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Preparedness Brief

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

Opportunity
  • Training

Accepting Applications: 2023 Radiation Workshop Travel Award

Applications due February 17.

Jan 05, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Press Release
  • Medical Reserve Corps

NACCHO Announces More Than $3.4 Million in Awards to Local Medical Reserve Corps Units and State Coordinators

Awards will strengthen MRC Network’s ability to deploy a ready, capable, and responsive volunteer workforce to address...

Dec 21, 2022 | Beth Hess

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response

New Field Guide for Emergency Preparedness

A new cross-sector field guide on disaster and emergency preparedness is now available.

Nov 29, 2022 | Jessica Pryor

Rural America
  • Tools & Resources
  • Rural Health

New Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit

New Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit now available.

Nov 18, 2022 | Beth Hess

Opportunity
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Rural Health

RFP: Consultant for Local Health Departments Informing the Evolution of PHEP Part 2

Proposals due November 15.

Nov 08, 2022 | Emily Boyle

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Medical Reserve Corps

NACCHO Accepting Applications for 2023 MRC Operational Readiness Awards

Deadline extended to December 16.

Nov 01, 2022 | Beth Hess

Monkeypox
  • Community Engagement
  • Immunization
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Medical Reserve Corps Units Support Monkeypox Response

See how Medical Reserve Corps units in Illinois, Louisiana, New York, and New Jersey are supporting monkeypox response...

Oct 19, 2022 | Beth Hess

Stickies
  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Research & Reports

The Evolution of Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Events of today present an opportunity to examine how the preparedness community can learn from past response efforts...

Oct 18, 2022 | Emily Boyle

TN Rad 1
  • Tools & Resources
  • Medical Reserve Corps
  • Success Story

Planning for Radiation Emergencies - How Southeast Tennessee Prepares

See how southeast Tennessee prepares for a radiation emergency.

Oct 17, 2022 | Beth Hess

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  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
  • Opportunity

NACCHO Recruiting Members for Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of MCH Populations in Preparedness and Response

NACCHO is recruiting members for a Virtual Learning Collaborative to develop and train maternal-child health and...

Oct 12, 2022 | Elana Filipos

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
  • 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...

  • 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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