Investing in Public Health Preparedness: Moving Beyond Our Reactionary Funding Cycle

Twelve years ago today, the United States experienced the worst terrorist attack on our soil, which since has shaped the ebb and flow...

Sep 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann

  • Risks from Cuts to Preparedness Funding Stressed in Hill Briefing

    NACCHO’s Jack Hermann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Preparedness, brought attention to cuts in federal funding for local...

    Sep 11, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • Investing in Public Health Preparedness: Moving Beyond Our Reactionary Funding Cycle

    Twelve years ago today, the United States experienced the worst terrorist attack on our soil, which since has shaped the ebb and flow of public health preparedness policy and funding. Catastrophic events such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the H1N1 influenza outbreak led to an infusion of federal funding to state and local governments that soon dried up after each response ended.

    Sep 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann

    Risks from Cuts to Preparedness Funding Stressed in Hill Briefing

    NACCHO’s Jack Hermann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Preparedness, brought attention to cuts in federal funding for local health departments’ preparedness programs that are leaving the nation at risk during a briefing on Thursday, August 15, 2013 sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Watch the briefing...

    Sep 11, 2013 | Frances Bevington

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