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Public Health Communications Workgroup – August Meeting
The Public Health Communications Workgroup met at the end of August to finalize the group’s 2016-2017 workplan. The plan will...
Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
National Preparedness Month: Engaging Local Health Departments and Medical Reserve...
September offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...
Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Awards
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in...
Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – March 2016...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 22. This month’s meeting focused on...
Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with...
Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications...
Apr 05, 2016 | Guest Author
Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable MRC Teams: An Interview with...
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Lisa...
Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges
23 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Recognition
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recognized 30 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond...
Jan 28, 2016 | Madison Ferraro
Department of Homeland Security Releases New Terrorism Bulletin
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTSA) bulletin on December 16, 2016. NTSA...
Dec 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Public Health Communications Workgroup – August MeetingThe Public Health Communications Workgroup met at the end of August to finalize the group’s 2016-2017 workplan. The plan will focus on assessing communications capacity at the local level of public health and increasing awareness of the role of communication as a foundational, cross-cutting capacity for local health departments. The workgroup is also interested in undertaking an initiative... Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
National Preparedness Month: Engaging Local Health Departments and Medical Reserve Corps UnitsSeptember offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Units to get involved in, so why should September’s National Preparedness Month be a priority? The answer is simple: preparedness work is a big part of what public health officials and volunteers do. Yet, although LHD […] Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge AwardsMedical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in their communities. Volunteers play an integral role in assisting local health departments before, during, and after disasters. As a result of budget cuts, local health departments increasingly rely on volunteers to supplement their efforts […] Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – March 2016 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 22. This month’s meeting focused on a new template tool for AARs, developed and presented by PPOM member, Julie Stephens. Julie presented the tool and showed an example AAR that had been completed using the tool, members were encouraged to use […] Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers |
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with Ana-Marie Jones, Part 1Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications and Information Sharing Workgroup member; Interview by Eric E. Holdeman, Principal, Eric Holdeman & Associates Ana-Marie Jones is the Executive Director of CARD – Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters, a nonprofit located in Alameda County, CA.... Apr 05, 2016 | Guest Author |
Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable MRC Teams: An Interview with Lisa Vajgrt-SmithThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Lisa Vajgrt-Smith, Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator, Contra Costa Medical Reserve Corps, previews her session, “Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) teams: Our Valley Fire Response.” At this session, Lisa will be […] Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
23 Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) RecognitionNACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recognized 30 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. Seven agencies from Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas earned PPHR recognition for the first time, and 23 agencies from Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Minnesota, and Idaho achieved PPHR […] Jan 28, 2016 | Madison Ferraro |
Department of Homeland Security Releases New Terrorism BulletinThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTSA) bulletin on December 16, 2016. NTSA bulletins describe current developments or general trends regarding threats of terrorism. The bulletin focuses on the concern in the rise of the use of the internet by terror groups, which may produce “self-radicalized” actors who […] Dec 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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