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

NACCHO Honors Local Health Departments: Exemplary Emergency Preparedness Model and Promising Practices

By Chelsea Gridley-Smith, NACCHO Program Analyst By creating the Model Practice and Promising Practice Program, the...

Nov 11, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

NACCHO Funding Opportunity: Advancing Local Health Department Administrative Preparedness Capacity

By Katie Dwyer, NACCHO Public Health Preparedness Director The National Association of County and City Health Officials...

Nov 01, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

Emerging MCM Practices Revealed at the ASPR Regional Summits

By Raymond Purerini, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Throughout the month of August the Office of the Assistant Secretary...

Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup August Report

The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup held its monthly call on August 23, 2016. The...

Sep 13, 2016 | Sarah Summers

Georgia Department of Public Health’s Statewide Full-Scale Exercise: How to Incorporate Administrative Preparedness

In November 2015, the Georgia Department of Public Health participated in a three-day statewide full-scale exercise....

Mar 10, 2016 | Mary Hodges

February 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report

The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on February 10. During this call, Lilly Kan,...

Feb 16, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon

Strengthening Infection Control to Prevent and Contain the Next Outbreak

This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and...

Feb 03, 2016 | Mary Hodges

Submit Tools to Project Public Health Ready’s Online Toolkit

NACCHO needs your help!  In an effort to provide the best technical assistance and resources to local health...

Jan 26, 2016 | Mary Hodges

New Funding Opportunity: Lessons in INfection Control Initiative

Through support from CDC, NACCHO is pleased to offer the LINC (Lessons in INfection Control) Initiative funding...

Dec 30, 2015 | Christina Baum

One Year into Ebola: A Look Back at the First Case Diagnosed in the U.S. and the Subsequent Public Health Response

One year ago, on September 30, 2014, the CDC announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States in a...

Sep 30, 2015 | Sara Chang

Partner Articles

2 Year COVIN graphic
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

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

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  • 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

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

  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Water Quality

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

During water system interruptions, the operation of healthcare facilities is...

Aug 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

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