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National Preparedness Month Spotlight: Administrative Preparedness
Throughout National Preparedness Month, many local health departments will remind their communities about the importance of personal...
Sep 19, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
FEMA National Level Exercise Planning: Opportunity for Local Health Departments
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct their biennial National Level Exercise (NLE) to test and evaluate the...
Aug 08, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) June Report
During the month of June, NACCHO staff held final review calls to determine the recognition status of PPHR resubmission applications...
Jul 17, 2017 | Madison Ferraro
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) May Report
During the month of May, NACCHO staff provided technical assistance to reviewers of the PPHR resubmission applications. These...
Jul 17, 2017 | Madison Ferraro
Seeking Applicants: Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Reviewer Recruitment is Open!
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is currently seeking national reviewers for the Fall 2017 review of local health...
Jun 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) April Report
During the month of April, the Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Recognition Reception took place in conjunction with the 2017...
May 15, 2017 | Madison Ferraro
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) March Report
During the month of March, NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) staff worked to organize three events that took place at...
May 15, 2017 | Madison Ferraro
New NACCHO Toolbox Search Features for MCM Operational Readiness Review Resources
Rolled out nationally in 2014, the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) serves as the national standard to...
May 08, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) January Report
During the month of January, NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recognized 34 local and regional health agencies for their...
Mar 28, 2017 | Madison Ferraro
National Preparedness Month Spotlight: Administrative PreparednessThroughout National Preparedness Month, many local health departments will remind their communities about the importance of personal and family preparedness. NACCHO encourages local health departments (LHDs) to also take the opportunity to assess their health departments’ internal preparedness for all-hazards threats, including administrative preparedness. Administrative preparedness is the... Sep 19, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
FEMA National Level Exercise Planning: Opportunity for Local Health DepartmentsThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct their biennial National Level Exercise (NLE) to test and evaluate the capability of the nation to respond and recover, in a coordinated and unified manner, to a catastrophic incident. This year’s effort will focus on a catastrophic hurricane impacting the National Capital Region. Themes for the exercise include protective […] Aug 08, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) June ReportDuring the month of June, NACCHO staff held final review calls to determine the recognition status of PPHR resubmission applications from the fall 2016 review cycle. Twelve agencies achieved full recognition status and were sent their recognition materials. Also during the month of June, PPHR Reviewer Recruitment opened for NACCHO’s fall 2017 review of local […] Jul 17, 2017 | Madison Ferraro |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) May ReportDuring the month of May, NACCHO staff provided technical assistance to reviewers of the PPHR resubmission applications. These resubmissions came from agencies provisionally recognized or not recognized during the fall 2016 review. In addition, NACCHO staff continue to provide technical assistance to all fall 2017 PPHR applicants and continue to work with additional states to […] Jul 17, 2017 | Madison Ferraro |
Seeking Applicants: Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Reviewer Recruitment is Open!NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is currently seeking national reviewers for the Fall 2017 review of local health department applications. PPHR is a criteria-based training and recognition program that assesses local health department (LHD) capacity and capability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. PPHR aims to protect the public’s […] Jun 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) April ReportDuring the month of April, the Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Recognition Reception took place in conjunction with the 2017 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta, GA. This reception was hosted to celebrate the accomplishments of the newly PPHR recognized and re-recognized agencies. Mr. Claude-Alix Jacob, President of the NACCHO Board, and Ms. Melissa Marquis, chair of […] May 15, 2017 | Madison Ferraro |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) March ReportDuring the month of March, NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) staff worked to organize three events that took place at the 2017 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta, GA. The events included: the PPHR Recognition Reception, an annual event engaging over 100 attendees to celebrate the accomplishments of the newly PPHR recognized agencies; the PPHR Meet and […] May 15, 2017 | Madison Ferraro |
New NACCHO Toolbox Search Features for MCM Operational Readiness Review ResourcesRolled out nationally in 2014, the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) serves as the national standard to assess health department capacity for distributing and dispensing medical countermeasures (MCM) in response to public health emergencies. Developed and implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of State and Local Readiness, this... May 08, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) January ReportDuring the month of January, NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recognized 34 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond to and recover from public health emergencies. Six agencies from Florida, New York, Tennessee, and Virginia earned PPHR recognition for the first time, and 28 agencies from Colorado, Florida, Pennsylvania, […] Mar 28, 2017 | Madison Ferraro |
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