Preparedness Policy Advisory Group March Report

The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group held its monthly call on March 12. The workgroup discussed the impact of the Hospital...

Mar 19, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

  • Grant Opportunity Available: HPP and PHEP Cooperative Agreements

    The notice for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreements has been...

    Mar 19, 2014 | Admin

  • Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider...

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public Health

    Imagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it...

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Health and Disability Fellowships Offer Hands-On Experience at NACCHO

    NACCHO is pleased to announce that we have recently hired three fellows to work on our Health and Disability Program. The fellows...

    Mar 12, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare...

    On Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human...

    Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

  • Managing Chaos: A Disaster Planner’s Handbook

    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s “Managing Chaos,” an evidence-based planning handbook,...

    Mar 11, 2014 | Admin

  • NACCHO Announces Two Paid Summer Internships

    The Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response Team at NACCHO has announced two new summer internship...

    Mar 10, 2014 | Sara Rubin

  • The National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center...

    A new topic page is now available from the National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center...

    Mar 07, 2014 | Andy Roszak

  • Preparedness Policy Advisory Group March Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group held its monthly call on March 12. The workgroup discussed the impact of the Hospital Preparedness Program budget cuts and the affect it may have on the local health departments (LHDs). During the call, the group heard an informational update on NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile Study of Local Health Departments. […]

    Mar 19, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

    Grant Opportunity Available: HPP and PHEP Cooperative Agreements

    The notice for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreements has been published on Grants.gov here. These grants are offered through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response/National Healthcare Preparedness Programs and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Office of Public Health Preparedness and...

    Mar 19, 2014 | Admin

    Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider Moving Forward

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

    Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public Health

    Imagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it is a little sobering to think that ten years from today, the UN estimates that 1.8 billion people will remain living in water scarce environments while two-thirds of the planet will be water stressed.

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

    Health and Disability Fellowships Offer Hands-On Experience at NACCHO

    NACCHO is pleased to announce that we have recently hired three fellows to work on our Health and Disability Program. The fellows started work March 3, and will stay with NACCHO through June 30. The fellows are all graduate-level students or post-grads who have demonstrated knowledge and passion in the field of health and disability. […]

    Mar 12, 2014 | Guest Author

    Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare and Public Health Preparedness

    On Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human Services’ Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). That equals nearly a 30 percent reduction in a program specifically aimed at strengthening healthcare preparedness for public health emergencies. These cuts could have severe and dire consequences on the ability of...

    Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

    Managing Chaos: A Disaster Planner’s Handbook

    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s “Managing Chaos,” an evidence-based planning handbook, is now online at the new NYC Public Health Emergency Network. View the handbook and its accompanying tools, checklists and templates now. Following is a preview of the handbook: Our secret fears are true: We write emergency plans that nobody […]

    Mar 11, 2014 | Admin

    NACCHO Announces Two Paid Summer Internships

    The Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response Team at NACCHO has announced two new summer internship openings. These internships will provide students the opportunity to learn about the U.S. public health system and the vital role of the 2,800 local health departments that NACCHO represents. NACCHO’s mission is to be a leader, partner, catalyst, and […]

    Mar 10, 2014 | Sara Rubin

    The National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center Launches New Web Page on Influenza: Pandemic Preparedness and Response

    A new topic page is now available from the National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) – “Influenza: Pandemic Preparedness and Response.” The page focuses on flu outbreaks that exceed the predicted prevalence of seasonal flu, threaten to overwhelm medical resources, and could affect the everyday functioning of communities. The page highlights...

    Mar 07, 2014 | Andy Roszak

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