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Tackling the Legal Aspects of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Imagine a new type of influenza or other communicable condition is spreading rapidly throughout your state or locality. Essential...
Jul 14, 2014 | Guest Author
Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical Infrastructure
Sara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare...
Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Mobile Text Messaging Council In-Person Meeting
On May 6, the NACCHO Risk Communications workgroup, along with NACCHO and CDC staff, convened in Atlanta to discuss renaming the...
Jun 04, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Updates on Flu on Call™ Project Testing
Flu on Call™, a joint NACCHO and CDC project previously titled the “Nurse Triage Line,” has moved into the testing phase. Project...
Jun 04, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups May Report
The Flu on Call™ and the Antiviral Dispensing (AVD) ad hoc workgroups held their second joint monthly meeting on May 12. The meeting...
May 14, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups April Report
The Flu on Call™ ad hoc workgroup (previously the Nurse Triage Line Workgroup) and the Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution ad hoc...
Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Recently Released AIRA Survey on Pharmacy Immunization Reporting
The American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) recently assessed the volume of pharmacy immunization reporting done nationwide....
Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Leveraging Partnerships between Local Health Departments and Pharmacies: Bringing...
Given budget cuts and staffing shortages, local health departments (LHDs) are asked to do more with less. Leveraging previously...
Apr 11, 2014 | Erin Roberts
NACCHO and CDC Collaborate on Peer-reviewed Journal Article
NACCHO and CDC colleagues co-published a commentary, “Leveraging Partnerships Among Community Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and...
Apr 10, 2014 | Sara Rubin
Tackling the Legal Aspects of Public Health Emergency PreparednessImagine a new type of influenza or other communicable condition is spreading rapidly throughout your state or locality. Essential resources are quickly being depleted. State and local health care personnel are strained by the number of cases and infections within their own ranks. What legal powers do you need to respond effectively and protect the public's health? Could you use volunteers from... Jul 14, 2014 | Guest Author |
Using Closed PODs to Protect Critical InfrastructureSara Dinga, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Washoe County Health District (NV), is working to better prepare Washoe County for a pandemic through the use of closed Points of Dispensing (PODs) which target vital services employees. Closed PODs are defined as public and private locations that have agreed to dispense medications, generally during […] Jul 03, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Mobile Text Messaging Council In-Person MeetingOn May 6, the NACCHO Risk Communications workgroup, along with NACCHO and CDC staff, convened in Atlanta to discuss renaming the Mobile Text Messaging Project, a text-based medication reminder system for patients prescribed antivirals during pandemic influenza. Over 30 people attended the meeting, including nine NACCHO workgroup members. The meeting opened with introductions and an […] Jun 04, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Updates on Flu on Call™ Project TestingFlu on Call™, a joint NACCHO and CDC project previously titled the “Nurse Triage Line,” has moved into the testing phase. Project partners include United Way 2-1-1 (2-1-1) and the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Flu on Call™ draws on the unique capabilities of both 2-1-1 and Poison Control Centers (PCCs), turning them into tele-triage […] Jun 04, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups May ReportThe Flu on Call™ and the Antiviral Dispensing (AVD) ad hoc workgroups held their second joint monthly meeting on May 12. The meeting opened with a debriefing on the May 6 Mobile Text Messaging Council meeting, during which the NACCHO Risk Communications workgroup and NACCHO and CDC staff developed name ideas and messaging content for NACCHO’s Antivirals Text […] May 14, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups April ReportThe Flu on Call™ ad hoc workgroup (previously the Nurse Triage Line Workgroup) and the Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution ad hoc workgroup have agreed to hold joint monthly meetings beginning April 14. During their first joint conference call, members discussed a NACCHO policy statement currently under revision (“Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Procurement and Distribution”). Members made content... Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Recently Released AIRA Survey on Pharmacy Immunization ReportingThe American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) recently assessed the volume of pharmacy immunization reporting done nationwide. The 2014 Survey of Immunization Reporting to Immunization Information Systems by Major U.S. Pharmacies used qualitative methods to assess the number of pharmacies reporting data to immunization information systems (IIS). The survey also assessed how well pharmacy... Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Leveraging Partnerships between Local Health Departments and Pharmacies: Bringing Rapid Diagnostic Testing to Community PharmaciesGiven budget cuts and staffing shortages, local health departments (LHDs) are asked to do more with less. Leveraging previously underutilized community resources has become vital to promoting community health. Increasingly, community pharmacies are recognized as one such valuable healthcare resource. Staffed with highly-trained healthcare professionals, community pharmacies are also widely... Apr 11, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
NACCHO and CDC Collaborate on Peer-reviewed Journal ArticleNACCHO and CDC colleagues co-published a commentary, “Leveraging Partnerships Among Community Pharmacists, Pharmacies, and Health Departments to Improve Pandemic Influenza Response,” this month in Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice and Science. The abstract for the commentary follows: Response to public health emergencies requires coordination across multiple... Apr 10, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
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