Disability Rights Advocates File Complaint Over District of Columbia’s Emergency...

A coalition of disability rights activists last week filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District...

Sep 19, 2014 | Katie Regan

  • Department of Housing and Urban Development Launches $1 Billion National Disaster...

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro launched a $1 billion National Disaster Resilience...

    Sep 19, 2014 | Admin

  • Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and...

    CDC has released its Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health Officials...

    Sep 17, 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

  • Improving Preparedness for Community-Dwelling Older Adult Populations

    For some community-dwelling older adults, attempting to prepare for an emergency or disaster can come with barriers. For example,...

    Sep 16, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

  • The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal

    Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author

  • New Resources to Assist with Operational Readiness Review Tool Completion

    The CDC will conduct a pilot assessment of 62 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees using the CDC...

    Sep 12, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

  • Preparedness Policy Advisory Group September Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on September 10 during National Preparedness Month. The workgroup...

    Sep 12, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

  • New Project Public Health Ready Criteria Now Available

    Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is pleased to announce the release of Version 7.1 of the PPHR criteria and Version 2.1 of the PPHR...

    Sep 11, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • Disability Rights Advocates File Complaint Over District of Columbia’s Emergency Preparedness Plan

    A coalition of disability rights activists last week filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging D.C.’s emergency preparedness plans fail to take into account people with disabilities. The suit, filed by three individuals, the United Spinal Association, and the D.C. Center for Independent Living, follows […]

    Sep 19, 2014 | Katie Regan

    Department of Housing and Urban Development Launches $1 Billion National Disaster Resilience Competition

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro launched a $1 billion National Disaster Resilience Competition in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation on Sept. 17. The National Disaster Resilience Competition makes $1 billion available to communities that have been struck by natural disasters in recent years. The competition promotes risk assessment and planning...

    Sep 19, 2014 | Admin

    Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health Officials

    CDC has released its Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health Officials available at: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/preparedness/planning-tips-top10.html. The document is designed to guide health departments’ planning efforts, to help assess readiness, and to identify resources to address any gaps. It links together the...

    Sep 17, 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

    Improving Preparedness for Community-Dwelling Older Adult Populations

    For some community-dwelling older adults, attempting to prepare for an emergency or disaster can come with barriers. For example, characteristics of older adults such as impaired mobility, weakened sensory awareness, multiple chronic diseases, and social and economic limitations can put them at greater risk of illness or death during an emergency. The events from Hurricane […]

    Sep 16, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

    The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal

    Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author

    New Resources to Assist with Operational Readiness Review Tool Completion

    The CDC will conduct a pilot assessment of 62 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees using the CDC Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Operational Readiness Review (ORR) tool. This will take place during the BP3 grant year (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015). Additionally, at least one Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) jurisdiction per Metropolitan Statistical...

    Sep 12, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

    Preparedness Policy Advisory Group September Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on September 10 during National Preparedness Month. The workgroup welcomed new members Alison Brehmer from the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, and Meghan Stepanek from the Baltimore City Health Department. NACCHO’s Chief of Government and Public Affairs briefed the PPAG on updates […]

    Sep 12, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

    New Project Public Health Ready Criteria Now Available

    Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is pleased to announce the release of Version 7.1 of the PPHR criteria and Version 2.1 of the PPHR re-recognition criteria. These new versions have been updated to align with the most current standards and federal guidelines, including the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program. These criteria will be the […]

    Sep 11, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

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