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September 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on September 14, 2016. During the call, Eli Briggs, Senior...
Oct 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Announcing the 2016-2017 National Health Security Awards Program
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...
Oct 21, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Event Recap: ASPR Recovery Workshop
On March 3–4, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response...
Oct 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
NACCHO Puts the FUN-damentals in 2016 National Preparedness Month
By Porschea Lewis, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Last month NACCHO, joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...
Oct 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Prepare Together: Working Towards Safe and Resilient Communities
By Tahlia Gousse, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Sep 26, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse
Special Events and Mass Gatherings: A Preparedness Perspective
By Steven Alles, MD, MS, MFA, Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Sarah...
Sep 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Being Prepared to Respond
By Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Preparedness Month: Engaging Local Health Departments and Medical Reserve...
September offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...
Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Resources to Facilitate Recovery after a Flooding Event
The recent flooding event in West Virginia serves as a sad reminder that natural disasters can strike at any time. To ensure our local...
Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
September 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on September 14, 2016. During the call, Eli Briggs, Senior Director of NACCHO Government Affairs, provided details on NACCHO’s collaborative efforts with other partners to gain Zika funding as well as the NACCHO 2017 Federal Legislative and Policy Agenda. PPAG members were encouraged to provide […] Oct 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Announcing the 2016-2017 National Health Security Awards ProgramThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) are pleased to announce the second annual National Health Security Awards Program. This national honor recognizes local health departments (LHDs) that have demonstrated significant accomplishments in implementing health security-related initiatives... Oct 21, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Event Recap: ASPR Recovery WorkshopOn March 3–4, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) held a Recovery Workshop to engage stakeholders from state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as non-profit, private, foundational, and other non-governmental entities in discussions regarding disaster recovery planning. The purpose of... Oct 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NACCHO Puts the FUN-damentals in 2016 National Preparedness MonthBy Porschea Lewis, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Last month NACCHO, joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and thousands of other public health organizations in the promotion of National Preparedness Month, aimed at better equipping every day citizens with the tools to prepare for and respond to emergencies. NACCHO, not only planned […] Oct 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Prepare Together: Working Towards Safe and Resilient CommunitiesBy Tahlia Gousse, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health departments and […] Sep 26, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse |
Special Events and Mass Gatherings: A Preparedness PerspectiveBy Steven Alles, MD, MS, MFA, Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Sarah Getachew, NACCHO Program Analyst Thousands of special events and mass gatherings (e.g. conventions, sporting events, community based festivals, and parades) take place throughout the year in the U.S. These events can bring hundreds of thousands of people […] Sep 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Being Prepared to RespondBy Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […] Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Preparedness Month: Engaging Local Health Departments and Medical Reserve Corps UnitsSeptember offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Units to get involved in, so why should September’s National Preparedness Month be a priority? The answer is simple: preparedness work is a big part of what public health officials and volunteers do. Yet, although LHD […] Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Resources to Facilitate Recovery after a Flooding EventThe recent flooding event in West Virginia serves as a sad reminder that natural disasters can strike at any time. To ensure our local health departments have the information necessary to facilitate recovery in a situation like this, we would like to share this resource page, which can help communities move forward following a flooding event. If you have any […] Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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