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PanVax Tool: Improve Pandemic Influenza Emergency Vaccination Programs

CDC’s Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections Health Economic Modeling Unit co-authored an article, to describe how the...

Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Community Engagement

    Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based Organizations in Public Health...

    Dr. Scott Santibanez, Associate Director for Science for CDC’s Division in Preparedness and Emerging Infections, recently co-authored...

    Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

    Health Security Forecasters Needed for a Collective Intelligence Project

    The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is launching the second round of its public health crowd-sourcing effort, which is...

    Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Informatics, Preparedness Profile, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)

    Infographic: Public Health Emergency Preparedness Across the U.S.

    In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness...

    Jun 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Emergency Response

    CDC Grand Rounds: Building Local Response Capacity to Protect Families from Emerging...

    From the Zika outbreak to natural disasters to the recent wildfires, the US has faced a series of complex public health emergencies....

    May 10, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Performance Improvement, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)

    CDC Laboratory Response Network Celebrates 20th Anniversary

    2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Response Network (LRN). The...

    Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Health Ethics & Law, Training

    CDC Launches Public Health Emergency Law Online Course

    From emerging infectious diseases and catastrophic natural disasters to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, our...

    Apr 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    Resources for Preventing Measles in Your Jurisdiction

    Preliminary data reported to CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases show that, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 21, 2019,...

    Feb 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources

    NACCHO Unveils 2019 Advocacy Toolkit

    The NACCHO Government Affairs team has updated the Advocacy Toolkit for 2019! The Toolkit was developed help educate members on the...

    Jan 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    • Influenza

    PanVax Tool: Improve Pandemic Influenza Emergency Vaccination Programs

    CDC’s Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections Health Economic Modeling Unit co-authored an article, to describe how the Pandemic Vaccine Campaign Planning Tool (PanVax Tool) can help state and local public health emergency planners improve their pandemic vaccination programs through partnerships with community vaccine providers.

    Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Community Engagement

    Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based Organizations in Public Health Emergencies

    Dr. Scott Santibanez, Associate Director for Science for CDC’s Division in Preparedness and Emerging Infections, recently co-authored a new article, CDC Engagement with Community and Faith-Based Organizations in Public Health Emergencies, which discusses examples from the H1N1, Ebola and Zika responses.

    Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

    Health Security Forecasters Needed for a Collective Intelligence Project

    The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is launching the second round of its public health crowd-sourcing effort, which is focused on making predictions about future outbreaks and other health security-related events. Volunteer predictors are needed to thoughtfully answer a set of forecasting questions on a weekly basis through December 2019 via the Collective Intelligence […]

    Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Informatics, Preparedness Profile, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)

    Infographic: Public Health Emergency Preparedness Across the U.S.

    In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness across the United States. The assessment gathers information about preparedness trends and emerging issues at local health departments (LHDs) to provide an evidence-based foundation for future public health preparedness initiatives. The results of the 2018...

    Jun 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Emergency Response

    CDC Grand Rounds: Building Local Response Capacity to Protect Families from Emerging Health Threats

    From the Zika outbreak to natural disasters to the recent wildfires, the US has faced a series of complex public health emergencies. Each of these public health crises revealed a critical need for US public health and health care systems at the national, state, and more specifically the local levels to prepare for and rapidly […]

    May 10, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Performance Improvement, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)

    CDC Laboratory Response Network Celebrates 20th Anniversary

    2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Response Network (LRN). The Laboratory Response Network for Biological Threats (LRN-B) was created to strengthen the nation’s ability to detect biological threat agents, like smallpox and anthrax. Its structure and unique capabilities enable it to respond not only to biothreats, but also emerging...

    Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Health Ethics & Law, Training

    CDC Launches Public Health Emergency Law Online Course

    From emerging infectious diseases and catastrophic natural disasters to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, our nation’s threat environment continues to evolve. CDC’s Public Health Emergency Law Online Course helps to ensure your agency’s emergency law savvy evolves with it. Launched in 2007 and now available online, the course prepares state, tribal, local, and territorial...

    Apr 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    Resources for Preventing Measles in Your Jurisdiction

    Preliminary data reported to CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases show that, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 21, 2019, 159 people from 10 states (CA, CO, CT, GA, IL, KY, NY, OR, TX, and WA) have been reported as having measles. Six outbreaks (defined as 3 or more linked cases) have been reported […]

    Feb 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources

    NACCHO Unveils 2019 Advocacy Toolkit

    The NACCHO Government Affairs team has updated the Advocacy Toolkit for 2019! The Toolkit was developed help educate members on the many different ways that they can interact with their elected officials to weigh in on emerging public health issues and highlight the importance of local public health. Educating lawmakers on public health issues is vitally important so they are informed when making...

    Jan 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

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    PARTNER ARTICLES

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    COVID-19, Immunization

    NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccination

    Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

    Water Fountain
    Tools & Resources, COVID-19, Water Quality

    Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to Aid Safe Building Reopening...

    Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for local health departments.

    Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

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    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease, Opportunity

    National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to Health Departments

    The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and aims to...

    May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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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 collection of new resources that can help stakeholders address...

    Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

    During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    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 COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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