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CDC Releases Training Schedule for Upcoming Year
Registration is now open for the fall quarter Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Preparedness Course and the Mass Antibiotic...
Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Partnerships between Local Health, FBI Lead to Greater Chemical Incident Preparedness
By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Whether terrorist or criminal in nature, intentional or accidental, a chemical...
Aug 11, 2015 | Katie Regan
NACCHO Releases Report on the Impact PHEP Funding has on Local Public Health...
The Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement is a critical source of funding for state, local, and...
Aug 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a Framework
By Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the...
Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – July 2015 Report
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on July 28. The workgroup kicked off the...
Jul 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement in Preparedness
By Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD, and Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, UPMC Center for Health Security In 2012, the UPMC Center for Health Security...
Jul 24, 2015 | Guest Author
A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and Developments
By Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate...
Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author
Eight Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) has recognized eight local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for,...
Jul 13, 2015 | Madison Ferraro
NACCHO and ASPR Announce the 2015 National Health Security Award Program
NACCHO and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced a new award program recognizing the...
Jul 09, 2015 | Stephen Maheux
CDC Releases Training Schedule for Upcoming YearRegistration is now open for the fall quarter Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Preparedness Course and the Mass Antibiotic Dispensing Train-the-Trainer (MADT) Course. The courses are hosted by the CDC’s Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at its Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) campus in Anniston, AL.... Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Partnerships between Local Health, FBI Lead to Greater Chemical Incident PreparednessBy Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Whether terrorist or criminal in nature, intentional or accidental, a chemical incident is a possibility all local public health departments face. Therefore, public health should ensure response procedures and preparedness efforts are in place before an event happens to make sure their community is resilient. As first responders, it […] Aug 11, 2015 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO Releases Report on the Impact PHEP Funding has on Local Public Health Capabilities, Capacity, and ResponseThe Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement is a critical source of funding for state, local, and territorial public health departments. Since 2002, PHEP has provided billions of dollars to health departments across the United States, allowing them to build and strengthen their preparedness capabilities and capacity when responding to public health threats. NACCHO’s... Aug 04, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a FrameworkBy Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized a series of workshops tasked with identifying opportunities to strengthen regional coordination to ensure effective medical and public health response to... Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – July 2015 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on July 28. The workgroup kicked off the 2015-2016 year by welcoming the following new members: Amanda Bogard, Branch Manager for Disaster Preparedness, Barren River District Health Department (KY); Chris Garrett, Local Health Emergency Coordinator, Virginia Department of Health; Susan Hensley, Emergency... Jul 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement in PreparednessBy Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD, and Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, UPMC Center for Health Security In 2012, the UPMC Center for Health Security and NACCHO fielded the Community Engagement for Public Health Emergency Preparedness (CEPHEP) survey to provide the first comprehensive nationwide picture of local health department (LHD) efforts to integrate individuals and community- and faith-based groups... Jul 24, 2015 | Guest Author |
A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and DevelopmentsBy Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Coordinated risk communication efforts are essential during all stages of emergency response […] Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author |
Eight Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready RecognitionNACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) has recognized eight local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. Seven agencies from Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Tennessee earned PPHR recognition for the first time, and one agency from Virginia achieved PPHR re-recognition status. PPHR recognition reflects […] Jul 13, 2015 | Madison Ferraro |
NACCHO and ASPR Announce the 2015 National Health Security Award ProgramNACCHO and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced a new award program recognizing the accomplishments of local health departments (LHDs) related to national health security at the 2015 NACCHO Annual conference in Kansas City, MO. The National Health Security Award will recognize departments that have demonstrated significant accomplishments in... Jul 09, 2015 | Stephen Maheux |
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