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Webinar Recording: Healthcare Challenges in Chemical Incidents

HHS ASPR’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) hosted a webinar on January 14, 2020 on...

Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Influenza

    Health Care Coalition Influenza Pandemic Checklist

    Developed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Health Care Coalition Influenza Pandemic...

    Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Research & Reports

    FEMA Releases 2019 National Preparedness Report

    Developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the annual National Preparedness Report summarizes the progress made and...

    Dec 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)

    Now Available: Newest Versions of Project Public Health Ready Criteria

    This month, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) released the newest versions of the Project Public...

    Sep 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning, Medical Countermeasures

    NACCHO/ASPR Announce 2019 National Health Security Award Winners

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...

    Jul 31, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Emergency Response

    Call for Subject Matter Experts: Emergency Response Management

    The RAND Corporation is conducting a study for CDC to develop measures for incident management (response in particular), with a focus...

    Mar 21, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Extreme Weather

    EPA Sharing Emergency Response Tools and Case Studies at 2019 Preparedness Summit

    This blog post was written by: Dr. Sarah Taft, Division Director (Acting) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National...

    Mar 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Webinar, Rural Health

    Webinar Recording: Hospital-Based Incident Command Systems: Small and Rural Hospitals

    HHS ASPR’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) hosted a webinar on March 12, 2019 with speakers...

    Mar 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Emergency Response, Success Story

    Success Stories in Radiation Emergency Preparedness

    CDC has worked with many state and local public health and emergency management jurisdictions over the past decade and a half, and...

    Feb 28, 2019 | Raymond Puerini

    • Webinar, Emergency Response, Hazards & Health Effects

    Webinar Recording: Healthcare Challenges in Chemical Incidents

    HHS ASPR’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) hosted a webinar on January 14, 2020 on Healthcare Challenges in Chemical Incidents. Recent incidents in the U.S. and abroad have highlighted the need to plan for accidents involving chemicals and emerging chemical threats (e.g., fourth generation agents). There are many resources available for healthcare,...

    Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Influenza

    Health Care Coalition Influenza Pandemic Checklist

    Developed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Health Care Coalition Influenza Pandemic Checklist planning tool is intended to assist health care coalitions and their partners in assessing their preparedness for an influenza pandemic. It may also be used to orient the response as a pandemic begins. Coalitions may […]

    Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Research & Reports

    FEMA Releases 2019 National Preparedness Report

    Developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the annual National Preparedness Report summarizes the progress made and challenges that remain in building and sustaining the capabilities needed to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats, hazards and incidents that pose the greatest risk to the Nation. This annual report offers […]

    Dec 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)

    Now Available: Newest Versions of Project Public Health Ready Criteria

    This month, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) released the newest versions of the Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) criteria. The first-time application criteria are now version 10.0 (previously version 9.1) and the re-recognition application is now version 5.0 (previously version 4.1).

    Sep 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning, Medical Countermeasures

    NACCHO/ASPR Announce 2019 National Health Security Award Winners

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) are pleased to announce the winners of the fourth annual National Health Security Awards. This award recognizes local health departments (LHDs) that have demonstrated significant accomplishments in implementing health security-related initiatives...

    Jul 31, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Emergency Response

    Call for Subject Matter Experts: Emergency Response Management

    The RAND Corporation is conducting a study for CDC to develop measures for incident management (response in particular), with a focus on health-related emergencies, i.e., emergencies involving a health department/agency at any level from local to national. The project attaches considerable value to consultations with subject matter experts (SMEs) from across sectors and disciplines, and […]

    Mar 21, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Extreme Weather

    EPA Sharing Emergency Response Tools and Case Studies at 2019 Preparedness Summit

    This blog post was written by: Dr. Sarah Taft, Division Director (Acting) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Homeland Security Research Center Large-scale disruptions from intentional chemical, biological, and radiological contamination events, natural disasters like hurricanes, or industrial accidents such as oil spills cause devastating effects on human health and the...

    Mar 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Webinar, Rural Health

    Webinar Recording: Hospital-Based Incident Command Systems: Small and Rural Hospitals

    HHS ASPR’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) hosted a webinar on March 12, 2019 with speakers from small and rural hospitals who have experienced a recent emergency and activated their hospital-based incident command systems. They provided a brief overview of the incident, described how they implemented their incident command system, discussed tools...

    Mar 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Emergency Response, Success Story

    Success Stories in Radiation Emergency Preparedness

    CDC has worked with many state and local public health and emergency management jurisdictions over the past decade and a half, and continues to provide technical assistance, training, and tools to support radiation emergency planning and preparedness activities. Many state and local preparedness partners have made great progress in their preparedness efforts for these types […]

    Feb 28, 2019 | Raymond Puerini

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    COVID-19, Immunization

    NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccination

    Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

    Water Fountain
    Tools & Resources, COVID-19, Water Quality

    Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to Aid Safe Building Reopening...

    Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for local health departments.

    Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

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    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease, Opportunity

    National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to Health Departments

    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

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    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease

    COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

    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

    Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

    During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    Communications & Public Relations, Emergency Response, Infectious Disease

    NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

    The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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