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The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure Protection
Continuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency....
Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Live Testing of Flu on Call™ Overlaps with the Start of Flu Season
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Oct 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Apply for the National Health Security Award!
By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary...
Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters
By Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of...
Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Healthcare and Public Health Sector Government Coordinating Council Meeting
On April 22 and 23, the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...
Apr 28, 2015 | Katie Dwyer
Looking Back to Move Forward: An Interview with Dr. Rahul Gupta
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Dr. Rahul...
Mar 25, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Consideration of the Intersection of Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness...
Nov 06, 2014 | Guest Author
Presidential Proclamation: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month 2014
President Obama declared November as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. See more on the White House’s...
Nov 04, 2014 | Admin
Statement by Secretary Johnson on Enhanced Presence of the Federal Protective...
The following statement was released by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Johnson on October 28. Learn more Today I am...
Oct 29, 2014 | Admin
The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure ProtectionContinuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency. Strengthening and protecting healthcare and public critical infrastructure requires coordinated preparedness planning and response among public and private sector stakeholders. To better understand the role of local health departments (LHDs) in healthcare and public health... Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Live Testing of Flu on Call™ Overlaps with the Start of Flu SeasonThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Erin Roberts, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health and Global Health Security, NACCHO and Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO Influenza viruses cause illness year round, but ‘flu’ season begins... Oct 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Apply for the National Health Security Award!By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced a new award program recognizing the accomplishments of local health departments related to national health security. The National Health Security Award will recognize departments that have demonstrated significant... Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After DisastersBy Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy Disasters often impact fundamental elements of a community—physical infrastructure, health, and social services, social connectedness—that all affect the health of its residents. Accordingly, the... Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Healthcare and Public Health Sector Government Coordinating Council MeetingOn April 22 and 23, the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response convened the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Government Coordinating Council (GCC). The focus of the meeting was broadening and strengthening partnerships to enhance critical infrastructure security and resilience. GCC members discussed the Emergency... Apr 28, 2015 | Katie Dwyer |
Looking Back to Move Forward: An Interview with Dr. Rahul GuptaThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, West Virginia State Health Officer and Commissioner for the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health, previews his workshop, West Virginia Water Crisis – A Look Back: Moving Forward to […] Mar 25, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Consideration of the Intersection of Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planning and the Affordable Care ActNov 06, 2014 | Guest Author |
Presidential Proclamation: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month 2014President Obama declared November as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. See more on the White House’s website, and read about NACCHO’s work in critical infrastructure protection. Essential to our national security and economic growth, America’s critical infrastructure — from our power plants and pipelines to our hospitals and highways — supports... Nov 04, 2014 | Admin |
Statement by Secretary Johnson on Enhanced Presence of the Federal Protective Service at U.S. Government Buildings in the United StatesThe following statement was released by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Johnson on October 28. Learn more Today I am announcing that I have directed the Federal Protective Service to enhance its presence and security at various U.S. Government buildings in Washington DC and other major cities and locations around the country. The precise actions […] Oct 29, 2014 | Admin |
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