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New Factsheet: Radiological Sheltering Tabletop Exercise Toolkit
NACCHO recently released a new fact sheet titled, Radiological Sheltering Tabletop Exercise Toolkit. This fact sheet provides key...
Aug 12, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New NACCHO Radiation Resources for Local Health Departments
Radiation preparedness is no longer just a necessity for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities. In fact, there is concern from...
Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
EPA Seeks Comments on Draft Drinking Water Guidance for Radiological Emergencies
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding an open comment period to begin the week of June 13-17, 2016 for its draft...
Jun 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New Individual & Family Emergency Response Guides
The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response released scenario-specific...
May 25, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Submit Tools to Project Public Health Ready’s Online Toolkit
NACCHO needs your help! In an effort to provide the best technical assistance and resources to local health departments NACCHO’s...
Jan 26, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Measuring Mass Fatality Preparedness – How Does Public Health Stand Up?
Many of the catastrophic hazards that LHDs plan for have serious potential to become mass fatality events. Even in the most...
Jan 13, 2016 | Rachel Schulman
RadResponder to Host Nationwide Drill December 15
RadResponder, a radiological data management application, will be hosting a Nationwide Data Quality Drill next Tuesday, December 15...
Dec 10, 2015 | Kelsey Edge
Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a Framework
By Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the...
Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
NCBRT Educates Charleston First Responders and NACCHO Staff in Response to...
In-person, on-site training provides unique opportunities for collaborative learning and breaking down barriers across agencies and...
Aug 08, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
New Factsheet: Radiological Sheltering Tabletop Exercise ToolkitNACCHO recently released a new fact sheet titled, Radiological Sheltering Tabletop Exercise Toolkit. This fact sheet provides key details on the new toolkit developed by the NACCHO preparedness team in collaboration with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Applicable for local health departments (LHDs) at all levels of planning, this resource is designed for LHD staff to […] Aug 12, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New NACCHO Radiation Resources for Local Health DepartmentsRadiation preparedness is no longer just a necessity for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities. In fact, there is concern from experts that the threat of a radiological emergency is growing across the nation. Moreover, there are readily available and often poorly protected radioactive materials in use throughout military, academic, research and industrial agencies1. While the probability... Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
EPA Seeks Comments on Draft Drinking Water Guidance for Radiological EmergenciesThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding an open comment period to begin the week of June 13-17, 2016 for its draft Drinking Water Protective Action Guide (PAG) and Planning Guidance for Radiological Incidents. This guidance was created for use in the event of a radiological emergency, as a precaution to the likelihood of radioactive material […] Jun 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New Individual & Family Emergency Response GuidesThe New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response released scenario-specific response guides. With input from their community partners, they created 10 Individual and Family Response Guides that provide actionable guidance on how to response during specific emergencies. The guides cover biological, chemical, cyber, extreme weather,... May 25, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Submit Tools to Project Public Health Ready’s Online ToolkitNACCHO needs your help! In an effort to provide the best technical assistance and resources to local health departments NACCHO’s Preparedness Planning, Outcomes and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup is seeking to expand and update the Project Public Health Ready online toolkit. This toolkit serves as a repository of best practices, templates, and samples for a variety […] Jan 26, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Measuring Mass Fatality Preparedness – How Does Public Health Stand Up?Many of the catastrophic hazards that LHDs plan for have serious potential to become mass fatality events. Even in the most well-prepared communities, events such as pandemics, chemical spills, radiation releases, mass shootings, and acts of terrorism can still result in extremely high death tolls. Moreover, it doesn’t necessarily take a large number of deaths […] Jan 13, 2016 | Rachel Schulman |
RadResponder to Host Nationwide Drill December 15RadResponder, a radiological data management application, will be hosting a Nationwide Data Quality Drill next Tuesday, December 15 from 9 AM to 6 PM EST. Participants will take actual background radiation measurements and submit them to RadResponder for review. This drill will involve data quality assessment and will ensure that all required data elements are captured. […] Dec 10, 2015 | Kelsey Edge |
Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a FrameworkBy Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized a series of workshops tasked with identifying opportunities to strengthen regional coordination to ensure effective medical and public health response to... Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
NCBRT Educates Charleston First Responders and NACCHO Staff in Response to Biological ThreatsIn-person, on-site training provides unique opportunities for collaborative learning and breaking down barriers across agencies and disciplines. On July 15-16, four NACCHO staff had the opportunity to attend one such course at the Charleston County Emergency Management Department in South Carolina. “Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents,” offered on-site by the National Center for... Aug 08, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
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