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Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United States
The United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of...
Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English Speaking Populations:...
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Meredith...
Feb 04, 2015 | Katie Regan
CDC Releases New Tool for Telephone Triaging Patients with Possible Influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new tool that could be helpful to medical office and public health...
Jan 28, 2015 | Erin Roberts
Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health...
Increasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health...
Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author
Andrew Roszak, NACCHO Senior Director, Honored with Pillars of Public Health Award
Andrew Roszak, Senior Director for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response at NACCHO, has been selected...
Jan 05, 2015 | Katie Regan
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
Ebola – What’s Flu Got to Do With It?
This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week. Local health departments across the country use this awareness campaign to remind...
Dec 10, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup November Report
The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its November call on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 1 PM Eastern Time. Ten...
Dec 04, 2014 | Frances Bevington
CDC Announces Interim Guidance for Monitoring Symptoms and Controlling Movement to...
On Oct. 27, the CDC announced interim guidance related to the movement and monitoring of people who might be infected with the Ebola...
Oct 28, 2014 | Admin
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United StatesThe United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of vaccines in general and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in particular. The resulting vaccine hesitancy has led to lower immunization rates, with individuals at higher risk of disease and populations at higher risk of outbreaks. Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author |
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English Speaking Populations: An Interview with Meredith Li-VollmerThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Meredith Li-Vollmer, PhD, Risk Communication Specialist for Public Health – Seattle and King County, previews her session, “Reaching the New America: Communication Strategies with Immigrants for Health Departments of All Sizes.” At the session, Meredith […] Feb 04, 2015 | Katie Regan |
CDC Releases New Tool for Telephone Triaging Patients with Possible InfluenzaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new tool that could be helpful to medical office and public health clinic staff. The tool allows medical office staff to triage calls from patients with flu-like symptoms. Staff can use the tool to decide if their patient should begin taking antiviral medications prior […] Jan 28, 2015 | Erin Roberts |
Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health Services DistrictIncreasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health departments are managing different pressures, NACCHO Policy Scholar, Pooja Kothari, spoke with Kore Redden, the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administrator for Pinal County Public Health Services District (AZ). Redden discusses how Pinal County is... Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author |
Andrew Roszak, NACCHO Senior Director, Honored with Pillars of Public Health AwardAndrew Roszak, Senior Director for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response at NACCHO, has been selected to receive a 2015 “Pillars of Public Health Award” from the City of El Paso Department of Public Health. NACCHO congratulates Roszak on this honor. “The mission of NACCHO is to be a leader, partner, catalyst and voice […] Jan 05, 2015 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health Facilities Prepare for Climate ChangeNACCHO 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 |
Ebola – What’s Flu Got to Do With It?This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week. Local health departments across the country use this awareness campaign to remind people in their communities that it’s not too late to vaccinate because as long as flu viruses are circulating, the flu shot can provide protection. Flu has been in the news since October but not for […] Dec 10, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup November ReportThe Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its November call on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 1 PM Eastern Time. Ten workgroup members participated in the call. The group discussed the role of public health communicators during disasters and emergencies with a NACCHO policy scholar who will be taking the lead to research and […] Dec 04, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
CDC Announces Interim Guidance for Monitoring Symptoms and Controlling Movement to Stop the Spread of EbolaOn Oct. 27, the CDC announced interim guidance related to the movement and monitoring of people who might be infected with the Ebola virus. This guidance builds upon existing post-arrival monitoring procedures in place and aims to more quickly identify possible cases of Ebola. The new guidance defines four risk levels based on degree of […] Oct 28, 2014 | Admin |
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