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The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – February Report
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on February 24, 2015. During the call,...
Feb 27, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Surge Management Workgroup January Report
The Surge Management Workgroup held its January call on the 26th. After introductions, members held a discussion related to the topics...
Feb 24, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a...
Infectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat...
Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer
Surge Management Workgroup December Report
The Surge Management Workgroup held its December call on the 8th. After introductions, members held a discussion related to the topics...
Jan 05, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our...
On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report...
Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author
Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural...
Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of...
Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Consideration of the Intersection of Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness...
Nov 06, 2014 | Guest Author
Surge Management Workgroup October Report
The Surge Management Workgroup held its October call on the 27th. After introductions members discussed next steps for the development...
Nov 04, 2014 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County Activates Ebola Hotline
Since 2011, CDC, NACCHO, and ASTHO have co-developed Flu on Call™, a national, coordinated network of telephone triage lines for use...
Oct 13, 2014 | Erin Roberts
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – February ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on February 24, 2015. During the call, presenters from Ohio and California discussed how their local health department responded to a measles outbreak. Julie Miller, Health Commissioner at the Knox County Health Department, provided an overview of how the local health department worked […] Feb 27, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
Surge Management Workgroup January ReportThe Surge Management Workgroup held its January call on the 26th. After introductions, members held a discussion related to the topics that workgroup members are interested in for future conversation. Following this discussion, Carina Elsenboss and Michelle Askenazi provided summaries on the Institute of Medicine Regional Disaster Response Coordination to Support Health Outcomes workshop, which... Feb 24, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a Rural Local Health Department in Ector County, TexasInfectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat of Ebola has also increased attention on local health departments and their role in preparing for and responding to emerging infectious diseases. To better understand how local health departments are utilizing preparedness funding […] Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer |
Surge Management Workgroup December ReportThe Surge Management Workgroup held its December call on the 8th. After introductions, members held a discussion related to the topics that workgroup members are interested in for future conversation. Participants noted that it may be beneficial to hear from subject matter experts regarding healthcare coalitions and continue to have conversations related to the connection […] Jan 05, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our ReadinessOn December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014. The report looks at states across ten criteria related to fighting infectious disease such as increasing or maintaining funding, vaccinating at least half of the population six months […] Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author |
Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural CommunitiesNatural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of individuals within a community. During such events, those impacted can become ill or injured causing the healthcare system within the community to experience a “surge” of patients. To address the challenge of medical surge, local health […] Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
Consideration of the Intersection of Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planning and the Affordable Care ActNov 06, 2014 | Guest Author |
Surge Management Workgroup October ReportThe Surge Management Workgroup held its October call on the 27th. After introductions members discussed next steps for the development of a webinar series focused on various subjects in surge management. Participants noted that while they have received interest in the proposed webinar series, it would be prudent to acknowledge current public health events and […] Nov 04, 2014 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County Activates Ebola HotlineSince 2011, CDC, NACCHO, and ASTHO have co-developed Flu on Call™, a national, coordinated network of telephone triage lines for use during a severe pandemic. The goal of this helpline, which draws on existing United Way/2-1-1 and Poison Center call lines, is to provide information, reduce surge on medical facilities, help callers determine the most […] Oct 13, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
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