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MRC Project May Update
MRC staff completed the contracting process for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC Awards in May, and the MRC awards website was updated with...
Jun 02, 2014 | Admin
Hurricane Preparedness: An Opportunity for Local Health Departments to Assess...
May 25-May 31, 2014 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, a national awareness campaign supported by NOAA, DHS, FEMA, and the...
May 29, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
CDC Finalizes Transition of SNS Share Point User Accounts to CDC JOIN
The transition between the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) SharePoint...
May 27, 2014 | Sarah Gardner
NACCHO’s 2014 Summer Preparedness Webinar Series
NACCHO will be hosting a 2014 Summer Preparedness Webinar Series highlighting topics in preparedness and emergency management. To...
May 21, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group May Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group held its monthly call on May 14. The workgroup welcomed the following new members to the group:...
May 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Incident Management Workgroup April Report
In lieu of an April call, members of the Incident Management Workgroup attended and participated in the NACCHO webinar,...
May 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
NACCHO MRC Volunteer Core Competency Ad Hoc Workgroup Meeting
On April 17-18, members of NACCHO’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Volunteer Core Competency Ad Hoc Workgroup met to continue its work...
May 06, 2014 | Kim Grimmick
MRC Project April Report
In April, NACCHO announced the release of the “2013 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps” report, the first...
May 05, 2014 | Admin
The Medical Reserve Corps: A National Network of Volunteers Building Local Capacity
By Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst; and Frances Bevington, Senior Marketing and Communications Specialist, Public Health...
May 01, 2014 | Stacy Stanford
MRC Project May UpdateMRC staff completed the contracting process for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC Awards in May, and the MRC awards website was updated with the new profile pages feature. Challenge Award winners have added profile pages to the site so that MRC unit leaders throughout the network can stay updated on developments for the 29 challenge award projects as […] Jun 02, 2014 | Admin |
Hurricane Preparedness: An Opportunity for Local Health Departments to Assess Capacity and Plan for SeasonMay 25-May 31, 2014 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, a national awareness campaign supported by NOAA, DHS, FEMA, and the National Hurricane Center. Local health departments can prepare for the start of hurricane season on June1 by assessing current plans and building coalitions that may improve response. For example, Richmond, Virginia doesn’t suffer major hurricane damage every year, but... May 29, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
CDC Finalizes Transition of SNS Share Point User Accounts to CDC JOINThe transition between the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) SharePoint site and new CDC JOIN External Partners (JEP) is in effect, and users of the old site need to re-activate their accounts with the new system within 90 days of receiving an invitation via email if they have not […] May 27, 2014 | Sarah Gardner |
NACCHO’s 2014 Summer Preparedness Webinar SeriesNACCHO will be hosting a 2014 Summer Preparedness Webinar Series highlighting topics in preparedness and emergency management. To start the series off, the first webinar will explore how local health departments utilize closed Points of Dispensing (PODs) to improve emergency planning for vulnerable populations. Other scheduled webinars will look at topics regarding the use of […] May 21, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group May ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group held its monthly call on May 14. The workgroup welcomed the following new members to the group: Charlette Solis, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Mobile County Health Department in Mobile, AL; Alyce Wagner, Public Health Preparedness Finance/HPP Section Chief, Arkansas Department of Health in Little Rock, AR; Dee Ann Bagwell, Director of Policy […] May 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
Incident Management Workgroup April ReportIn lieu of an April call, members of the Incident Management Workgroup attended and participated in the NACCHO webinar, “Response and Recovery During and Environmental Disaster: Learning from the Elk River Chemical Spill” on April 22. Workgroup members also conducted a learning session entitled “Managing an Escalating Public Health Incident: A Tabletop Exercise” on April... May 07, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
NACCHO MRC Volunteer Core Competency Ad Hoc Workgroup MeetingOn April 17-18, members of NACCHO’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Volunteer Core Competency Ad Hoc Workgroup met to continue its work with developing a conceptual framework for training and development activities for the MRC network. Members of the group took what was learned from the February in-person meeting and additional areas of research presented at its […] May 06, 2014 | Kim Grimmick |
MRC Project April ReportIn April, NACCHO announced the release of the “2013 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps” report, the first in-depth study of the MRC network that provides a comprehensive look at MRC unit composition, administration, and community impact. The full report and infographics can be downloaded on NACCHO’s website. NACCHO MRC staff worked on Project Year […] May 05, 2014 | Admin |
The Medical Reserve Corps: A National Network of Volunteers Building Local CapacityBy Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst; and Frances Bevington, Senior Marketing and Communications Specialist, Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO On April 21, 2014, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps, a first of its kind study that provides insights into this national network of […] May 01, 2014 | Stacy Stanford |
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