Preparedness Brief

The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

National Strategy for Youth Preparedness Education: Empowering, Educating, and Building Resilience

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the American Red Cross, and the Department of Education recently announced the...

Sep 26, 2014 | Admin

Fred the Preparedness Dog Teaches Family and Pet Preparedness

In honor of National Preparedness Month, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has launched...

Sep 03, 2014 | Admin

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...

Jun 17, 2014 | Admin

“Atlantic” Discussion Brings Need for Infrastructure to Preparedness Forefront

NACCHO staff attended the “Going Viral: Keeping Communities Healthy Through Public Health Emergency Preparedness”...

Jun 11, 2014 | Kayli Plotner

Radiation Disaster Issues in Children: A Case-Based Approach

The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health has launched a new resource entitled “Radiation...

May 14, 2014 | Admin

CDC/NACCHO Host Workshop for Clinical Utilization Plan for Anthrax Countermeasures in a Mass Event Setting

On March 12-13, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the National...

Mar 25, 2014 | Lisa Brown

Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric Practices

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has developed a Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric Practices based on...

Jan 02, 2014 | Guest Author

American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Preparedness Resource Kit

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in partnership with CDC, recently released the “Pediatric Preparedness...

Nov 15, 2013 | Admin

Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent Study

A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated...

Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin

Real Stories of Emergency Preparedness in Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

This year the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Public Health Preparedness and...

Sep 19, 2013 | Frances Bevington

Partner Articles

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

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

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease
  • Opportunity

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of...

May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

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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...

Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

2020 04 27 15 54 18 Public Health COVID 19 Online Community
  • 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...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

Penn State Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) has...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

  • Tools & Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Infectious Disease
  • Podcast

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy has a running archive of...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

  • Research & Reports

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd...

Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

  • Call for Comments
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a New Project...

Oct 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

  • Community Engagement

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

Dr. Scott Santibanez, Associate Director for Science for CDC’s Division in...

Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Water Quality

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

During water system interruptions, the operation of healthcare facilities is...

Aug 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

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