The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.
The Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (REMCDP) will provide funding to a public or state controlled...
Jul 20, 2018
The second plenary session convened leaders from the U.S. government to discuss their visions for a more resilient nation. Dr. Umair...
Jun 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Building a culture of preparedness alongside faith-based and community organizations is key to improving outcomes for disaster...
Jun 19, 2018
Last year, Oakland County Health Division in Pontiac, Mich. won one of five National Health Security Awards. The National Association...
May 23, 2018
In a scene all too frequent in our schools, ten people were killed last Friday in a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in...
May 22, 2018
DHS has released their fiscal year (FY) 18 funding opportunities for eight Department of Homeland Security grant programs. Many of the...
May 21, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
The 2018 Preparedness Summit took place last month at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga. As the first and longest running national...
May 16, 2018
In light of the multiple package detonations over the last several weeks in Austin, Texas, the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH)...
Mar 22, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
Register now for the 2018 Preparedness Summit through April 15 to participate in the first and longest running national conference on...
Mar 14, 2018 | NacchoVoice
The Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (REMCDP) will provide funding to a public or state controlled institution of higher education for a demonstration project addressing rural emergency medical communications. The project’s intent is to examine communication barriers and identify solutions that enhance existing emergency response across multiple jurisdictions in...
The second plenary session convened leaders from the U.S. government to discuss their visions for a more resilient nation. Dr. Umair Shah, executive director of Harris County Public Health, moderated the session. Shah kicked off the session with this observation, “There is one certainty. [Extraordinary] events will occur and we need to be ready when […]
Building a culture of preparedness alongside faith-based and community organizations is key to improving outcomes for disaster survivors and strengthening the resilience of our communities. A new guide, Engaging Faith-based and Community Organizations: Planning Considerations for Emergency Managers, from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),...
Last year, Oakland County Health Division in Pontiac, Mich. won one of five National Health Security Awards. The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) partnered with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to recognize local health departments that have demonstrated significant accomplishments in implementing health security-related...
In a scene all too frequent in our schools, ten people were killed last Friday in a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in southeastern Texas. From a young man who had just turned 17 and was preparing to celebrate with friends to a Pakistani exchange student working to build bridges between her host […]
DHS has released their fiscal year (FY) 18 funding opportunities for eight Department of Homeland Security grant programs. Many of the grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to improve the nation’s readiness in preventing, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies....
The 2018 Preparedness Summit took place last month at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga. As the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness, it drew a wide variety of professionals and experts with a stake in the field—local and state public health department staff; federal agency staff including the U.S. Department […]
In light of the multiple package detonations over the last several weeks in Austin, Texas, the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector – a public and private partnership focused on critical infrastructure facilitated by DHS and HHS – has compiled valuable resources for local health departments and their community partners to use in preparing for and responding to such incidents....
Register now for the 2018 Preparedness Summit through April 15 to participate in the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness. The summit will take place April 17-20 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga. This year’s theme is “Strengthening National Health Security: Mastering Ordinary Responses, Building Resilience for Extraordinary Events.”...
Create an account or login to MyNACCHO and go to "My Subscriptions."
Calendar
Participants will explore innovative approaches between public health, healthcare, & community partner networks to advance the implementation of IPC.
Register
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes
Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for local health departments.
Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and aims to...
May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a collection of new resources that can help stakeholders address...
Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...
Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...
The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
This blog embodies NACCHO's mission to empower local health departments and drive positive change.
Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
The NACCHO website uses cookies to offer our visitors a better browsing experience, to analyze our website traffic, and to present personalized content; cookies are small data files that are attached to your computer when you visit websites. You can read about how we use cookies by clicking on the "details" button below. If you continue to use this website, you are consenting to our use of cookies.