NACCHO’s Big Cities Health Coalition Highlights Emergency Preparedness at...

By Jasmine Tinoco, NACCHO government affairs/media relations intern On April 28, NACCHO’s Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) held...

May 06, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Subcommittee Hearing: Strategic Perspectives on the Bioterrorism Threat

    On April 22, The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications held a hearing regarding...

    Apr 30, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

  • NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security Strategy

    Earlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the...

    Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop Exercise

    By Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary...

    Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Apply for the Summer 2015 Local Public Health Policy Scholar Program

    As the 2014-2015 academic year concludes, NACCHO’s Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program completed a successful...

    Apr 01, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

  • ASPR Releases New National Health Security Strategy

    The National Health Security Strategy and Implementation Plan (NHSS/IP) 2015-2018 was released on Friday, February 20, 2015 by the...

    Feb 23, 2015 | Frances Bevington

  • Using Meals on Wheels in MCM Dispensing Planning

    Organizations such as Meals on Wheels, PeaPod, Express Scripts, and home healthcare agencies provide food, medical supplies, and other...

    Feb 20, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

  • Preparedness Policy Advisory Group January Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on January 14. NACCHO’s Chief of Government Affairs kicked...

    Jan 26, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

  • NACCHO’s Big Cities Health Coalition Highlights Emergency Preparedness at Congressional Briefing

    By Jasmine Tinoco, NACCHO government affairs/media relations intern On April 28, NACCHO’s Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) held “Short Term Fixes, Long Term Consequences: How Vaccines, Viruses, and Dollars Impact Emergency Preparedness in America’s Big Cities,” a congressional briefing with honorary co-hosts Representatives Tom Price (R-GA) and John Lewis (D-GA). The panelists at the briefing...

    May 06, 2015 | Guest Author

    Subcommittee Hearing: Strategic Perspectives on the Bioterrorism Threat

    On April 22, The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications held a hearing regarding the threat of bioterrorism and the steps that need to be taken to prepare for and mitigate it.  With recognition that bioterrorism is an urgent, continuing threat in an increasingly interconnected world, there is concern that recommendations […]

    Apr 30, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

    NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security Strategy

    Earlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). The document provides strategic direction to ensure that efforts to improve health security nationwide over the next four years are guided by a common vision; based on sound evidence; and […]

    Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop Exercise

    By Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary reminder that humans are vulnerable to infectious diseases and that preparedness must remain a top priority. But Ebola isn’t the only health threat facing the global community. Other biological airborne threats – including smallpox – […]

    Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author

    Apply for the Summer 2015 Local Public Health Policy Scholar Program

    As the 2014-2015 academic year concludes, NACCHO’s Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program completed a successful pilot year. Twenty graduate-level students from across the country gained firsthand knowledge of the domestic public health landscape and the roles of local health departments. Participants gained subject matter expertise, refined their writing and research skills,...

    Apr 01, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

    ASPR Releases New National Health Security Strategy

    The National Health Security Strategy and Implementation Plan (NHSS/IP) 2015-2018 was released on Friday, February 20, 2015 by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Hundreds of organizations and agencies participated in crafting the strategy to develop recommended actions that are realistic and achievable. The latest NHSS is streamlined from the first...

    Feb 23, 2015 | Frances Bevington

    Using Meals on Wheels in MCM Dispensing Planning

    Organizations such as Meals on Wheels, PeaPod, Express Scripts, and home healthcare agencies provide food, medical supplies, and other essential services to elderly populations and those unable to leave their homes on daily basis. As part of their medical countermeasure (MCM) planning efforts, some local health departments have leveraged these home service provider agencies to […]

    Feb 20, 2015 | Raymond Puerini

    Preparedness Policy Advisory Group January Report

    The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on January 14. NACCHO’s Chief of Government Affairs kicked off the meeting with an update on the FY2015 spending bill passed by Congress in December and supplemental Ebola funding. The PPAG also reviewed and provided feedback on an updated smallpox medical countermeasures policy statement. In […]

    Jan 26, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

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