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Training for Local Health Departments: Health and Disability 101
NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is proud to announce a new online e-learning module titled, “Health and Disability...
Jan 09, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
Funding Opportunity
J-PAL North America recently released two “Request for Letters of Interest” to help policymakers alleviate poverty by...
Dec 21, 2017
CDC Training and Technical Assistance Now Available to Support State and Local ORRs
State and local health departments beginning their operational readiness review (ORR) process can refer to CDC’s ORR guidance to (1)...
Dec 19, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Health Department Perspectives Needed for Cybersecurity Committee
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), in coordination...
Dec 19, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Wildfires in Southern California
SITREP As of December 11, there are multiple active wildfires throughout southern California, primarily located in Ventura and Los...
Dec 06, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
Registration for 2018 Preparedness Summit Now Open!
Registration for the 2018 Preparedness Summit is now open! The upcoming summit will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga.,...
Dec 01, 2017
Healthcare Coalitions as Response Entities
NACCHO released a fact sheet that describes the role of healthcare coalitions (HCCs) in emergency response. To develop this fact...
Nov 29, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Advance Public Health in Rural Communities
Based on feedback from local health departments, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is standing up...
Nov 20, 2017
New Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review and Action Plan Guidance...
CDC recently posted new guidance for the 2017-2018 (Budget Period 1) versions of the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness...
Nov 20, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Training for Local Health Departments: Health and Disability 101NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is proud to announce a new online e-learning module titled, “Health and Disability 101: Training for Health Department Employees.” The purpose of this training is to educate health department staff about the benefits of including people with disabilities in all public health programs, products and services. The training is free […] Jan 09, 2018 | Katie Dwyer |
Funding OpportunityJ-PAL North America recently released two “Request for Letters of Interest” to help policymakers alleviate poverty by testing innovative approaches to challenging social issues. The State and Local Innovation Initiative is open to U.S. state and local governments interested in using randomized evaluations to answer their policy questions. Through the Health Care Delivery Innovation... Dec 21, 2017 |
CDC Training and Technical Assistance Now Available to Support State and Local ORRsState and local health departments beginning their operational readiness review (ORR) process can refer to CDC’s ORR guidance to (1) complete a self-assessment and (2) complete a review using the new ORR online data collection system. State health departments have been assigned the responsibility of training local health departments within their states on how to […] Dec 19, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
Health Department Perspectives Needed for Cybersecurity CommitteeThe Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), in coordination with NACCHO, is seeking to learn more about the needs of public health and healthcare organizations related to cybersecurity preparedness. As part of this project, NACCHO and ASPR will set up a committee of federal, state, and […] Dec 19, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
Wildfires in Southern CaliforniaSITREP As of December 11, there are multiple active wildfires throughout southern California, primarily located in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The National Weather Service has warned of damaging wind gusts which have the potential to lead to rapid or dramatic increases in wildfire activity. The Governor of California has declared a State of Emergency for […] Dec 06, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
Registration for 2018 Preparedness Summit Now Open!Registration for the 2018 Preparedness Summit is now open! The upcoming summit will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga., April 17-20, 2018. The theme is: “Strengthening National Health Security: Mastering Ordinary Responses, Building Resilience for Extraordinary Events.” We hope to see you there! The Preparedness Summit is the first and longest running […] Dec 01, 2017 |
Healthcare Coalitions as Response EntitiesNACCHO released a fact sheet that describes the role of healthcare coalitions (HCCs) in emergency response. To develop this fact sheet, NACCHO conducted eight different key informant interviews with healthcare coalition representatives from across the country to learn more about the types of responsibilities conferred to the HCCS to respond during emergencies and what types […] Nov 29, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
Advance Public Health in Rural CommunitiesBased on feedback from local health departments, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is standing up a Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative workgroup. Sixty-two percent of local health departments serve communities with populations of less than 50,000 people. We have identified the need to address the unique challenges of rural public health […] Nov 20, 2017 |
New Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review and Action Plan Guidance AvailableCDC recently posted new guidance for the 2017-2018 (Budget Period 1) versions of the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) and the MCM Action Plan on the On-TRAC portal. To access On-TRAC, click here. The new MCM ORR guidance document provides specific information on how to complete a self-assessment and how to complete a review using the […] Nov 20, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
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