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

  • Public Health Law October Report

    Staff: Andy Roszak The NACCHO Public Health Law Workgroup has been discussing legal issues related to family reunification. During a...

    Nov 11, 2013 | Andy Roszak

  • Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup October Report

    Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The PPOM held its monthly call on Oct. 22. The...

    Nov 11, 2013 | Resham Patel

  • Partnerships Between Emergency Management and Local Health Departments

    In this article from EMSWorld, Andy Roszak, NACCHO’s Senior Director for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness and...

    Nov 11, 2013 | Admin

  • Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent Study

    A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated Pediatrics Deaths in...

    Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin

  • Drill Sharpens Response Time for Handling Flu Outbreak

    Health officials in Delaware conducted a flu clinic at a Georgetown church on Oct. 24, vaccinating more than 100 residents. The event...

    Nov 07, 2013 | Admin

  • NACCHO Staff Take Steps to Help Their Community Be More Prepared

    Sixteen NACCHO staff participated in a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on October 28 and 29. The CERT program trains...

    Nov 04, 2013 | Samantha Morgan

  • NACCHO Staff Present Keynote Session at Southeast Michigan Cities Readiness Initiative & Strategic National Stockpile Workshop

    NACCHO 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 Exercise

    Knox 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 Response

    Late 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

    Public Health Law October Report

    Staff: Andy Roszak The NACCHO Public Health Law Workgroup has been discussing legal issues related to family reunification. During a recent call, the Workgroup was joined by Valerie Cole from the American Red Cross, an expert at family reunification. In addition to the workgroup meeting, NACCHO has also released Public Health and the Law: An […]

    Nov 11, 2013 | Andy Roszak

    Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup October Report

    Chairs: Steve Huleatt & Steve Englender; Staff: Resham Patel and Naomi Rennard The PPOM held its monthly call on Oct. 22. The group discussed local preparedness planning and Project Public Health Ready (PPHR), including how PPHR can be used as an essential tool for local health departments working in preparedness. The group discussed common approaches […]

    Nov 11, 2013 | Resham Patel

    Partnerships Between Emergency Management and Local Health Departments

    In this article from EMSWorld, Andy Roszak, NACCHO’s Senior Director for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness and Catastrophic Response, shares how local health departments can work more closely with their local Emergency Management Services (EMS). Roszak attended the 2013 EMS World Expo in September 2013 to learn more about the current trends facing the EMS sector, to […]

    Nov 11, 2013 | Admin

    Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent Study

    A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated Pediatrics Deaths in the United States, 2004-2012” affirms the critical and life-saving role flu vaccine can play in protecting all children during flu season. This study broadens the body of knowledge around influenza-associated pediatric deaths (for children with and without high-risk...

    Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin

    Drill Sharpens Response Time for Handling Flu Outbreak

    Health officials in Delaware conducted a flu clinic at a Georgetown church on Oct. 24, vaccinating more than 100 residents. The event was also designed as an emergency preparedness test, helping health officials analyze Delaware’s readiness to handle large-scale emergencies. Division of Public Health employees staffed the event, with assistance from several Medical Reserve Corps […]

    Nov 07, 2013 | Admin

    NACCHO Staff Take Steps to Help Their Community Be More Prepared

    Sixteen NACCHO staff participated in a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on October 28 and 29. The CERT program trains citizens to be better prepared to respond to emergencies in their communities by learning how to provide immediate assistance to victims and organize spontaneous volunteers at the disaster site.  When response resources are limited, CERT […]

    Nov 04, 2013 | Samantha Morgan

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