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Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup October Report
Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The PPOM held its monthly call on Oct. 22. The...
Nov 11, 2013 | Resham Patel
Project Public Health Ready Review Meeting
Date: Oct. 16—17, 2013 Staff Representative: Laura Biesiadecki, Resham Patel, Rachel Schulman, Naomi Rennard Member Representative:...
Nov 11, 2013 | Laura Biesiadecki
Meeting with Rallyware and Marin County Medical Reserve Corps
Date: Oct. 2, 2013 Staff Representative: Justin Snair and Alyson Jordan Member Representative: N/A Highlights: Justin and Alyson met...
Nov 11, 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 Pediatrics Deaths in...
Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin
This Emergency Will Be Tweeted: What Local Health Departments Need to Know About...
With nearly three out of four American adults using social networking sites, first-hand reports on social media during unfolding...
Oct 17, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Releases Legal Preparedness Toolkit
NACCHO, with guidance and funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Law Program (PHLP), has developed...
Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak
October 1 Government Affairs Update
A partial shutdown of the federal government began at midnight on Oct. 1, 2013, following the failure of the House and Senate to reach...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Strategic National Stockpile Project September Report
Staff: Lisa Brown In September, staff finished deliverables for the Whole Community Inclusion project and the Department of Defense...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Project September Report
Staff: NACCHO MRC NACCHO launched a new website for the NACCHO MRC Awards on Sept. 9, and opened the applications for this year’s...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup October ReportChairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The PPOM held its monthly call on Oct. 22. The group discussed local preparedness planning and Project Public Health Ready (PPHR), including how PPHR can be used as an essential tool for local health departments working in preparedness. The group discussed common approaches […] Nov 11, 2013 | Resham Patel |
Project Public Health Ready Review MeetingDate: Oct. 16—17, 2013 Staff Representative: Laura Biesiadecki, Resham Patel, Rachel Schulman, Naomi Rennard Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Review Meeting brought together 21 local public health preparedness practitioners to review 14 applications for PPHR recognition. Reviewers worked in teams of three to review two applications per team. Reviewers... Nov 11, 2013 | Laura Biesiadecki |
Meeting with Rallyware and Marin County Medical Reserve CorpsDate: Oct. 2, 2013 Staff Representative: Justin Snair and Alyson Jordan Member Representative: N/A Highlights: Justin and Alyson met with developers from Rallyware, the firm selected to create the new NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) mobile app, to discuss the composition of the national MRC network and functionality for the app. Justin and Alyson also […] Nov 11, 2013 | Admin |
Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent StudyA recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated Pediatrics Deaths in the United States, 2004-2012” affirms the critical and life-saving role flu vaccine can play in protecting all children during flu season. This study broadens the body of knowledge around influenza-associated pediatric deaths (for children with and without high-risk... Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
This Emergency Will Be Tweeted: What Local Health Departments Need to Know About Social MediaWith nearly three out of four American adults using social networking sites, first-hand reports on social media during unfolding situations present many opportunities for those in the fields of local public health and emergency response. However, local health departments have a long way to go with adoption of social media, with only 8 percent using Twitter and 24 percent using Facebook. Oct 17, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Releases Legal Preparedness ToolkitNACCHO, with guidance and funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Law Program (PHLP), has developed “Public Health and the Law: An Emergency Preparedness Training Kit” to enhance understanding among local public health professionals and their legal counsel of the legal authorities and issues that shape their ability to prepare for, respond […] Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
October 1 Government Affairs UpdateA partial shutdown of the federal government began at midnight on Oct. 1, 2013, following the failure of the House and Senate to reach agreement on a continuing resolution (CR) (H. J. Res. 59) that would have kept the government operational into FY2014. To date, Congress has yet to clear any of the FY2014 spending bills. […] Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
Strategic National Stockpile Project September ReportStaff: Lisa Brown In September, staff finished deliverables for the Whole Community Inclusion project and the Department of Defense (DoD) and local health department collaboration project. Deliverables for the Whole Community Inclusion project included webinar summaries and the guidance document “Whole Community Inclusion and Medical Countermeasure Points of Dispensing Guide: Including At-Risk... Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Project September ReportStaff: NACCHO MRC NACCHO launched a new website for the NACCHO MRC Awards on Sept. 9, and opened the applications for this year’s Capacity Building Award and Challenge Award on Sept. 30. During Preparedness Month, NACCHO operated a digital outreach campaign to increase awareness of the MRC in five select U.S. markets, and to recruit […] Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
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