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Greater Prince William County MRC’s “Becoming an Active Bystander” Training
On July 12, the Greater Prince William County MRC held a 4-hour training exercise to teach non-medical volunteers and community...
Jul 31, 2014 | Kim Grimmick
An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award Recipients
Within the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their...
Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston
“Faces of Austerity” Report Illustrates Impact of Budget Cuts on Local Emergency...
Today, the Coalition for Health Funding released the report, “Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Hurt America’s...
Jul 15, 2014 | Admin
Tackling the Legal Aspects of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Imagine a new type of influenza or other communicable condition is spreading rapidly throughout your state or locality. Essential...
Jul 14, 2014 | Guest Author
Incident Management Workgroup June Report
The Incident Management Workgroup held two calls in the month of June. The first, held on June 2, included an update on the...
Jul 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service
NACCHO staff member Alyson Jordan presented at and attended the 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service June 16-18...
Jul 03, 2014 | Admin
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
BARDA Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials Program
The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has posted a new blog update about the BARDA Broad Spectrum...
Jun 30, 2014 | Admin
“Crisis Standards of Care: Lessons from Communities Building Their Plans” Workshop...
The Institute of Medicine has released the workshop summary from the 2014 Preparedness Summit session, “Crisis Stands of Care:...
Jun 27, 2014 | Admin
Greater Prince William County MRC’s “Becoming an Active Bystander” TrainingOn July 12, the Greater Prince William County MRC held a 4-hour training exercise to teach non-medical volunteers and community members how to provide basic initial care to survivors in the immediate aftermath of an incident, either manmade or natural. Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), NACCHO, and the DCVMRC were present to […] Jul 31, 2014 | Kim Grimmick |
An Inside Look at NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award RecipientsWithin the first year of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Challenge Awards, 29 recipients are working to improve the health of their communities through new projects and programs made possible by the awards. Each of the 29 units, with the support of NACCHO and the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has launched […] Jul 30, 2014 | Katie Roulston |
“Faces of Austerity” Report Illustrates Impact of Budget Cuts on Local Emergency PreparednessToday, the Coalition for Health Funding released the report, “Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Hurt America’s Health.” The report, sponsored in part by NACCHO, illustrates the impact of budget cuts across the public health continuum, highlighting how existing funding levels cannot meet the mounting health demands across the nation. Featuring more than 20 testimonials […] Jul 15, 2014 | Admin |
Tackling the Legal Aspects of Public Health Emergency PreparednessImagine a new type of influenza or other communicable condition is spreading rapidly throughout your state or locality. Essential resources are quickly being depleted. State and local health care personnel are strained by the number of cases and infections within their own ranks. What legal powers do you need to respond effectively and protect the public's health? Could you use volunteers from... Jul 14, 2014 | Guest Author |
Incident Management Workgroup June ReportThe Incident Management Workgroup held two calls in the month of June. The first, held on June 2, included an update on the development of Emergency Management Assistance Compact mission ready packages for public health to be deployed and a discussion of local public health’s priorities related to homeland security. The workgroup also reviewed changes […] Jul 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and ServiceNACCHO staff member Alyson Jordan presented at and attended the 2014 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service June 16-18 in Atlanta. The conference explored the use of volunteers to strengthen community infrastructure, and this year included an emergency preparedness track. Alyson presented a 90 minute workshop on NACCHO’s 2013 National Preparedness Month media […] Jul 03, 2014 | Admin |
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 |
BARDA Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials ProgramThe Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has posted a new blog update about the BARDA Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials Program, a program established in April 2010 to develop novel antibacterial and antiviral drugs to treat or prevent diseases caused by biological threats. BARDA is taking a unique partnership approach to engage industry in antibiotic […] Jun 30, 2014 | Admin |
“Crisis Standards of Care: Lessons from Communities Building Their Plans” Workshop Summary AvailableThe Institute of Medicine has released the workshop summary from the 2014 Preparedness Summit session, “Crisis Stands of Care: Lessons from Communities Building Their Plans.” This forum furthered the work on Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) and the fair and ethical allocation of scarce resources during a medical or public health emergency. This session shared lessons and […] Jun 27, 2014 | Admin |
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