The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.
Safety Alerts for Education Foundation (S.A.F.E.) Donates Emergency Alerts Platform to Schools, Colleges and Universities Across the...
Apr 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released the 2018 Preparedness Profile assessment describing...
Dec 20, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
Twelve people, including a Ventura County sheriff’s sergeant, were killed in a gun massacre at the Borderline Bar and Grill in...
Nov 14, 2018
Anti-Semitic acts have been increasing in the U.S., fueled by careless, incendiary, and conspiracy-fueled political and hate speech...
Oct 31, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) worked with NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)...
Oct 11, 2018
In this week’s Podcast from Washington, Eli Briggs and Ian Goldstein discuss the FY2019 Appropriations bills passed by the...
Sep 18, 2018
Local Health Departments’ Role in Wildfire Response Local health departments are life-saving first responders to natural disasters...
Jun 27, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
Behavioral health is an essential part of community resilience and recovery from traumatic events, after which individuals and first...
May 21, 2018
In light of the multiple package detonations over the last several weeks in Austin, Texas, the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH)...
Mar 22, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
Safety Alerts for Education Foundation (S.A.F.E.) Donates Emergency Alerts Platform to Schools, Colleges and Universities Across the US for Enhanced Protection in the Event of a Life-Threatening Emergency Hyper-local Mobile Alerts Can Save Lives in An Emergency Such As, A Mass Shooting, Where A Few Seconds Can Be The Difference Between Life and Death April 19, […]
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released the 2018 Preparedness Profile assessment describing 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 evidentiary foundation for future public health...
Twelve people, including a Ventura County sheriff’s sergeant, were killed in a gun massacre at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Anti-Semitic acts have been increasing in the U.S., fueled by careless, incendiary, and conspiracy-fueled political and hate speech that demonizes not only Jews, but Muslims, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and people of color.
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) worked with NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to publish a “dispatch” in NACCHO’s From the Field column in the journal Health Security. The report details NYC DOHMH’s reflections on the first-ever public health deployments in support of Puerto Rico and the U.S. […]
In this week’s Podcast from Washington, Eli Briggs and Ian Goldstein discuss the FY2019 Appropriations bills passed by the Senate, which now must be conferenced with the House. They also discuss the opioids package passed in the House, and the Senate’s opioid package. Later in the program, Ian Goldstein sat down with Mitch Stripling, Assistant Commissioner […]
Local Health Departments’ Role in Wildfire Response Local health departments are life-saving first responders to natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods and earthquakes, as well as to other public health emergencies such as disease outbreaks, major accidents and terrorist attacks. The nearly 3,000 local health departments across our nation stand ready to help protect...
Behavioral health is an essential part of community resilience and recovery from traumatic events, after which individuals and first responders may experience a range of emotional, behavioral, physical, and cognitive responses. Individuals who had a mental illness (whether diagnosed or not) prior to the event may experience re-triggering or increased severity of symptoms, which could […]
In light of the multiple package detonations over the last several weeks in Austin, Texas, the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector – a public and private partnership focused on critical infrastructure facilitated by DHS and HHS – has compiled valuable resources for local health departments and their community partners to use in preparing for and responding to such incidents....
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In-person workshop for improving mosquito control capacity in select low-resource jurisdictions affected by 2022 Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.
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Sharing Smarter: Using Knowledge Management in Rural/Frontier Public Health Connect with and learn from other health departments.
Empowering Public Health Through Law and Policy
Join our impactful webinar to explore community-centered strategies for combating the opioid crisis.
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes
Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for local health departments.
Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
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
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
During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...
Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...
The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
This blog embodies NACCHO's mission to empower local health departments and drive positive change.
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