Popular Categories
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With Schools
On any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million...
Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak
NACCHO Releases Legal Preparedness Toolkit
NACCHO, with guidance and funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Law Program (PHLP), has developed...
Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Nationwide Response Issues After an Improvised Nuclear Device Attack Workshop...
On January 23-24, 2013, in partnership with NACCHO, the IOM Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events...
Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Project...
Staff: Scott Fisher and Jack Herrmann ASPR approved two additional NACCHO reports on administrative preparedness for distribution. The...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup September Report
Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Storytelling in Local Public Health Practice Training
Date: Sept. 16, 2013 Staff Representative: Samantha Morgan, Naomi Rennard, Sara Rubin, Lisa Brown, Alyson Jordan Member...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
NACCHO Staff Mark National Preparedness Month 2013
To mark National Preparedness Month 2013, members of NACCHO’s staff organized and participated in two activities to enhance their...
Oct 01, 2013 | Admin
NACCHO Staff Report: Florida State University Hosts Legal Preparedness Training
NACCHO and the FSU Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law in Tallahassee, Florida have partnered to host a one day...
Sep 27, 2013 | Andy Roszak
NACCHO Staff Report: Public Health Law & Science Seminar for Judges
To promote comprehensive emergency preparedness, including legal preparedness, NACCHO supported a training seminar with 45 California...
Sep 25, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With SchoolsOn any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million students, facility, and staff. According to the U.S Secretary of Education, “Pandemic influenza could have a profound effect on our nation’s school systems. Children would be expected to have high rates of infection and are more likely […] Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
NACCHO Releases Legal Preparedness ToolkitNACCHO, with guidance and funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Law Program (PHLP), has developed “Public Health and the Law: An Emergency Preparedness Training Kit” to enhance understanding among local public health professionals and their legal counsel of the legal authorities and issues that shape their ability to prepare for, respond […] Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Nationwide Response Issues After an Improvised Nuclear Device Attack Workshop ResourcesOn January 23-24, 2013, in partnership with NACCHO, the IOM Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events hosted a workshop that focused on key response requirements faced by local and regional public health and health care systems in response to an improvised nuclear device (IND) detonation. Topics discussed at the workshop included […] Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Project September ReportStaff: Scott Fisher and Jack Herrmann ASPR approved two additional NACCHO reports on administrative preparedness for distribution. The first, Administrative Preparedness and the Public Health Workforce: Suggested Strategies for Health Departments, identifies factors that affect staffing during emergency responses and offers strategies and a review checklist for health departments to consider when... Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup September ReportChairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement Workgroup held its monthly call on Sept. 24. Members discussed the Peer Assessment Model Tool, developed by Georgetown University. While the tool could be potentially useful for After-Action Reporting, it seems to be burdensome for local health departments... Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
Storytelling in Local Public Health Practice TrainingDate: Sept. 16, 2013 Staff Representative: Samantha Morgan, Naomi Rennard, Sara Rubin, Lisa Brown, Alyson Jordan Member Representative: Elizabeth Hart Highlights: This training provided NACCHO members and staff with the knowledge and skills to develop origin, impact, and vision stories for public health preparedness activities within their communities. The workshop also created enthusiasm for... Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
NACCHO Staff Mark National Preparedness Month 2013To mark National Preparedness Month 2013, members of NACCHO’s staff organized and participated in two activities to enhance their understanding of preparedness. Staff conducted the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) zombie preparedness simulation and a screening and discussion of the plausibility of the response in the film, Contagion. Oct 01, 2013 | Admin |
NACCHO Staff Report: Florida State University Hosts Legal Preparedness TrainingNACCHO and the FSU Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law in Tallahassee, Florida have partnered to host a one day training focusing on emergency preparedness. The training brings together public health, emergency management, healthcare, legal, and first response officials to discuss the legal underpinnings of disaster response. Sep 27, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
NACCHO Staff Report: Public Health Law & Science Seminar for JudgesTo promote comprehensive emergency preparedness, including legal preparedness, NACCHO supported a training seminar with 45 California Judges focused on public health practice and legal issues. Throughout the course of two days, judges learned from local public health practitioners about the issues and nuances of public health. Sep 25, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Subscribe Today
Sign Up for the E-mail Digests
Create an account or login to MyNACCHO and go to "My Subscriptions."
SUBSCRIBE NOW
