The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure Protection

Continuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency....

Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • Frozen Without a Plan: A Mom, 3 Kids, and the Atlanta Ice Storm

    This article was originally posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Matters blog for National...

    Sep 09, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary: Lessons Learned for Public Health

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...

    Sep 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Provides Local Health Departments with Tools to Kick...

    Swimming season is here and all across the country people are donning bathing suits and sunscreen and flocking to community pools and...

    May 19, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of...

    A new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is...

    Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • Looking Back to Move Forward: An Interview with Dr. Rahul Gupta

    This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Dr. Rahul...

    Mar 25, 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

  • Support Radon Education and Awareness During National Radon Action Month

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared January National Radon Action Month. Radon is the leading cause of lung...

    Jan 05, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather

    The official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter...

    Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan

  • The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure Protection

    Continuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency. Strengthening and protecting healthcare and public critical infrastructure requires coordinated preparedness planning and response among public and private sector stakeholders. To better understand the role of local health departments (LHDs) in healthcare and public health...

    Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Frozen Without a Plan: A Mom, 3 Kids, and the Atlanta Ice Storm

    This article was originally posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Matters blog for National Preparedness Month.  It was 4 p.m. on a Tuesday in January, and Kelly had been on the road for four hours. She was only a few miles from work, but many miles from home. Her rearview […]

    Sep 09, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary: Lessons Learned for Public Health

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/.  By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Ten years ago on Saturday, August 29, just before dawn, Hurricane Katrina spun out of the sea and landed on American soil, forever altering the human and environmental landscape...

    Sep 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Provides Local Health Departments with Tools to Kick off Summer

    Swimming season is here and all across the country people are donning bathing suits and sunscreen and flocking to community pools and beaches. However, summer fun is anything but if not done in a safe and well-maintained environment. Local health departments are charged with keeping their communities protected through public swimming venue inspections, and a […]

    May 19, 2015 | Katie Regan

    White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of Climate Change

    A new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is undertaking to better understand, communicate, and reduce the health impacts of climate change. These actions include: Convening stakeholders: The White House this week is holding a series of meetings with health and medical […]

    Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan

    Looking Back to Move Forward: An Interview with Dr. Rahul Gupta

    This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, West Virginia State Health Officer and Commissioner for the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health, previews his workshop, West Virginia Water Crisis – A Look Back: Moving Forward to […]

    Mar 25, 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, Texas

    Infectious 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

    Support Radon Education and Awareness During National Radon Action Month

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared January National Radon Action Month. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers, and it is estimated to cause thousands of deaths each year. During this time, local health departments are encouraged to raise awareness about radon exposure in their communities, and promote radon testing […]

    Jan 05, 2015 | Katie Regan

    Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather

    The official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter weather is in full swing across much of the United States and as early snowfalls, intense storms, and other types of extreme winter weather—events that differ significantly from the average weather pattern—become more […]

    Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan

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