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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a...

    Infectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat...

    Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

  • Community Food Security: The Baltimore City Model

    Central to the holiday of Thanksgiving is the celebration of food. The holiday’s focus on food reminds us of its absence and draws our...

    Nov 25, 2014 | Erin Roberts

  • Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural...

    Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of...

    Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

  • Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers: Outcomes from the Federal...

    The CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration with the Association of Schools and...

    Nov 03, 2014 | Admin

  • NACCHO Member Preparedness Month Spotlight: Washoe County Health District

    To mark the eleventh annual National Preparedness Month, NACCHO asked members to share how their local health department is promoting...

    Sep 16, 2014 | 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 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

    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 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

    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 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

    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 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

    Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a Rural Local Health Department in Ector County, Texas

    Infectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat of Ebola has also increased attention on local health departments and their role in preparing for and responding to emerging infectious diseases. To better understand how local health departments are utilizing preparedness funding […]

    Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

    Community Food Security: The Baltimore City Model

    Central to the holiday of Thanksgiving is the celebration of food. The holiday’s focus on food reminds us of its absence and draws our attention to the very real epidemic of hunger in the United States and in the Tribal Nations. 49 million Americans were living in food-insecure households as of 2012 [1]. Rates of food […]

    Nov 25, 2014 | Erin Roberts

    Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural Communities

    Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of individuals within a community. During such events, those impacted can become ill or injured causing the healthcare system within the community to experience a “surge” of patients. To address the challenge of medical surge, local health […]

    Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

    Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers: Outcomes from the Federal Investment in Public Health Systems Research to Strengthen Preparedness and Response

    The CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), is pleased to present the Public Health Reports supplement titled, “Outcomes from the Federal Investment in Public Health Systems Research to Strengthen Preparedness and Response.” The full journal supplement is now available […]

    Nov 03, 2014 | Admin

    NACCHO Member Preparedness Month Spotlight: Washoe County Health District

    To mark the eleventh annual National Preparedness Month, NACCHO asked members to share how their local health department is promoting preparedness in their communities. Below is a feature from Washoe County Health District (NV). Would you like to share your National Preparedness Month plans with NACCHO? Share your plans in the comments section below or […]

    Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author

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