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2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously Estimated
The modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the...
Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown
Public Health Response Systems In-Action: Learning from Local Health Departments’...
NACCHO staff contributed to a research study about the role of health departments in responding to disease and health threats. This...
Dec 03, 2013 | Admin
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group November Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly conference call on Nov. 13. The group hosted John Hick and Linda Scott...
Dec 02, 2013 | Naomi Rennard
Radiation Legal Preparedness Project Update and Webinar
On September 18, 2013, Andrew Roszak presented a webinar for the National Alliance on Radiation Readiness (NARR) to provide an...
Nov 27, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities
In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three...
Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Staff Present Keynote Session at Southeast Michigan Cities Readiness...
NACCHO staff Andrew Roszak and Sarah Yates were invited to speak at the second annual Southeast Michigan Cities Readiness Initiative...
Nov 21, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Tennessee Hospitals Test Readiness in Mass Casualty Response Exercise
Knox County (TN) Health Department and the East Tennessee Regional Health Office conducted one of the largest hospitals exercises in...
Nov 12, 2013 | Admin
New Legal Precedent for Inclusive Planning, Preparedness, and Response
Late last week, the United States District Court, Southern District of New York handed down a ruling on the Brooklyn Center for...
Nov 12, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Think Tank
Date: Oct. 25, 2013 Staff Representative: Rachel Schulman Member Representative: N/A Highlights: FEMA held a Think Tank in conjunction...
Nov 11, 2013 | Rachel Schulman
2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously EstimatedThe modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the response was excessive. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) study analyzing the global mortality of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic contradicted this previous mortality estimate. The new study published in PLoS Medicine found mortality rates may […] Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
Public Health Response Systems In-Action: Learning from Local Health Departments’ Experiences with Acute and Emergency IncidentsNACCHO staff contributed to a research study about the role of health departments in responding to disease and health threats. This article, published in the journal PLoS ONE, examines the common themes in health departments’ response patterns that will influence predictions and expectations for the resources and capabilities required to respond to future acute events. More than 120... Dec 03, 2013 | Admin |
Preparedness Policy Advisory Group November ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly conference call on Nov. 13. The group hosted John Hick and Linda Scott from the Institute of Medicine’s Crisis Standards of Care Committee, who discussed the recent release of the second of two reports about the Crisis Standards of Care. The report includes a toolkit for […] Dec 02, 2013 | Naomi Rennard |
Radiation Legal Preparedness Project Update and WebinarOn September 18, 2013, Andrew Roszak presented a webinar for the National Alliance on Radiation Readiness (NARR) to provide an overview of the Radiation Legal Preparedness (RLP) project, the relevant findings from the project to date, and the important legal considerations that underpin a radiological response. Watch the archived webinar on YouTube. In 2012, the […] Nov 27, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural CommunitiesIn recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three Rivers District Health Department in Kentucky about the unique preparedness needs of rural communities. In addition to her work at Three Rivers, Denise is on the Kentucky Department of Public Health Emergency Rapid Response Team and […] Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Staff Present Keynote Session at Southeast Michigan Cities Readiness Initiative & Strategic National Stockpile WorkshopNACCHO staff Andrew Roszak and Sarah Yates were invited to speak at the second annual Southeast Michigan Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) & Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Workshop on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. The full-day workshop provided Michigan public health emergency planners with information and tools related to all-hazards planning, legal considerations, international border... Nov 21, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Tennessee Hospitals Test Readiness in Mass Casualty Response ExerciseKnox County (TN) Health Department and the East Tennessee Regional Health Office conducted one of the largest hospitals exercises in Tennessee on Nov. 6. Fifty-four hospitals in East Tennessee participated in the drill to test how they would handle a 20 percent surge of their emergency room capacities. This drill was the first time that […] Nov 12, 2013 | Admin |
New Legal Precedent for Inclusive Planning, Preparedness, and ResponseLate last week, the United States District Court, Southern District of New York handed down a ruling on the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled v. The City of New York, a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of all persons with disabilities. The suit charged that the New York City Emergency Preparedness Program failed […] Nov 12, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Think TankDate: Oct. 25, 2013 Staff Representative: Rachel Schulman Member Representative: N/A Highlights: FEMA held a Think Tank in conjunction with the International Association of Emergency Managers Conference in Reno, NV, with non-conference attendees participating via conference call. Presenters from the Department of Homeland Security, University of California at Berkeley, and Texas A&M... Nov 11, 2013 | Rachel Schulman |
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