Preparedness Brief

The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

Partnering with Meals on Wheels for Emergency Response

Meals on Wheels as a Response Partner During public health emergencies there are many individuals with access and...

Aug 08, 2016 | Raymond Puerini

Using MAPP to Improve Community Resilience

Over the past two years, ASPR and NACCHO have been working together to identify and test ways in which local health...

Apr 12, 2016 | Stephen Maheux

Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable MRC Teams: An Interview with Lisa Vajgrt-Smith

This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2016 Preparedness...

Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges

Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters

By Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the...

Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges

How Local Health Departments Can Use “Flu Near You”

This year’s flu season might be winding down, but the 2015-2016 flu season is right around the corner. Local health...

May 06, 2015 | Admin

FDA Launches Drug Shortages App

“FDA Drug Shortages” is a new app by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that identifies current...

Apr 10, 2015 | Katie Regan

Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis Planning

Anthrax response plans, exercises, and assessments over the past decade have focused almost exclusively on the first 48...

Apr 09, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

NCIPH Launches Real-Time Assessment Tool to Help Local Health Departments Address CDC Public Health Preparedness Capabilities

The North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH) has launched a real-time assessment tool to provide local health...

Mar 31, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

NACCHO Funds 43 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Award

by Tahlia Gousse, Senior Program Analyst, Public Health Preparedness and Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public...

Mar 18, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse

White House Report Identifies Climate Change as Major National Security Threat

The White House National Security Strategy for 2015, released in mid-February, identifies climate change as a...

Mar 03, 2015 | Katie Regan

Partner Articles

2 Year COVIN graphic
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

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

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease
  • Opportunity

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of...

May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

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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...

Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

2020 04 27 15 54 18 Public Health COVID 19 Online Community
  • 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...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

Penn State Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) has...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

  • Tools & Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Infectious Disease
  • Podcast

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy has a running archive of...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

  • Research & Reports

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd...

Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

  • Call for Comments
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a New Project...

Oct 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

  • Community Engagement

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

Dr. Scott Santibanez, Associate Director for Science for CDC’s Division in...

Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Water Quality

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

During water system interruptions, the operation of healthcare facilities is...

Aug 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

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