Curriculum Recommendations for Disaster Health Professionals: The Geriatric...

“Curriculum Recommendations for Disaster Health Professionals: The Geriatric Population” is the third in a series of...

Aug 21, 2014 | Admin

  • Preparedness Policy Advisory Group August Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 13. The workgroup welcomed new NACCHO staff member Katie...

    Aug 21, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

  • Cyber Attack on U.S. Hospital Group Highlights Vulnerability of Critical...

    On Monday, August 18th, Community Health Systems, one of the largest U.S. hospital groups, reported that they were the victim of a...

    Aug 20, 2014 | Justin Snair

  • Heat Wave Exercise Identifies Gaps to Improve NYC Emergency Plan

    On August 5, New York City (NYC) Office of Emergency Management and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted a...

    Aug 15, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

  • New Student Opportunities for Fall 2014: NACCHO Launches Health Policy and Practice...

    For the 2014-2015 academic year, NACCHO has expanded their student opportunities to include the newly developed Local Public Health...

    Aug 12, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

  • NCBRT Educates Charleston First Responders and NACCHO Staff in Response to...

    In-person, on-site training provides unique opportunities for collaborative learning and breaking down barriers across agencies and...

    Aug 08, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • FEMA Releases 2014-2018 Strategic Plan

    In July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan reflects the...

    Aug 04, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

  • Free Online Trainings through the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and...

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at CDC has introduced the U.S. National Response Team (NRT)...

    Aug 01, 2014 | Admin

  • MRC Project July Update

    NACCHO ended the fourth project year supporting the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps on July 31. NACCHO begins...

    Jul 31, 2014 | Admin

  • Curriculum Recommendations for Disaster Health Professionals: The Geriatric Population

    “Curriculum Recommendations for Disaster Health Professionals: The Geriatric Population” is the third in a series of peer-reviewed disaster health curriculum recommendations from the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH). “Curriculum Recommendations for Disaster Health Professionals: The Geriatric Population” provides resources on planning...

    Aug 21, 2014 | Admin

    Preparedness Policy Advisory Group August Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 13. The workgroup welcomed new NACCHO staff member Katie Schemm, Senior Program Analyst. During the August call, Chris Aldridge, NACCHO’s Senior Director for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, provided a briefing on recent events and CDC guidance related to the Ebola outbreak in […]

    Aug 21, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

    Cyber Attack on U.S. Hospital Group Highlights Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure

    On Monday, August 18th, Community Health Systems, one of the largest U.S. hospital groups, reported that they were the victim of a cyber-attack from China, which resulted in the theft of Social Security numbers and other personal data belonging to 4.5 million patients. This attack is the largest of its type involving patient information since the U.S. Department […]

    Aug 20, 2014 | Justin Snair

    Heat Wave Exercise Identifies Gaps to Improve NYC Emergency Plan

    On August 5, New York City (NYC) Office of Emergency Management and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted a tabletop exercise with the Mayor’s office and about 35 additional agencies to evaluate emergency response plans to a scenario of a 10-day heat wave and electricity outage affecting a population of 400,000 people. […]

    Aug 15, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

    New Student Opportunities for Fall 2014: NACCHO Launches Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program

    For the 2014-2015 academic year, NACCHO has expanded their student opportunities to include the newly developed Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program. This program was designed as a guided, academic, practice-based opportunity for graduate level students in public health, pharmacy, environmental studies, or law to work on policy and practice issues impacting public […]

    Aug 12, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

    NCBRT Educates Charleston First Responders and NACCHO Staff in Response to Biological Threats

    In-person, on-site training provides unique opportunities for collaborative learning and breaking down barriers across agencies and disciplines. On July 15-16, four NACCHO staff had the opportunity to attend one such course at the Charleston County Emergency Management Department in South Carolina. “Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents,” offered on-site by the National Center for...

    Aug 08, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

    FEMA Releases 2014-2018 Strategic Plan

    In July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan reflects the priorities, objectives, and outcomes FEMA expects to accomplish to provide the best possible support to the American people before, during, and after a disaster. On July 31, NACCHO staff attended a FEMA-hosted webinar on the new strategy. […]

    Aug 04, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

    Free Online Trainings through the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance System

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at CDC has introduced the U.S. National Response Team (NRT) Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) system. The ERHMS system provides guidelines for protecting emergency responders involved in various types of emergencies and settings and can be used by anyone involved with the deployment and protection...

    Aug 01, 2014 | Admin

    MRC Project July Update

    NACCHO ended the fourth project year supporting the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps on July 31. NACCHO begins the fifth and final year of this cooperative agreement on August 1. During the month of July, NACCHO MRC staff completed closeout of PY4 deliverables, including the communications audit of NACCHO’s MRC communications efforts. […]

    Jul 31, 2014 | Admin

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