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By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary...
Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Resources
The arrival of hurricane season and potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin serve as a reminder that the 2,800 local health departments...
Aug 28, 2015 | Admin
Emergence of MERS-CoV Cases in South Korea
On June 4, South Korea confirmed a third fatal case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the 36th infection...
Jun 04, 2015 | Admin
Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis...
Anthrax response plans, exercises, and assessments over the past decade have focused almost exclusively on the first 48 hours of the...
Apr 09, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United States
The United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of...
Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author
Local Health Departments Play a Key Role in Measles Outbreak Response
The CDC held a press conference on January 29 in response to the ongoing measles outbreak. State and local health departments are...
Jan 30, 2015 | Guest Author
Measles Outbreak Resources from the CDC
From January 1-23, 68 people from 11 states were reported to have measles, and most of these cases are part of a large, ongoing...
Jan 27, 2015 | Admin
Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide Preparedness
A hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected,...
Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman
Increase in Measles Cases Emphasizes Need for Vaccination
Measles cases are on the rise in the United States as a result of increasing numbers of unvaccinated people and travel to and from...
Jan 21, 2015 | Admin
Apply for the National Health Security Award!By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced a new award program recognizing the accomplishments of local health departments related to national health security. The National Health Security Award will recognize departments that have demonstrated significant... Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness ResourcesThe arrival of hurricane season and potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin serve as a reminder that the 2,800 local health departments across our nation stand ready to help protect residents and families from all sorts of natural disasters and to play a vital role in any recovery efforts. Local health departments are life-saving first responders […] Aug 28, 2015 | Admin |
Emergence of MERS-CoV Cases in South KoreaOn June 4, South Korea confirmed a third fatal case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the 36th infection in South Korea. The 2015 South Korean outbreak is the largest reported outside of Saudi Arabia, where the disease first emerged in April 2012 and the vast majority of cases have occurred. According to the World Health […] Jun 04, 2015 | Admin |
Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis PlanningAnthrax response plans, exercises, and assessments over the past decade have focused almost exclusively on the first 48 hours of the public health response following a jurisdiction-wide exposure and provision of an initial 10-day supply of antibiotics from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). But mass dispensing of the subsequent 50-day course of antibiotics and administration […] Apr 09, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United StatesThe United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of vaccines in general and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in particular. The resulting vaccine hesitancy has led to lower immunization rates, with individuals at higher risk of disease and populations at higher risk of outbreaks. Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author |
Local Health Departments Play a Key Role in Measles Outbreak ResponseThe CDC held a press conference on January 29 in response to the ongoing measles outbreak. State and local health departments are working vigorously investigating the current multistate measles outbreak. Since January 1, 84 measles cases have been confirmed in 14 states, more cases than the median number of cases per year over the last […] Jan 30, 2015 | Guest Author |
Measles Outbreak Resources from the CDCFrom January 1-23, 68 people from 11 states were reported to have measles, and most of these cases are part of a large, ongoing outbreak linked to an amusement park in California. On January 23, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Advisory to notify local health departments and healthcare facilities about this […] Jan 27, 2015 | Admin |
Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide PreparednessA hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected, too? The local health department reports a suspected case of Ebola. Who at the state level should be notified first? Quick, effective responses to public health emergencies require planning, coordination, and practice among and between […] Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman |
Increase in Measles Cases Emphasizes Need for VaccinationMeasles cases are on the rise in the United States as a result of increasing numbers of unvaccinated people and travel to and from countries with measles. A December 2014 outbreak at Disneyland has gained national media attention, emphasizing the importance of vaccination for measles. As of January 21, the measles outbreak at Disneyland has […] Jan 21, 2015 | Admin |
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