The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.
The current Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector policy and operational guidance document is set to expire at the end of 2019....
Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) program is pleased to recognize or re-recognize 14 local and regional health agencies for...
Jul 02, 2019 | NacchoVoice
Additional training dates of the virtual instructor-led RealOpt© class on vaccination and point-of dispensing (POD) sites are now...
Jul 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
In this week’s episode of Podcast from Washington, Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss the public health implications of House...
Jun 28, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Although the United States is making bold strides in many areas of health, we have an opportunity to learn from public health...
Jun 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness...
Jun 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
ASPR’s National Healthcare Preparedness Program and FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) are seeking health care coalitions...
Jun 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
When a disaster strikes a community, it affects people of various cultural backgrounds—sometimes disproportionately. Cultural...
On this episode of Public Health Perspectives, a podcast of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP), CDC Public...
The current Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector policy and operational guidance document is set to expire at the end of 2019. The Joint Councils Leadership is currently seeking volunteers to inform the core content of a refreshed Sector Specific Plan (SSP) through a task group beginning in July 2019. Volunteers should have one or […]
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) program is pleased to recognize or re-recognize 14 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. Four agencies from Texas, Michigan, Florida, and Tennessee have earned PPHR recognition for the first time, while ten agencies from Arizona, Florida, […]
Additional training dates of the virtual instructor-led RealOpt© class on vaccination and point-of dispensing (POD) sites are now available. This training leads participants through the components of RealOpt©, a computer modeling program that determines staff requirements and examines process efficiencies, based on site-specific configurations. With this tool, students will learn to manipulate...
In this week’s episode of Podcast from Washington, Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss the public health implications of House passage of the FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) and Education appropriations bill . They also discuss NACCHO Annual 2019 activities. Later in the program, Ian Goldstein sat down with Chief of the Office […]
Although the United States is making bold strides in many areas of health, we have an opportunity to learn from public health practitioners beyond our borders—even those with limited resources—who are making significant progress around common challenges. By seeking ideas and solutions being explored around the world, we can empower U.S. local health departments and […]
In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness across the United States. The assessment gathers information about preparedness trends and emerging issues at local health departments (LHDs) to provide an evidence-based foundation for future public health preparedness initiatives. The results of the 2018...
ASPR’s National Healthcare Preparedness Program and FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) are seeking health care coalitions to participate in their jointly developed Health Care Coalition Response Leadership Course at the CDP’s campus in Anniston, Alabama. The purpose of the course is to provide instruction and practical experience in the best practice procedures for preparing and...
When a disaster strikes a community, it affects people of various cultural backgrounds—sometimes disproportionately. Cultural competence can help public health communicators reduce this disparity. Is your organization committed to building cultural competence? CDC’s Emergency Partners Information Connection and CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity came together to host a webinar on...
On this episode of Public Health Perspectives, a podcast of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP), CDC Public Health Analyst Gregory Sunshine, JD, talks about the CDC’s Public Health Emergency Law online training. The Public Health Emergency Law (PHEL) Online Training prepares state, tribal, local, and territorial practitioners to make informed legal decisions related to...
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Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes
Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for local health departments.
Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and aims to...
May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a collection of new resources that can help stakeholders address...
Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...
Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...
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