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Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative Inaugural Meeting (January 2018)

The Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative (the “Collaborative”) held its first meeting on January 8, 2018. The...

Jan 10, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

  • Be Prepared for Radiation Emergencies

    “Failing to plan is planning to fail:” This saying applies to many aspects of preparedness, including radiation disaster preparedness....

    Nov 30, 2017

    • Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Health Ethics & Law, Training

    CDC Launches Public Health Emergency Law Online Course

    From emerging infectious diseases and catastrophic natural disasters to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, our nation’s threat environment continues to evolve. CDC’s Public Health Emergency Law Online Course helps to ensure your agency’s emergency law savvy evolves with it. Launched in 2007 and now available online, the course prepares state, tribal, local, and territorial...

    Apr 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Extreme Weather

    EPA Sharing Emergency Response Tools and Case Studies at 2019 Preparedness Summit

    This blog post was written by: Dr. Sarah Taft, Division Director (Acting) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Homeland Security Research Center Large-scale disruptions from intentional chemical, biological, and radiological contamination events, natural disasters like hurricanes, or industrial accidents such as oil spills cause devastating effects on human health and the...

    Mar 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning, Medical Countermeasures

    HHS Releases 2019-2022 National Health Security Strategy to Address 21st Century Threats

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today released an updated quadrennial strategy to safeguard the nation’s health in times of crisis. The 2019-2022 National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) provides a vision to strengthen the nation’s ability to prevent, detect, assess, prepare for, […]

    Jan 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Emergency Response

    CDC Releases Updated Public Health Emergency Preparedness Capabilities for State and Local Public Health

    On October 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2018 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities: National Standards for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Public Health. CDC originally published the 15 capabilities in 2011, and has been working with other federal agencies, state and local public health agencies, and national partners […]

    Oct 30, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

    Tools & Resources, Air Quality, Emergency Response, Extreme Weather

    Wildfire Health and Safety Information and Resources

    Local Health Departments’ Role in Wildfire Response Local health departments are life-saving first responders to natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods and earthquakes, as well as to other public health emergencies such as disease outbreaks, major accidents and terrorist attacks. The nearly 3,000 local health departments across our nation stand ready to help protect...

    Jun 27, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

    Funding Opportunity, Emergency Response

    DHS FY18 Preparedness Grants

    DHS has released their fiscal year (FY) 18 funding opportunities for eight Department of Homeland Security grant programs. Many of the grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to improve the nation’s readiness in preventing, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies....

    May 21, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

    Webinar, Training

    Webinar on Regulatory Considerations for Strategic National Stockpile Products Now Available

    A recording of the CDC Division of Strategic National Stockpile’s (DSNS) webinar “Regulatory Considerations for the Use of Strategic National Stockpile Medicines and Supplies” is now available on CDC TRAIN. This webinar originally was conducted on March 20 and focuses on threat-specific medical countermeasures and their anticipated regulatory mechanisms. All Public Health Emergency Preparedness...

    May 08, 2018 | Raymond Puerini

    Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative Inaugural Meeting (January 2018)

    The Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative (the “Collaborative”) held its first meeting on January 8, 2018. The Collaborative was established to provide a forum for local health departments from rural and frontier communities to collaborate, network, and inform national preparedness policy and practice. The Collaborative members include 20 individuals representing local and...

    Jan 10, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

    Be Prepared for Radiation Emergencies

    “Failing to plan is planning to fail:” This saying applies to many aspects of preparedness, including radiation disaster preparedness. Radiological emergencies can vary by size and type and result from transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, explosive radiological dispersal devices (RDDs “dirty bombs”), radiation exposure devices, and improvised nuclear devices (INDs). It is...

    Nov 30, 2017

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    Enhancing Health Communications to Empower Your Outreach

    Andrea Grenadier will share examples of LHD-related success stories and highlight tools and resources you can use to support your communications work.

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    Local Health Official Monthly Engagement Meeting

    A Call to build connection across the LHO community, ensure timely updates, and allow for discussion with federal partners on a regular basis.

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    Creativity, Compliance, and Outreach in Water Safety

    A Model Aquatic Health Code Network webinar featuring Columbus Public Health.

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    Gain a deeper understanding of the core concepts of health equity and how to incorporate equity into everyday practices.

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    PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.

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    The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.

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    PARTNER ARTICLES

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    COVID-19, Immunization

    NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccination

    Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

    Water Fountain
    Tools & Resources, COVID-19, Water Quality

    Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to Aid Safe Building Reopening...

    Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for local health departments.

    Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

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    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease, Opportunity

    National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to Health Departments

    The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and aims to...

    May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease

    COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

    ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a collection of new resources that can help stakeholders address...

    Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

    During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    Communications & Public Relations, Emergency Response, Infectious Disease

    NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

    The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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