Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health...

Increasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health...

Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author

  • NACCHO Preparedness Brief: Year in Review

    Happy holidays and happy new year to all of our members and readers! NACCHO’s preparedness staff would like to take a few moments to...

    Dec 30, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our...

    On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report...

    Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author

  • NACCHO Releases National Assessment on Disability Awareness in Local Health...

    “National Assessment of the Knowledge, Awareness, and Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Local Health Departments’...

    Dec 22, 2014 | Katie Regan

  • New Evidence-Based Planning Guidance for Patient Decontamination Released

    Every day large quantities of hazardous materials are made, transported, stored, and used in communities throughout the United States....

    Dec 19, 2014 | Justin Snair

  • Rising Number of Chikungunya Cases Pose Significant U.S. Public Health Threat

    by Andrew Roszak, JDA, MPA, Senior Director, and Lisa Brown, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and...

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

  • CDC Offers Preparedness Training for Local Health Departments

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) has announced its SNS...

    Dec 11, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

  • PREP Act Issued for Experimental Ebola Vaccines

    On December 9, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency...

    Dec 09, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

  • Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather

    The official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter...

    Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan

  • Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health Services District

    Increasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health departments are managing different pressures, NACCHO Policy Scholar, Pooja Kothari, spoke with Kore Redden, the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administrator for Pinal County Public Health Services District (AZ). Redden discusses how Pinal County is...

    Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author

    NACCHO Preparedness Brief: Year in Review

    Happy holidays and happy new year to all of our members and readers! NACCHO’s preparedness staff would like to take a few moments to reflect upon the past year and the issues of greatest importance to our readership. As we look back at the top ten most popular featured articles, some strong themes emerge regarding […]

    Dec 30, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

    Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our Readiness

    On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014. The report looks at states across ten criteria related to fighting infectious disease such as increasing or maintaining funding, vaccinating at least half of the population six months […]

    Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author

    NACCHO Releases National Assessment on Disability Awareness in Local Health Departments

    “National Assessment of the Knowledge, Awareness, and Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Local Health Departments’ Public Health Practices,” a new NACCHO research brief, analyzes a survey of local health departments conducted to explore and better understand the ways they include people with disabilities in their programs, products, and services. Approximately 56 million...

    Dec 22, 2014 | Katie Regan

    New Evidence-Based Planning Guidance for Patient Decontamination Released

    Every day large quantities of hazardous materials are made, transported, stored, and used in communities throughout the United States. With nearly 25 million people living near chemical facilities in the nation, many could be exposed to chemicals following a catastrophic incident. To protect health and save lives in such catastrophic incidents, first responders, medical providers, […]

    Dec 19, 2014 | Justin Snair

    Rising Number of Chikungunya Cases Pose Significant U.S. Public Health Threat

    by Andrew Roszak, JDA, MPA, Senior Director, and Lisa Brown, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response The end of the year is fast approaching and people across the country are focused on shopping, cold weather, and holiday celebrations. As Christmas trees are going up and snowstorms are already battering much of […]

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

    CDC Offers Preparedness Training for Local Health Departments

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) has announced its SNS Preparedness Course and Mass Antibiotic Dispensing Train-the-Trainer (MADT) course schedules for federal fiscal year 2014-2015. The SNS Preparedness course is a 3-day “blended” course using self-paced learning, virtually-led classrooms, and in-person training to provide...

    Dec 11, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

    PREP Act Issued for Experimental Ebola Vaccines

    On December 9, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act  to facilitate the development and availability of three experimental Ebola vaccines. This declaration is intended to assist in the global community’s effort to help combat the current epidemic in West Africa and […]

    Dec 09, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

    Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather

    The official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter weather is in full swing across much of the United States and as early snowfalls, intense storms, and other types of extreme winter weather—events that differ significantly from the average weather pattern—become more […]

    Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan

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