Preparedness Brief

The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Epidemiology
  • Global Health

COVID-19 News and Resources (Updated Weekly)

To support the role of local health departments (LHDs) in the COVID-19 response, NACCHO is compiling guidance/news,...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Webinar
  • Infectious Disease
  • Training

Webinar Recording: Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Training and Exercise Resources

On March 5, ASPR TRACIE and the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) hosted a webinar focused on Highly...

Mar 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Hazards & Health Effects
  • Training

Updated Community Emergency Response Team Basic Training

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards...

Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Emergency Response
  • Opportunity
  • Training

Apply for the Health Care Coalition Response Leadership Course

ASPR’s National Healthcare Preparedness Program and FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) are seeking health...

Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Training

FREE Training: NCDMPH Disaster Health Curriculum

The National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health (NCDMPH) developed a free, online Disaster Health Curriculum...

Sep 23, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)
  • Training

14 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition

NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) program is pleased to recognize or re-recognize 14 local and regional...

Jul 02, 2019 | NacchoVoice

  • Immunization
  • Training

CDC Offers Additional RealOpt©, Web-based Training Sessions

Additional training dates of the virtual instructor-led RealOpt© class on vaccination and point-of dispensing (POD)...

Jul 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Tools & Resources
  • Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)
  • Training

ASPR/FEMA Health Care Coalition Response Leadership Course

ASPR’s National Healthcare Preparedness Program and FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) are seeking health...

Jun 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Training

Webinar Recording: Cultural Competence in Preparedness Planning

When a disaster strikes a community, it affects people of various cultural backgrounds—sometimes disproportionately....

Jun 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Emergency Response
  • Training

New Dates Available: Strategic National Stockpile Operations Course

Additional sessions of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Operations Course have been scheduled for August 19...

May 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Partner Articles

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

Water Fountain
  • Tools & Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease
  • Opportunity

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of...

May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a...

Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

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  • Communications & Public Relations
  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

Penn State Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) has...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

  • Tools & Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Infectious Disease
  • Podcast

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy has a running archive of...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

  • Research & Reports

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd...

Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

  • Call for Comments
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a New Project...

Oct 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

  • Community Engagement

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

Dr. Scott Santibanez, Associate Director for Science for CDC’s Division in...

Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Water Quality

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

During water system interruptions, the operation of healthcare facilities is...

Aug 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

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