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MRC Adopts Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health as New Competency...
NACCHO, in collaboration with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC), is pleased to announce that the...
May 04, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse
America’s PrepareAthon! Helps Build Resilient Communities
By Gwen Camp, director of individual and community preparedness for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Despite the...
Apr 28, 2015 | Guest Author
White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of...
A new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is...
Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan
Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop Exercise
By Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary...
Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author
Local Health Department Preparedness and Response to Ebola in the United States
Local health departments are playing a leading role in response to potential Ebola cases in the United States. They are working with...
Apr 01, 2015 | Guest Author
NCIPH Launches Real-Time Assessment Tool to Help Local Health Departments Address...
The North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH) has launched a real-time assessment tool to provide local health departments...
Mar 31, 2015 | Rachel Schulman
Epidemiology and Surveillance Training Courses Available
A number of new training courses in public health surveillance and epidemiology are available now to help public health professionals...
Mar 23, 2015 | Guest Author
NACCHO Funds 43 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Award
by Tahlia Gousse, Senior Program Analyst, Public Health Preparedness and Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public Health Preparedness...
Mar 18, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse
New Article Encourages Preparedness Professionals to Gain Skills, Not Stuff
In a new article authored for Domestic Preparedness, Andrew Roszak, senior director for environmental health, pandemic preparedness,...
Mar 12, 2015 | Katie Regan
MRC Adopts Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health as New Competency Set for VolunteersNACCHO, in collaboration with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC), is pleased to announce that the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) has adopted the Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (DMPH Competencies) as the new competency set for the MRC Volunteers. The Medical Reserve Corps is a national network of engaged, […] May 04, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse |
America’s PrepareAthon! Helps Build Resilient CommunitiesBy Gwen Camp, director of individual and community preparedness for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Despite the heartbreaking stories of recent disasters, research shows nearly 60 percent of Americans have not participated in a preparedness drill or exercise at their workplace, school, or home in the past year. Local leaders in public health preparedness […] Apr 28, 2015 | Guest Author |
White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of Climate ChangeA new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is undertaking to better understand, communicate, and reduce the health impacts of climate change. These actions include: Convening stakeholders: The White House this week is holding a series of meetings with health and medical […] Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop ExerciseBy Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary reminder that humans are vulnerable to infectious diseases and that preparedness must remain a top priority. But Ebola isn’t the only health threat facing the global community. Other biological airborne threats – including smallpox – […] Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author |
Local Health Department Preparedness and Response to Ebola in the United StatesLocal health departments are playing a leading role in response to potential Ebola cases in the United States. They are working with state and federal counterparts and local stakeholders including hospitals, law enforcement, and emergency medical systems. Their goal is to ensure that individuals at risk for Ebola are monitored according to CDC guidance and symptomatic individuals are quickly... Apr 01, 2015 | Guest Author |
NCIPH Launches Real-Time Assessment Tool to Help Local Health Departments Address CDC Public Health Preparedness CapabilitiesThe North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH) has launched a real-time assessment tool to provide local health departments with a rapid means to assess their preparedness capabilities and readily access top-tier resources. In a recent pilot, local health departments from 15 states were able to complete their assessments in 10 minutes or less, receiving […] Mar 31, 2015 | Rachel Schulman |
Epidemiology and Surveillance Training Courses AvailableA number of new training courses in public health surveillance and epidemiology are available now to help public health professionals ensure their continued knowledge and expertise in disease control and prevention measures. Public health professionals are constantly faced with epidemics and disease outbreaks, both infectious and noninfectious, acute and chronic; officials in all state, county,... Mar 23, 2015 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Funds 43 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Awardby Tahlia Gousse, Senior Program Analyst, Public Health Preparedness and Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public Health Preparedness NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC), has selected 43 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units to receive 2014-2015 NACCHO MRC Challenge Awards. More than 175 MRC units across the country applied for […] Mar 18, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse |
New Article Encourages Preparedness Professionals to Gain Skills, Not StuffIn a new article authored for Domestic Preparedness, Andrew Roszak, senior director for environmental health, pandemic preparedness, and catastrophic response at NACCHO, encourages preparedness professionals to stop measuring their readiness by the amount of stuff stockpiled, and to instead measure it by capacity to recognize triggers, activate systems, and perform essential tasks. Additionally,... Mar 12, 2015 | Katie Regan |
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