November 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) Report

The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its four call of the year on November 9, 2016. The meeting’s central presentation...

Dec 13, 2016 | Porschea Lewis

  • Project Public Health Ready October Report

    During the month of October, NACCHO staff held the Annual Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Review Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana...

    Nov 02, 2016 | Madison Ferraro

  • September 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on September 14, 2016. During the call, Eli Briggs, Senior...

    Oct 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Event Recap: ASPR Recovery Workshop

    On March 3–4, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response...

    Oct 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • 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

  • Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) September Report

    September launched the review process for the Fall 2016 cycle of Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) applications. In coordination with...

    Oct 14, 2016 | Madison Ferraro

  • Prepare Yourself: Empowering Communities to Respond to Emergencies

    By Amanda Lubit, DVM, MS, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease...

    Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response Resource

    By Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...

    Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup August Report

    The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup held its monthly call on August 23, 2016. The workgroup discussed...

    Sep 13, 2016 | Sarah Summers

  • November 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its four call of the year on November 9, 2016. The meeting’s central presentation featured, Christine Kosmos and Todd Talbert, representing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR). They began with an informational update on the Public Health Emergency Preparedness […]

    Dec 13, 2016 | Porschea Lewis

    Project Public Health Ready October Report

    During the month of October, NACCHO staff held the Annual Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Review Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 18-19. At the meeting, 51 PPHR reviewers came together to finalize their evaluations and requests for additional evidence for the 42 PPHR applications that are currently under review. During the meeting, reviewers […]

    Nov 02, 2016 | Madison Ferraro

    September 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on September 14, 2016. During the call, Eli Briggs, Senior Director of NACCHO Government Affairs, provided details on NACCHO’s collaborative efforts with other partners to gain Zika funding as well as the NACCHO 2017 Federal Legislative and Policy Agenda.  PPAG members were encouraged to provide […]

    Oct 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Event Recap: ASPR Recovery Workshop

    On March 3–4, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) held a Recovery Workshop to engage stakeholders from state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as non-profit, private, foundational, and other non-governmental entities in discussions regarding disaster recovery planning. The purpose of...

    Oct 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    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 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

    Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) September Report

    September launched the review process for the Fall 2016 cycle of Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) applications. In coordination with NACCHO staff guidance and technical assistance, PPHR review teams scored and commented on their assigned applications. NACCHO staff also spent the month preparing for the PPHR National Review Meeting, scheduled to take place on October 18-19 in […]

    Oct 14, 2016 | Madison Ferraro

    Prepare Yourself: Empowering Communities to Respond to Emergencies

    By Amanda Lubit, DVM, MS, 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 […]

    Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response Resource

    By Katherine Deffer, 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 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup August Report

    The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup held its monthly call on August 23, 2016. The workgroup discussed and finalized their work plan for the 2016-2017 year. The PPOM Workgroup Chair, Melissa Marquis, provided an overview of the planned activities and opened the call for comment, discussion and feedback. Over the next year, the […]

    Sep 13, 2016 | Sarah Summers

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