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

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In home vaccination
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization

State Plans for Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Individuals Who Are Homebound

Trust for America’s Health has developed a map to show state’s plans for vaccinating homebound individuals.

Feb 18, 2022 | Beth Hess

Coronavirus COVID 19
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources

Communicating About Vaccines: Meeting People Where They Are

The Berkley Media Studies Group has developed a new video about how to communicate with people about vaccines based on...

Feb 18, 2022 | Beth Hess

Senior Resilience web
  • COVID-19
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Helping Senior Citizens to Build Resilience

To improve quality of life and health outcomes during the pandemic, the Franklin MRC developed its Senior Citizen...

Feb 18, 2022 | Beth Hess

2022 COVID Rural Workforce RFA
  • COVID-19
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Rural Health

Request for Applications: Building Workforce Capacity of Rural and Frontier Local Health Departments to Respond to COVID-19

Applications due March 30, 2022.

Feb 16, 2022 | Beth Hess

MRC Logo
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Medical Reserve Corps

NACCHO Accepting Applications for Medical Reserve Corps COVID-19 Respond, Innovate, Sustain, and Equip (RISE) Awards

Applications due March 4.

Feb 09, 2022 | Beth Hess

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

Webinar: Lessons Learned Addressing Food Insecurity Throughout COVID-19

Join this webinar on Tuesday, February 8, 3:00-4:00 PM ET.

Feb 02, 2022 | Beth Hess

Grants
  • COVID-19
  • Workforce Development

American Rescue Plan Funding Available for Public Health Workforce

Funding is now available through both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of...

Feb 01, 2022 | Jerry Joseph

Webinar
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Webinar: Overview of Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Operating Early Care and Education/Child Care Programs

Join this webinar on Thursday, February 3, 3:00-4:00 PM ET.

Jan 31, 2022 | Beth Hess

Contact Tracing resized
  • COVID-19
  • Press Release
  • Contact Tracing

Joint Statement: Public Health Agencies Transitioning Away from Universal Case Investigation and Contact Tracing for Individual Cases of COVID-19

NACCHO joins groups in releasing joint statement supporting public health agencies transitioning away from universal...

Jan 25, 2022 | nacchovoice

Wound kit web
  • Medical Reserve Corps
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Combating the Opioid Epidemic

The New Mexico Integrative Wellness Medical Reserve Corps has taken steps to combat the opioid epidemic in their...

Jan 19, 2022 | Beth Hess

Partner Articles

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

NSRN logo
  • 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...

2020 04 27 15 21 31 COVID 19 Alternate Care Site Resources ASPR TRACIE
  • 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

2020 04 27 15 54 18 Public Health COVID 19 Online Community
  • 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

  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • 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...

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