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

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Coronavirus COVID 19
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

COCA Call: What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines

This COCA Call will give clinicians an overview of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Clinicians will...

Dec 17, 2020 | Beth Hess

Webinar
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

NACCHO COVID-19 Webinar: CDC MMWR Discussion

Join this webinar on December 22 (3:00-3:30 pm ET) where a representative from CDC will discuss the 10 strategies to...

Dec 17, 2020 | Beth Hess

Call Web
  • COVID-19
  • Community Engagement
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Combating Social Isolation

Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units are helping to combat social isolation virtually through call programs.

Dec 16, 2020 | Beth Hess

Vsafe
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization

CDC Launches V-safe Website

The CDC has launched V-safe, a smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized...

Dec 15, 2020 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization

COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit for Medical Centers, Clinics, and Clinicians

The CDC has made available ready-made materials that can be used to build confidence about COVID-19 vaccination among...

Dec 11, 2020 | Beth Hess

Webinar
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

Webinar: Technology Approaches to Managing COVID-19 Vaccination

This webinar on Thursday, December 17 at 3:00 pm ET will highlight themes emerging in jurisdictions’ COVID-19...

Dec 10, 2020 | Beth Hess

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources

COVID-19 Vaccination Training Programs for Healthcare Professionals

The Public Health Foundation, working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has compiled current vaccine...

Dec 10, 2020 | Beth Hess

  • COVID-19
  • Health & Disability

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance Consultant for the Addressing Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Local Preparedness Planning, Mitigation and Recovery Efforts Project

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to provide technical support and guidance to local health department awardees...

Dec 09, 2020 | Sara Lyons

Disabilities
  • Press Release

NACCHO Awards Funding to Address the Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Local Preparedness Planning, Mitigation and Recovery Efforts

Local Health Departments in Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington...

Dec 08, 2020 | nacchovoice

MMWR 10 Steps
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources

CDC Releases Summary of Guidance to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new report reinforcing a combination of 10...

Dec 04, 2020 | 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...

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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

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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