swimming venues. In the United States, there is no federal regulatory authority...

    Jan 07, 2014 | Andy Roszak

  • The 2013 National Infrastructure Protection Plan and the Local Role In Critical...

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP)...

    Jan 06, 2014 | Justin Snair

  • New NACCHO/UPMC Report Released: Riding the Mobile Wave

    On Tuesday, Feb. 4, NACCHO and the UPMC Center for Health Security released their joint report: Riding the Mobile Wave: What Local Health Departments Need in Order to Adopt Social Media and Mobile Health Technologies for Emergency Preparedness. While the American public’s use of social media and mobile technologies has grown dramatically in recent years, most local health departments (LHDs) are...

    Feb 04, 2014 | Sara Rubin

    Meeting the Access and Functional Needs of At-Risk Individuals: An Interview with Paulette Valentine

    This is the first part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Paulette Valentine, Director of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Division at the Southwest Utah Public Health Department, previews her session, “Strategies to Assess, Plan for, and Engage Partners to Meet the Access […]

    Jan 30, 2014 | Admin

    NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding Cuts for Preparedness

    On Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study, demonstrating continued funding cuts across several programmatic areas at local health departments (LHDs), including emergency preparedness

    Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    Thirteen Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition

    NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recently recognized four agencies from Tennessee and nine agencies from Florida for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. NACCHO extends congratulations to the following agencies for their PPHR recognition: Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department, TN Sullivan County Regional Health Department,...

    Jan 23, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

    National Radon Action Month: Resources for Local Health Departments

    What is tasteless, colorless, and odorless and the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers in the United States? Radon. January is National Radon Action Month, a month designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action against radon. Radon exposure is a preventable health risk. Local health departments (LHDs) can raise awareness […]

    Jan 21, 2014 | Lisa Brown

    NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps Challenge Award

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units to receive MRC Challenge Awards, totaling nearly $600,000. The MRC Challenge Award supports MRC units to develop new projects and programs that can be replicated on a national level. Nearly 200 MRC units from […]

    Jan 16, 2014 | Admin

    The Hazmat Spill in West Virginia: What It Means for Local Public and Environmental Health

    A week after Freedom Industries leaked approximately 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) from a storage facility along the Elk River near Charleston, West Virginia, questions have emerged over whether state and federal regulations were adequate enough to prevent the spill. Reports[i] indicate that the facility has not been subject to a federal inspection in over 20 years […]

    Jan 14, 2014 | Justin Snair

    CDC to Provide Guidance for State and Local Health Departments Through the Model Aquatic Health Code

    Each year, there are over 300 million visits to swimming venues. In the United States, there is no federal regulatory authority responsible for disinfected aquatic facilities (e.g. swimming pools, water parks, etc.); all pool codes are developed, reviewed, and approved by state and/or local public health officials. As a result, there are no uniform, national […]

    Jan 07, 2014 | Andy Roszak

    The 2013 National Infrastructure Protection Plan and the Local Role In Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) recently released the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) 2013: Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. The plan represents an evolution from concepts introduced in the initial version of the NIPP released in 2006 and revised in...

    Jan 06, 2014 | Justin Snair

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