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FEMA Releases 2014-2018 Strategic Plan
In July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan reflects the...
Aug 04, 2014 | Katie Dwyer
Free Online Trainings through the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at CDC has introduced the U.S. National Response Team (NRT)...
Aug 01, 2014 | Admin
“Faces of Austerity” Report Illustrates Impact of Budget Cuts on Local Emergency...
Today, the Coalition for Health Funding released the report, “Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Hurt America’s...
Jul 15, 2014 | Admin
Tackling the Legal Aspects of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Imagine a new type of influenza or other communicable condition is spreading rapidly throughout your state or locality. Essential...
Jul 14, 2014 | Guest Author
Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical Infrastructure
Sara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare...
Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts
“Crisis Standards of Care: Lessons from Communities Building Their Plans” Workshop...
The Institute of Medicine has released the workshop summary from the 2014 Preparedness Summit session, “Crisis Stands of Care:...
Jun 27, 2014 | Admin
New Emergency Preparedness Training Program Released for People with Access and...
It is well known that people with disabilities and other functional/access needs are less likely to be included in emergency...
Jun 23, 2014 | Guest Author
All-Hazards Preparedness in Responding to the California Wildfires
Southern California continues to recover from over a dozen wildfires across San Diego County occurring in mid-May. The fires were...
Jun 17, 2014 | Admin
MRC Project May Update
MRC staff completed the contracting process for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC Awards in May, and the MRC awards website was updated with...
Jun 02, 2014 | Admin
FEMA Releases 2014-2018 Strategic PlanIn July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan reflects the priorities, objectives, and outcomes FEMA expects to accomplish to provide the best possible support to the American people before, during, and after a disaster. On July 31, NACCHO staff attended a FEMA-hosted webinar on the new strategy. […] Aug 04, 2014 | Katie Dwyer |
Free Online Trainings through the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance SystemThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at CDC has introduced the U.S. National Response Team (NRT) Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) system. The ERHMS system provides guidelines for protecting emergency responders involved in various types of emergencies and settings and can be used by anyone involved with the deployment and protection... Aug 01, 2014 | Admin |
“Faces of Austerity” Report Illustrates Impact of Budget Cuts on Local Emergency PreparednessToday, the Coalition for Health Funding released the report, “Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Hurt America’s Health.” The report, sponsored in part by NACCHO, illustrates the impact of budget cuts across the public health continuum, highlighting how existing funding levels cannot meet the mounting health demands across the nation. Featuring more than 20 testimonials […] Jul 15, 2014 | Admin |
Tackling the Legal Aspects of Public Health Emergency PreparednessImagine a new type of influenza or other communicable condition is spreading rapidly throughout your state or locality. Essential resources are quickly being depleted. State and local health care personnel are strained by the number of cases and infections within their own ranks. What legal powers do you need to respond effectively and protect the public's health? Could you use volunteers from... Jul 14, 2014 | Guest Author |
Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical InfrastructureSara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare Washoe County for a pandemic through the use of closed Points of Dispensing (PODs) which target vital services employees. Closed PODs are defined as public and private locations that have agreed to dispense medications, generally during […] Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
“Crisis Standards of Care: Lessons from Communities Building Their Plans” Workshop Summary AvailableThe Institute of Medicine has released the workshop summary from the 2014 Preparedness Summit session, “Crisis Stands of Care: Lessons from Communities Building Their Plans.” This forum furthered the work on Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) and the fair and ethical allocation of scarce resources during a medical or public health emergency. This session shared lessons and […] Jun 27, 2014 | Admin |
New Emergency Preparedness Training Program Released for People with Access and Functional NeedsIt is well known that people with disabilities and other functional/access needs are less likely to be included in emergency preparedness planning efforts and are more likely than members of the general population to be left behind in emergencies and suffer negative health outcomes as a result. In order to address this disparity, The Connecticut Council […] Jun 23, 2014 | Guest Author |
All-Hazards Preparedness in Responding to the California WildfiresSouthern California continues to recover from over a dozen wildfires across San Diego County occurring in mid-May. The fires were fueled by drought conditions, unusually high temperatures, and strong Santa Ana winds—hot, dry gusts of wind that can turn small fires or mechanical sparks into blazing infernos. As a result of 14 fires, about 26,000 […] Jun 17, 2014 | Admin |
MRC Project May UpdateMRC staff completed the contracting process for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC Awards in May, and the MRC awards website was updated with the new profile pages feature. Challenge Award winners have added profile pages to the site so that MRC unit leaders throughout the network can stay updated on developments for the 29 challenge award projects as […] Jun 02, 2014 | Admin |
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