Prepare Yourself: Empowering Communities to Respond to Emergencies

By Amanda Lubit, DVM, MS, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease...

Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response Resource

    By Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...

    Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Louisiana Floods: When Natural Disaster Strikes

    In the days since thunderstorms and heavy rains inundated parishes throughout southern Louisiana, the magnitude of the resulting...

    Aug 18, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Local Health Departments Get a Jump on Zika

    Summer is officially here and with it comes elements that increase communities’ risk for Zika virus: more heat, more travel, more time...

    Jun 23, 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

  • NOAA Releases 2016 U.S. Spring Outlook

    Below is the outlook for Spring 2016 in the United States from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). For more...

    Mar 21, 2016 | Admin

  • Celebrate Spring’s Arrival with Flood Safety Preparedness Planning

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...

    Mar 17, 2016 | Mary Hodges

  • 2016 Preparedness Summit Opening Plenary: Innovations in Community Resilience

    Resilience – adaptation in the face of adversity – is often the difference between a community that can survive and thrive after a...

    Jan 21, 2016 | Mary Hodges

  • Tips and Tools to Help Strengthen Winter Weather Preparedness

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...

    Dec 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • Prepare Yourself: Empowering Communities to Respond to Emergencies

    By Amanda Lubit, DVM, MS, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and […]

    Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response Resource

    By Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […]

    Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Louisiana Floods: When Natural Disaster Strikes

    In the days since thunderstorms and heavy rains inundated parishes throughout southern Louisiana, the magnitude of the resulting flooding has grown more apparent. As of August 17, the death toll had risen to 13, twelve parishes were declared disaster areas, about 20,000 people were displaced, and more than 40,000 homes were damaged. Our thoughts are with Louisianans during this difficult […]

    Aug 18, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Local Health Departments Get a Jump on Zika

    Summer is officially here and with it comes elements that increase communities’ risk for Zika virus: more heat, more travel, more time spent outdoors, more standing water, and, maybe most importantly, more mosquitoes. But through proactive public health strategies – from education and outreach to vector surveillance and control – local health departments (LHDs) are […]

    Jun 23, 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 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

    NOAA Releases 2016 U.S. Spring Outlook

    Below is the outlook for Spring 2016 in the United States from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). For more about flood safety, visit http://www.floodsafety.noaa.gov/. Overview According to NOAA’s U.S. Spring Outlook released on March 17, areas of the country still under water from torrential rainfall last week have an elevated risk of moderate flooding […]

    Mar 21, 2016 | Admin

    Celebrate Spring’s Arrival with Flood Safety Preparedness Planning

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/.  Though the official start of spring is still a week away, the season’s hallmark rainstorms have already begun to fall and raise the threat of severe flooding across the country. Flooding is a risk any time […]

    Mar 17, 2016 | Mary Hodges

    2016 Preparedness Summit Opening Plenary: Innovations in Community Resilience

    Resilience – adaptation in the face of adversity – is often the difference between a community that can survive and thrive after a disaster, and one that struggles over years to recover. What does it take for communities to be resilient in a world of increasingly global and uncharted threats? This year’s Preparedness Summit will […]

    Jan 21, 2016 | Mary Hodges

    Tips and Tools to Help Strengthen Winter Weather Preparedness

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/.  By Lindsay Beattie, Program Analyst, NACCHO One week away from the start of the winter season, the weather is anything but average for yet another year. This time last year, much of the west saw above average […]

    Dec 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges

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