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Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Provides Local Health Departments with Tools to Kick...
Swimming season is here and all across the country people are donning bathing suits and sunscreen and flocking to community pools and...
May 19, 2015 | Katie Regan
May is National Water Safety Month
As the 2015 summer swimming season kicks off, communities around the nation are celebrating National Water Safety Month. The seventh...
May 05, 2015 | Katie Regan
Looking Back to Move Forward: An Interview with Dr. Rahul Gupta
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Dr. Rahul...
Mar 25, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather
The official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter...
Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan
New Report Available on Aquatic Venue Inspections
NACCHO, in partnership with Axiall Corporation’s Water Treatment Products Group, has released “Looking for Trouble —...
Oct 10, 2014 | Katie Regan
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk...
By Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon,...
Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair
The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal
Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author
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
Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical Infrastructure
Sara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare...
Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Provides Local Health Departments with Tools to Kick off SummerSwimming season is here and all across the country people are donning bathing suits and sunscreen and flocking to community pools and beaches. However, summer fun is anything but if not done in a safe and well-maintained environment. Local health departments are charged with keeping their communities protected through public swimming venue inspections, and a […] May 19, 2015 | Katie Regan |
May is National Water Safety MonthAs the 2015 summer swimming season kicks off, communities around the nation are celebrating National Water Safety Month. The seventh annual event is an awareness initiative campaigned and coordinated by the American Association of Pool and Spa Professionals, National Recreation and Park Association, the American Red Cross, and the World Waterpark Association to encourage safe, enjoyable aquatic... May 05, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Looking Back to Move Forward: An Interview with Dr. Rahul GuptaThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, West Virginia State Health Officer and Commissioner for the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health, previews his workshop, West Virginia Water Crisis – A Look Back: Moving Forward to […] Mar 25, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter WeatherThe official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter weather is in full swing across much of the United States and as early snowfalls, intense storms, and other types of extreme winter weather—events that differ significantly from the average weather pattern—become more […] Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan |
New Report Available on Aquatic Venue InspectionsNACCHO, in partnership with Axiall Corporation’s Water Treatment Products Group, has released “Looking for Trouble — Seeing Eye to Eye with Health Inspectors: A Report on U.S. Aquatic Venue Inspections, Findings, and Recommendations.” The report details the comprehensive survey NACCHO recently conducted of aquatic health officials across the United States to examine their... Oct 10, 2014 | Katie Regan |
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk of Cyber-AttackBy Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon, Program Analyst for Public Health Informatics at NACCHO The constant connection to the Internet has enabled us to stay connected to friends and family, coordinate within our communities, and find innovative solutions for our most pressing challenges. […] Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair |
The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New NormalSep 16, 2014 | Guest Author |
Cyber Attack on U.S. Hospital Group Highlights Vulnerability of Critical InfrastructureOn 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 |
Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical InfrastructureSara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare Washoe County for a pandemic through the use of closed Points of Dispensing (PODs) which target vital services employees. Closed PODs are defined as public and private locations that have agreed to dispense medications, generally during […] Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
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