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

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PS22 Blog new Date
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Training

The Preparedness Summit Opens on Monday!

The 2022 Preparedness Summit opens on Monday and there's still time to join us in Atlanta or virtually.

Mar 30, 2022 | Beth Hess

Ci Memberships People Water
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

Supporting Local Health Departments Responding to Water Emergencies

World Water Day (March 22) is a universal occasion to recognize the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene...

Mar 22, 2022 | Anu Varma

Radiation
  • Tools & Resources

Resources to Help You Prepare for a Radiation Emergency

State and local health departments have a responsibility to protect the health and safety of the populations they serve...

Mar 17, 2022 | Kathy Deffer

  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Training

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at the 2022 Preparedness Summit

NACCHO is partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an interactive conference workshop on Tuesday,...

Mar 17, 2022

Salem County web
  • Tools & Resources
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Medical Reserve Corps Unit Develops In-Field Resource for Volunteers

In response to the need for a quick and accessible tool to help volunteers in the field as they deploy in support of a...

Mar 16, 2022 | Beth Hess

Youthvaccine
  • COVID-19
  • Press Release
  • Immunization

Public Health Partners Assert Importance of COVID-19 Vaccines in Pandemic Fight

NACCHO issues joint statement to affirm that children 5 years of age and older should be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Mar 15, 2022 | nacchovoice

PS22 Blog new Date
  • Tools & Resources
  • Training

2022 Preparedness Summit Schedule Released

The schedule of in-person and on demand sessions for the 2022 Preparedness Summit is now available.

Mar 04, 2022 | Beth Hess

Rural RFA
  • COVID-19
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Rural Health

Funding Opportunity for Skilled Consultants: Building Workforce Capacity of Rural and Frontier Local Health Departments to Respond to COVID-19

Application deadline March 25.

Feb 28, 2022 | Emily Boyle

Preparedness Report
  • Research & Reports

FEMA's 2021 National Preparedness Report

FEMA has released the 2021 National Preparedness Report.

Feb 18, 2022 | Beth Hess

At home testing
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources

COVID Test Instructions in in Multiple Languages

The National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants (NRC-RIM) has compiled instructions on how to take...

Feb 18, 2022 | Beth Hess

Partner Articles

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

NSRN logo
  • 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...

2020 04 27 15 21 31 COVID 19 Alternate Care Site Resources ASPR TRACIE
  • 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

  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • 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...

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