A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and Developments

By Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate...

Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author

  • NCIPH Launches Real-Time Assessment Tool to Help Local Health Departments Address...

    The North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH) has launched a real-time assessment tool to provide local health departments...

    Mar 31, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

  • Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide Preparedness

    A hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected,...

    Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

  • Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health Departments

    The outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few...

    Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

  • Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers: Outcomes from the Federal...

    The CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration with the Association of Schools and...

    Nov 03, 2014 | Admin

  • States Take Preemptive Measures to Guard Against Ebola

    As concerns mount regarding the Ebola outbreak in the United States, state governments are taking matters into their own hands to...

    Oct 17, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health

    Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly...

    Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills

  • Smallpox Preparedness Planning: Understanding the Strategic National Stockpile and...

    On September 8, a Congressional exercise explored the implications of anthrax and smallpox attacks on the Korean Peninsula and the...

    Sep 24, 2014 | Lisa Brown

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

    Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author

  • A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and Developments

    By Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Coordinated risk communication efforts are essential during all stages of emergency response […]

    Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author

    NCIPH Launches Real-Time Assessment Tool to Help Local Health Departments Address CDC Public Health Preparedness Capabilities

    The North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH) has launched a real-time assessment tool to provide local health departments with a rapid means to assess their preparedness capabilities and readily access top-tier resources. In a recent pilot, local health departments from 15 states were able to complete their assessments in 10 minutes or less, receiving […]

    Mar 31, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

    Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide Preparedness

    A hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected, too? The local health department reports a suspected case of Ebola. Who at the state level should be notified first? Quick, effective responses to public health emergencies require planning, coordination, and practice among and between […]

    Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

    Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health Departments

    The outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few cases in the United States, and the risk of an outbreak in the United States is low, the public health and healthcare communities have, and continue to, implement steps to prevent, prepare for, […]

    Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

    Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers: Outcomes from the Federal Investment in Public Health Systems Research to Strengthen Preparedness and Response

    The CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), is pleased to present the Public Health Reports supplement titled, “Outcomes from the Federal Investment in Public Health Systems Research to Strengthen Preparedness and Response.” The full journal supplement is now available […]

    Nov 03, 2014 | Admin

    States Take Preemptive Measures to Guard Against Ebola

    As concerns mount regarding the Ebola outbreak in the United States, state governments are taking matters into their own hands to proactively protect their citizens from the deadly disease. On October 7, although no cases of Ebola had been identified in the state at the time, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed an order declaring a […]

    Oct 17, 2014 | Guest Author

    Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health

    Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly affected through increased transmission and geographic expansion of diseases spread by insects, compromised air, water, and food quality. For example, bacterial counts in the water surrounding coastal communities tend to spike dramatically following heavy rainfall. Not...

    Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills

    Smallpox Preparedness Planning: Understanding the Strategic National Stockpile and Potential Weaponization

    On September 8, a Congressional exercise explored the implications of anthrax and smallpox attacks on the Korean Peninsula and the potential impact these attacks would have on Americans at home and abroad. This Congressional exercise allowed policymakers to learn and assess the types of decisions that would need to take place in the event of […]

    Sep 24, 2014 | Lisa Brown

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

    Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author

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