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NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program Supports Local Health Department Inclusion...
People with disabilities are disproportionately affected by obstacles to their health when compared to the general population. Among...
Sep 09, 2014 | Katie Regan
NACCHO Staff Attend State Managed Shelter Exercise
By Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public Health Preparedness, and Kim Grimmick, M.Ed, Lead Analyst, eLearning On August 19, the...
Sep 09, 2014 | Katie Roulston
NACCHO Releases Report on Climate Change Preparedness at the Local Level
NACCHO and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication recently conducted a study to gain a greater...
Sep 04, 2014 | Lisa Brown
A Whole Community Approach to Medication Dispensing
Gone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health...
Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author
El Paso Legal Training
Thank you again for joining us for Chaos in the Streets, Order in the Courts – a workshop focusing on public health law for...
Sep 03, 2014 | Andy Roszak
CDC and NACCHO Resources for Responding to Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. In the face of budget cuts and...
Sep 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Strong Community Ties Strengthen National Health Security
By Pamela Barnes, MA, National Strategic Engagement Team Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Policy and Strategic...
Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Author
National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
NACCHO staff attended the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media in Atlanta from August 19-21. This...
Aug 29, 2014 | Admin
Participate in a Survey on Measuring the Impact of Value-based Decision-making on...
With local authority, public health preparedness budgets are being restricted which is leading to an increased urgency to demonstrate...
Aug 28, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program Supports Local Health Department Inclusion EffortsPeople with disabilities are disproportionately affected by obstacles to their health when compared to the general population. Among other health status inequities, they are more likely to be obese, and smoke, and less likely to be included in emergency preparedness planning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently highlighting the need for […] Sep 09, 2014 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO Staff Attend State Managed Shelter ExerciseBy Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public Health Preparedness, and Kim Grimmick, M.Ed, Lead Analyst, eLearning On August 19, the Virginia Department of Social Services conducted a State Managed Shelter Exercise at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and NACCHO staff members Katie Roulston and Kim Grimmick attended the exercise. During this exercise, state, local, and […] Sep 09, 2014 | Katie Roulston |
NACCHO Releases Report on Climate Change Preparedness at the Local LevelNACCHO and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication recently conducted a study to gain a greater understanding of public health preparedness for climate change at the local level. NACCHO has published these findings in the report Are We Ready? Report 2: Preparing for the Public Health Challenges of Climate Change. Key highlights […] Sep 04, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
A Whole Community Approach to Medication DispensingGone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health departments (LHDs). Getting medication quickly to the community is particularly challenging in a large metropolitan area. To meet this challenge, Public Health – Seattle & King County (King County) is joining forces with partners in the community and public and private... Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author |
El Paso Legal TrainingThank you again for joining us for Chaos in the Streets, Order in the Courts – a workshop focusing on public health law for emergency preparedness. As promised, here are a list of resources that we discussed at the training. PowerPoint Used at Training TX Emergency Management Authorities Appendix A compilation of volunteer / MRC […] Sep 03, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
CDC and NACCHO Resources for Responding to Outbreaks of Foodborne IllnessLocal health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. In the face of budget cuts and staff reductions, LHDs are responsible for food safety inspections, epidemiological surveillance, the investigation of foodborne illness, and educating the public on food safety. Sep 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Strong Community Ties Strengthen National Health SecurityBy Pamela Barnes, MA, National Strategic Engagement Team Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Policy and Strategic Planning, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Every disaster holds the potential to impact health so this September, join the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness […] Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Author |
National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and MediaNACCHO staff attended the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media in Atlanta from August 19-21. This year’s conference explored the theme, “What’s Your Story?” and the majority of sessions covered the importance of storytelling in health promotion and prevention. Numerous concepts presented at the conference will be used to help optimize... Aug 29, 2014 | Admin |
Participate in a Survey on Measuring the Impact of Value-based Decision-making on Public Health PreparednessWith local authority, public health preparedness budgets are being restricted which is leading to an increased urgency to demonstrate a return on investments in relation to public health preparedness interventions, as well as explore methods of decision-support for public health preparedness priority-setting. The Chair of NACCHO’s Preparedness Planning, Outcomes and Measures workgroup is... Aug 28, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
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