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Fact Sheet: Liability Protection for Public Health Partners

Private or public organizations can play a key role in a large-scale public health emergency by assisting public health in the...

Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Influenza

    Ending Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s...

    New pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to...

    Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Opportunity

    CDC Vacancy Announcement: Deputy Director of the Center for Preparedness and Response

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking an exceptional candidate to serve as the Deputy Director of the Center for...

    Oct 11, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Global Health, Health Ethics & Law

    Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act Signed into Law

    President Donald Trump has signed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379) into law...

    Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Emergency Response, Training

    New Dates Available: Strategic National Stockpile Operations Course

    Additional sessions of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Operations Course have been scheduled for August 19 through August 23...

    May 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Emergency Response

    FDA Publishes Guidance on Extending Expiration Dates of Doxycycline in Strategic...

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published its final guidance “Extending Expiration Dates of Doxycycline Tablets and...

    Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Awards & Recognition, Community Resilience, Medical Countermeasures

    Deadline Extended! 2019 National Health Security Award Due May 10

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’...

    Apr 30, 2019

  • Infectious Disease, Influenza, Training

    Infectious Disease Preparedness: Reflections from CDC’s Pandemic Flu Exercise

    This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog.  On September 12-14, the Centers for...

    Oct 05, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    • Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

    Penn State Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) has launched a COVID-19 ECHO series to inform health care providers and administration of the latest best practices in emergency preparedness and patient treatment for COVID-19. The goal of this series is to equip health care providers and administration with strategies to address challenges presented as […]

    Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Medical Countermeasures

    Fact Sheet: Liability Protection for Public Health Partners

    Private or public organizations can play a key role in a large-scale public health emergency by assisting public health in the distribution and/or dispensing of medical countermeasures, such as antibiotics to employees, employee families, contract staff, clients, and/or the general public. The Strategic National Stockpile has provided a fact sheet which provides information about liability...

    Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Influenza

    Ending Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s Outbreaks, and the Health Impacts of Climate Change

    New pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to address today’s pandemics, tomorrow’s outbreaks, and the health impacts of climate change.

    Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Opportunity

    CDC Vacancy Announcement: Deputy Director of the Center for Preparedness and Response

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking an exceptional candidate to serve as the Deputy Director of the Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Oct 11, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Global Health, Health Ethics & Law

    Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act Signed into Law

    President Donald Trump has signed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379) into law following a 9-month delay in the reauthorization that expired September 30, 2018. PAHPAI supports local health department disaster preparedness efforts such as the Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant program and Hospital Preparedness Program. The law also...

    Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Emergency Response, Training

    New Dates Available: Strategic National Stockpile Operations Course

    Additional sessions of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Operations Course have been scheduled for August 19 through August 23 and September 16 through September 20. This five-day, in-person course is offered for federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial medical countermeasure (MCM) planners and officials involved in the receipt and management of MCMs during a public […]

    May 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Emergency Response

    FDA Publishes Guidance on Extending Expiration Dates of Doxycycline in Strategic Stockpiles

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published its final guidance “Extending Expiration Dates of Doxycycline Tablets and Capsules in Strategic National Stockpiles: Guidance for Government Public Health and Emergency Response Stakeholders.” The document provides guidance to government stakeholders that maintain stockpiles of doxycycline tablets or capsules for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)...

    Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Awards & Recognition, Community Resilience, Medical Countermeasures

    Deadline Extended! 2019 National Health Security Award Due May 10

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) are pleased to announce the fourth annual National Health Security Award! This award recognizes local health departments that have demonstrated significant accomplishments in implementing...

    Apr 30, 2019

    Infectious Disease, Influenza, Training

    Infectious Disease Preparedness: Reflections from CDC’s Pandemic Flu Exercise

    This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog.  On September 12-14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a pandemic influenza functional exercise in response to a fictional influenza pandemic with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners. The National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)...

    Oct 05, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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    Andrea Grenadier will share examples of LHD-related success stories and highlight tools and resources you can use to support your communications work.

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    PARTNER ARTICLES

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    COVID-19, Immunization

    NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccination

    Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

    Water Fountain
    Tools & Resources, COVID-19, Water Quality

    Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to Aid Safe Building Reopening...

    Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for local health departments.

    Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

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    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease, Opportunity

    National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to Health Departments

    The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and aims to...

    May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease

    COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

    ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a collection of new resources that can help stakeholders address...

    Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

    During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    Communications & Public Relations, Emergency Response, Infectious Disease

    NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

    The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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