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Strategic National Stockpile Project January Report
NACCHO is currently organizing a point-of-dispensing (POD) demonstration via lunch at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. To plan for the...
Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup January Report
The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting and the first of 2014 on Jan. 13. The members discussed their...
Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown
CDC releases 2013-2014 Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness
The CDC released the annual report for its Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement, which provides 50...
Jan 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Meeting the Access and Functional Needs of At-Risk Individuals: An Interview with...
This is the first part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit....
Jan 30, 2014 | Admin
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding...
On Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile)...
Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington
WebWISER 4.5 Released
In January 2014, the National Library of Medicine announced that WebWISER 4.5 is now available. This new release integrates Chemical...
Jan 22, 2014 | Andy Roszak
NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps...
NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...
Jan 16, 2014 | Admin
Opinion: Health reform can lead to more resilient communities
Dr. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently...
Jan 15, 2014 | Sara Rubin
Health and Disability Fellowship Available at NACCHO
NACCHO is seeking applications for two paid graduate-level fellowships to work as a part of the Health and Disability Project. Topic...
Jan 13, 2014 | Admin
Strategic National Stockpile Project January ReportNACCHO is currently organizing a point-of-dispensing (POD) demonstration via lunch at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. To plan for the POD demonstration, an ad-hoc workgroup has formed of 28 volunteers from the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup, numerous local health departments from around the country, and CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile. The overall aim of […] Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup January ReportThe Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting and the first of 2014 on Jan. 13. The members discussed their involvement in the CDC Phase 3 Medical Countermeasures Plus Readiness Initiative. Members had the opportunity to review a finished draft of the tool from a holistic point of view. The members also discussed the local public […] Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
CDC releases 2013-2014 Snapshot of Public Health PreparednessThe CDC released the annual report for its Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement, which provides 50 states, 4 localities, and 8 insular areas with funding to achieve 15 public health preparedness capabilities for state and local preparedness. The 2013-2014 National Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness, highlights PHEP awardees and documents progress related to... Jan 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Meeting the Access and Functional Needs of At-Risk Individuals: An Interview with Paulette ValentineThis is the first part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014 Preparedness Summit. Paulette Valentine, Director of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Division at the Southwest Utah Public Health Department, previews her session, “Strategies to Assess, Plan for, and Engage Partners to Meet the Access […] Jan 30, 2014 | Admin |
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding Cuts for PreparednessOn Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study, demonstrating continued funding cuts across several programmatic areas at local health departments (LHDs), including emergency preparedness Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
WebWISER 4.5 ReleasedIn January 2014, the National Library of Medicine announced that WebWISER 4.5 is now available. This new release integrates Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) content and updates the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) content from 2012. WISER is a system designed to assist emergency responders in hazardous material incidents by providing a wide range of information on hazardous... Jan 22, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
NACCHO Funds 29 Innovative Public Health Projects through the Medical Reserve Corps Challenge AwardNACCHO, in partnership with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, has selected 29 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units to receive MRC Challenge Awards, totaling nearly $600,000. The MRC Challenge Award supports MRC units to develop new projects and programs that can be replicated on a national level. Nearly 200 MRC units from […] Jan 16, 2014 | Admin |
Opinion: Health reform can lead to more resilient communitiesDr. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently wrote an op-ed featured in the Huffington Post, “Health Reform in Your Emergency Kit.” While the full implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have yet to be explored for public health preparedness, Dr. Lurie argues […] Jan 15, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
Health and Disability Fellowship Available at NACCHONACCHO is seeking applications for two paid graduate-level fellowships to work as a part of the Health and Disability Project. Topic areas for the fellowship may include but are not limited to inclusion in emergency planning and preparedness and obesity prevention and reduction. Fellows will work closely with NACCHO staff and will also: 1. Receive […] Jan 13, 2014 | Admin |
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