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Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster Strikes
By Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy...
Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Children’s National Creates First Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps in the United...
The Washington, DC Department of Health selected Children’s National Health System to establish the first pediatric Medical...
Oct 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – September 2015...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on September 22. The meeting kicked off with...
Sep 30, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
NACCHO Launches Pledge Campaign for National Preparedness Month
Preparedness Month 2015: Prepare for Everywhere Each September, preparedness efforts and activities are highlighted and encouraged...
Aug 27, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters
By Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of...
Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges
August 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 12. NACCHO’s Chief of Government Affairs kicked off the...
Aug 17, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
New Article Identifies Local Public Health’s Role in Large-Scale Chemical Incidents
In a new article for Domestic Preparedness, Rachel Schulman, senior program analyst at NACCHO, details a collaboration between NACCHO...
Jul 27, 2015 | Mary Hodges
A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and Developments
By Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate...
Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety Month
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of...
Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster StrikesBy Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy devastated much of New York, New Jersey, and other eastern states. Hit especially hard were the Rockaways, an oceanfront area of Queens. Many devastated homes in the area have since been repaired or replaced, and […] Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Children’s National Creates First Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps in the United StatesThe Washington, DC Department of Health selected Children’s National Health System to establish the first pediatric Medical Reserve Corps unit (DC-PMRC) in the country. The Washington, DC, Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps is primarily focused on providing pediatric support services to the Washington, DC, community in preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters, pandemic,... Oct 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – September 2015 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on September 22. The meeting kicked off with an informational update from NACCHO in regards to an upcoming publication on the intersection of data and preparedness. Members of NACCHO’s preparedness and informatics teams will be looking at the use of any surveillance or […] Sep 30, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
NACCHO Launches Pledge Campaign for National Preparedness MonthPreparedness Month 2015: Prepare for Everywhere Each September, preparedness efforts and activities are highlighted and encouraged through National Preparedness Month. This year, the CDC’s Preparedness Month 2015 theme is “Prepare for Everywhere” with each week of the month focusing on communities of preparedness, building from the micro-level of preparedness actions in the family setting to... Aug 27, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After DisastersBy Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy Disasters often impact fundamental elements of a community—physical infrastructure, health, and social services, social connectedness—that all affect the health of its residents. Accordingly, the... Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
August 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 12. NACCHO’s Chief of Government Affairs kicked off the meeting with an update on the FY2016 Health and Human Services Appropriations, focusing on funding for the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). During this call, PPAG members also heard from NACCHO’s Infectious Disease team regarding […] Aug 17, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
New Article Identifies Local Public Health’s Role in Large-Scale Chemical IncidentsIn a new article for Domestic Preparedness, Rachel Schulman, senior program analyst at NACCHO, details a collaboration between NACCHO and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Affairs to determine how local health departments could best contribute to large-scale chemical event response. After a research review, NACCHO conducted a multidisciplinary focus group of 33 […] Jul 27, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
A Standardized Approach to Risk Communications: Challenges and DevelopmentsBy Alexandra Jabs, former Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholar at NACCHO, and current Master in Public Health candidate at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Coordinated risk communication efforts are essential during all stages of emergency response […] Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Author |
Medical Reserve Corps Units Celebrate National Safety MonthThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national group of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety, and resiliency of their communities. In honor of National Safety Month this June, MRC units across the country are continuing to honor their mission by holding events dedicated to promoting community safety. National Safety Month focuses on […] Jun 16, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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