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Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr....
The Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to...
Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair
New Evidence-Based Planning Guidance for Patient Decontamination
A draft of the nation’s first evidence-based guidance for mass decontamination, called “Patient Decontamination in a Mass Chemical...
Apr 07, 2014 | Admin
Incident Management Workgroup January Report
NACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held two calls this month. The first, on Jan. 6, was an abbreviated call to go over the...
Jan 31, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
WebWISER 4.5 Released
In January 2014, the National Library of Medicine announced that WebWISER 4.5 is now available. This new release integrates Chemical...
Jan 22, 2014 | Andy Roszak
The Hazmat Spill in West Virginia: What It Means for Local Public and Environmental...
A week after Freedom Industries leaked approximately 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) from a storage facility...
Jan 14, 2014 | Justin Snair
The Local Role in Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security: January Chemical...
Several hundred thousand facilities in communities throughout the United States use, manufacture, store, transport, or deliver...
Jan 06, 2014 | Justin Snair
Public Health Response Systems In-Action: Learning from Local Health Departments’...
NACCHO staff contributed to a research study about the role of health departments in responding to disease and health threats. This...
Dec 03, 2013 | Admin
Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr. Rahul GuptaThe Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to occur within the United States over the past decade, and it has garnered significant national attention over the course of the past three months. The event occurred when the Freedom Industries spill poured 10,000 […] Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair |
New Evidence-Based Planning Guidance for Patient DecontaminationA draft of the nation’s first evidence-based guidance for mass decontamination, called “Patient Decontamination in a Mass Chemical Exposure Incident: National Planning Guidance for Communities” is open for comment through May 19. A short summary of the guidance can be found here. Why guidance for patient decontamination? To respond effectively to an event that involves […] Apr 07, 2014 | Admin |
Incident Management Workgroup January ReportNACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held two calls this month. The first, on Jan. 6, was an abbreviated call to go over the process and responsibilities for conducting reviews of applications submitted to NACCHO’s Model Practices program. Workgroup members were assigned one to two applications on incident management-related topics to review by the end of January. […] Jan 31, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
WebWISER 4.5 ReleasedIn January 2014, the National Library of Medicine announced that WebWISER 4.5 is now available. This new release integrates Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) content and updates the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) content from 2012. WISER is a system designed to assist emergency responders in hazardous material incidents by providing a wide range of information on hazardous... Jan 22, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
The Hazmat Spill in West Virginia: What It Means for Local Public and Environmental HealthA week after Freedom Industries leaked approximately 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) from a storage facility along the Elk River near Charleston, West Virginia, questions have emerged over whether state and federal regulations were adequate enough to prevent the spill. Reports[i] indicate that the facility has not been subject to a federal inspection in over 20 years […] Jan 14, 2014 | Justin Snair |
The Local Role in Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security: January Chemical Safety Listening SessionsSeveral hundred thousand facilities in communities throughout the United States use, manufacture, store, transport, or deliver chemicals in some manner, encompassing everything from petroleum refineries to pharmaceutical manufacturers to hardware stores. Due to its size and characteristics, the Chemical Sector may be an attractive target for attack or be at risk of incidents caused by […] Jan 06, 2014 | Justin Snair |
Public Health Response Systems In-Action: Learning from Local Health Departments’ Experiences with Acute and Emergency IncidentsNACCHO staff contributed to a research study about the role of health departments in responding to disease and health threats. This article, published in the journal PLoS ONE, examines the common themes in health departments’ response patterns that will influence predictions and expectations for the resources and capabilities required to respond to future acute events. More than 120... Dec 03, 2013 | Admin |
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