How Local Health Departments Utilize PHEP Funding When Preparing For and Responding...

Since 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant has provided...

Jun 24, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

  • New Report Details Preparedness Actions for MERS-CoV and Other Emerging Infectious...

    Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and UPMC Center for Health Security issued Top...

    Jun 24, 2015 | Stella Bartholet

  • NACCHO Renews Commitment to Antibiotic Stewardship at White House Forum

    By Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO and Sara Chang, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO On June 2,...

    Jun 02, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front Line

    By Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of...

    May 27, 2015 | Guest Author

  • 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

  • Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a...

    Infectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat...

    Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

  • 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

  • Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health Departments

    The outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few...

    Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

  • NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health...

    NACCHO was honored to be invited by the White House to discuss its Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities...

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

  • How Local Health Departments Utilize PHEP Funding When Preparing For and Responding to a Public Health Emergency

    Since 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant has provided support to public health departments across the nation, allowing them to build and strengthen their ability to respond to public health threats. At the local level, this investment has enabled local health departments (LHDs) and their partners […]

    Jun 24, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

    New Report Details Preparedness Actions for MERS-CoV and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases

    Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and UPMC Center for Health Security issued Top Actions the U.S. Should Take to Prepare for MERS-CoV and Other Emerging Infections. The report calls for “system-wide preparedness for potential outbreaks” and urges public health agencies to maintain infectious disease containment capabilities to prevent […]

    Jun 24, 2015 | Stella Bartholet

    NACCHO Renews Commitment to Antibiotic Stewardship at White House Forum

    By Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO and Sara Chang, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO On June 2, NACCHO joined over 150 major food companies, retailers, and human and animal health stakeholders at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship to announce its commitment to implement changes over the next five years to slow […]

    Jun 02, 2015 | Guest Author

    Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front Line

    By Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) promotes and protects the health of 1.5 million residents of Philadelphia, in part through surveillance of over 70 communicable diseases and conditions. Of these diseases, few are considered healthcare associated and traditionally, outside of...

    May 27, 2015 | Guest Author

    Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis Planning

    Anthrax 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

    Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a Rural Local Health Department in Ector County, Texas

    Infectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat of Ebola has also increased attention on local health departments and their role in preparing for and responding to emerging infectious diseases. To better understand how local health departments are utilizing preparedness funding […]

    Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

    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 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

    Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health Departments

    The outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few cases in the United States, and the risk of an outbreak in the United States is low, the public health and healthcare communities have, and continue to, implement steps to prevent, prepare for, […]

    Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

    NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health Facilities Prepare for Climate Change

    NACCHO was honored to be invited by the White House to discuss its Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities Initiative. NACCHO and local health departments across the country applaud the White House for leading this effort to ensure that people have access to the health care they need and for recognizing that climate change […]

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

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