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CDC Offers Preparedness Training for Local Health Departments
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) has announced its SNS...
Dec 11, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
Health Equity Considerations for Local Health Departments’ Ebola Preparedness...
As local health departments across the United States prepare for more domestic cases of Ebola, health equity considerations have...
Nov 12, 2014 | Admin
White House Makes Emergency Appropriations Request for Ebola for Fiscal Year 2015
On Nov. 5, President Obama requested $6.18 billion in emergency appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 to implement a comprehensive...
Nov 06, 2014 | Admin
NCBRT Educates Charleston First Responders and NACCHO Staff in Response to...
In-person, on-site training provides unique opportunities for collaborative learning and breaking down barriers across agencies and...
Aug 08, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award Recipients
Within the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their...
Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston
Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Training
NACCHO staff attended a three day Pandemic Planning and Preparedness training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston,...
Jun 10, 2014 | Lisa Brown
CDC Offers Preparedness Training for Local Health DepartmentsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) has announced its SNS Preparedness Course and Mass Antibiotic Dispensing Train-the-Trainer (MADT) course schedules for federal fiscal year 2014-2015. The SNS Preparedness course is a 3-day “blended” course using self-paced learning, virtually-led classrooms, and in-person training to provide... Dec 11, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
Health Equity Considerations for Local Health Departments’ Ebola Preparedness Planning: An Interview with Dr. Aletha MaybankAs local health departments across the United States prepare for more domestic cases of Ebola, health equity considerations have arisen, especially in relation to immigrants from West Africa. With nearly 574,000 West African immigrants living in the United States currently,[1] many individuals have faced instances of discrimination and, like many immigrant communities, may be less […] Nov 12, 2014 | Admin |
White House Makes Emergency Appropriations Request for Ebola for Fiscal Year 2015On Nov. 5, President Obama requested $6.18 billion in emergency appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 to implement a comprehensive strategy to contain and end the Ebola outbreak at its source in Africa, enhance domestic preparedness, speed the procurement and testing of vaccines and therapeutics, and accelerate global capability to prevent the spread of future infectious diseases. […] Nov 06, 2014 | Admin |
NCBRT Educates Charleston First Responders and NACCHO Staff in Response to Biological ThreatsIn-person, on-site training provides unique opportunities for collaborative learning and breaking down barriers across agencies and disciplines. On July 15-16, four NACCHO staff had the opportunity to attend one such course at the Charleston County Emergency Management Department in South Carolina. “Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents,” offered on-site by the National Center for... Aug 08, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award RecipientsWithin the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their communities through new projects and programs made possible by the awards. Each of the 29 units, with the support of NACCHO and the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has launched […] Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston |
Pandemic Planning and Preparedness TrainingNACCHO staff attended a three day Pandemic Planning and Preparedness training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama. The training provided the tools necessary to assemble an effective pandemic planning and preparedness program. Specifically, the course looked at the response actions of various response disciplines as they relate to crisis communications, contact management,... Jun 10, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
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