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Emerging MCM Practices Revealed at the ASPR Regional Summits
By Raymond Purerini, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Throughout the month of August the Office of the Assistant Secretary for...
Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Health Security Strategy: Strategic Messaging Guide
By Sarah Getachew, Program Analyst NACCHO is pleased to announce the release of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) Strategic...
Oct 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Prepare Together: Working Towards Safe and Resilient Communities
By Tahlia Gousse, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Sep 26, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse
New York, New Jersey Bombings: Community Preparedness Resources for...
In the aftermath of this Saturday’s active explosions, now likely linked to a joint terrorist attack, occurring in Seaside Park, New...
Sep 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Incident Management Workgroup August Report
The first 2016-2017 project year meeting for the Incident Management Workgroup was held on August 22, 2016. During this meeting,...
Sep 15, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Being Prepared to Respond
By Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New NACCHO Radiation Resources for Local Health Departments
Radiation preparedness is no longer just a necessity for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities. In fact, there is concern from...
Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable MRC Teams: An Interview with...
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Lisa...
Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Measuring Mass Fatality Preparedness – How Does Public Health Stand Up?
Many of the catastrophic hazards that LHDs plan for have serious potential to become mass fatality events. Even in the most...
Jan 13, 2016 | Rachel Schulman
Emerging MCM Practices Revealed at the ASPR Regional SummitsBy Raymond Purerini, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Throughout the month of August the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) hosted six regional medical countermeasure (MCM) summits across different regions of the nation including San Diego, CA, Providence, RI, Washington, DC, Salt Lake City, UT, Oklahoma City, OK, and Kansas City, MO. […] Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Health Security Strategy: Strategic Messaging GuideBy Sarah Getachew, Program Analyst NACCHO is pleased to announce the release of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) Strategic Messaging Guide. This tool can be used by local health department (LHD) staff to easily create and communicate messages about national health security to media outlets, policymakers and the public. The messages found in this guide […] Oct 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Prepare Together: Working Towards Safe and Resilient CommunitiesBy Tahlia Gousse, NACCHO Senior 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 departments and […] Sep 26, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse |
New York, New Jersey Bombings: Community Preparedness Resources for Terrorism-Related IncidentsIn the aftermath of this Saturday’s active explosions, now likely linked to a joint terrorist attack, occurring in Seaside Park, New Jersey and Chelsea, New York – NACCHO remains committed to providing resources for organizations to help in their response to this ongoing public health challenge. To support its member public health departments, NACCHO provides […] Sep 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Incident Management Workgroup August ReportThe first 2016-2017 project year meeting for the Incident Management Workgroup was held on August 22, 2016. During this meeting, workgroup members discussed and set goals and objectives for the new project year. One of the new project goals is to increase partnership with local businesses in preparing for and responding to incidents. Another goal focuses on […] Sep 15, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Being Prepared to RespondBy Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior 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 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New NACCHO Radiation Resources for Local Health DepartmentsRadiation preparedness is no longer just a necessity for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities. In fact, there is concern from experts that the threat of a radiological emergency is growing across the nation. Moreover, there are readily available and often poorly protected radioactive materials in use throughout military, academic, research and industrial agencies1. While the probability... Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable MRC Teams: An Interview with Lisa Vajgrt-SmithThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Lisa Vajgrt-Smith, Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator, Contra Costa Medical Reserve Corps, previews her session, “Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) teams: Our Valley Fire Response.” At this session, Lisa will be […] Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Measuring Mass Fatality Preparedness – How Does Public Health Stand Up?Many of the catastrophic hazards that LHDs plan for have serious potential to become mass fatality events. Even in the most well-prepared communities, events such as pandemics, chemical spills, radiation releases, mass shootings, and acts of terrorism can still result in extremely high death tolls. Moreover, it doesn’t necessarily take a large number of deaths […] Jan 13, 2016 | Rachel Schulman |
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