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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 workgroup discussed...
Sep 13, 2016 | Sarah Summers
Taking a Global Approach to Preparedness
By Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, NACCHO Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New Emergency Use Instructions Available for Doxycycline and Ciprofloxacin
Jul 06, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
Apply for the Roadmap to Ready Mentorship Program
By Madison Ferraro, Senior Program Assistant at NACCHO Roadmap to Ready, the former New Preparedness Coordinators Training and...
Oct 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges
One Year into Ebola: A Look Back at the First Case Diagnosed in the U.S. and the...
One year ago, on September 30, 2014, the CDC announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States in a person who traveled...
Sep 30, 2015 | Sara Chang
Local Health Department Preparedness and Response to Ebola in the United States
Local health departments are playing a leading role in response to potential Ebola cases in the United States. They are working with...
Apr 01, 2015 | Guest Author
TIME Names the Ebola Fighters as Person of the Year
TIME announced on December 10 that its 2014 Person of the Year is “The Ebola Fighters,” acknowledging the risk,...
Dec 12, 2014 | Admin
PREP Act Issued for Experimental Ebola Vaccines
On December 9, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency...
Dec 09, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
D.C. Discrimination Complaint Offers Lessons in Inclusion for Emergency Planners
by Dawn Brantley, Regional Inclusive Emergency Planner, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission In September, Disability Rights...
Nov 17, 2014 | Guest Author
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup August ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup held its monthly call on August 23, 2016. The workgroup discussed and finalized their work plan for the 2016-2017 year. The PPOM Workgroup Chair, Melissa Marquis, provided an overview of the planned activities and opened the call for comment, discussion and feedback. Over the next year, the […] Sep 13, 2016 | Sarah Summers |
Taking a Global Approach to PreparednessBy Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, NACCHO Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […] Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New Emergency Use Instructions Available for Doxycycline and CiprofloxacinJul 06, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
Apply for the Roadmap to Ready Mentorship ProgramBy Madison Ferraro, Senior Program Assistant at NACCHO Roadmap to Ready, the former New Preparedness Coordinators Training and Mentoring Program, is currently accepting applications for new participants and new mentors! Roadmap to Ready is designed to help new emergency preparedness coordinators navigate the complex landscape of public health preparedness. The program provides new preparedness... Oct 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
One Year into Ebola: A Look Back at the First Case Diagnosed in the U.S. and the Subsequent Public Health ResponseOne year ago, on September 30, 2014, the CDC announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States in a person who traveled to Dallas from Liberia. In the following months, local health departments, in coordination with many other federal, state, and local organizations, developed preparedness plans to respond to the emerging threat of […] Sep 30, 2015 | Sara Chang |
Local Health Department Preparedness and Response to Ebola in the United StatesLocal health departments are playing a leading role in response to potential Ebola cases in the United States. They are working with state and federal counterparts and local stakeholders including hospitals, law enforcement, and emergency medical systems. Their goal is to ensure that individuals at risk for Ebola are monitored according to CDC guidance and symptomatic individuals are quickly... Apr 01, 2015 | Guest Author |
TIME Names the Ebola Fighters as Person of the YearTIME announced on December 10 that its 2014 Person of the Year is “The Ebola Fighters,” acknowledging the risk, persistence, and sacrifice of the health professionals in West Africa who have been working tirelessly for months to end the Ebola outbreak. TIME emphasized the extreme risk that these people are experiencing; the flaws in the […] Dec 12, 2014 | Admin |
PREP Act Issued for Experimental Ebola VaccinesOn December 9, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act to facilitate the development and availability of three experimental Ebola vaccines. This declaration is intended to assist in the global community’s effort to help combat the current epidemic in West Africa and […] Dec 09, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
D.C. Discrimination Complaint Offers Lessons in Inclusion for Emergency Plannersby Dawn Brantley, Regional Inclusive Emergency Planner, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission In September, Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) filed a complaint against the District of Columbia and its mayor for “multiple, serious failures by Washington, D.C. and Mayor Vincent Gray to address the needs of persons with disabilities in planning for emergencies[1].” This complaint follows... Nov 17, 2014 | Guest Author |
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