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COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (March 16-20)

March 16, 2020 CDC Updates: Health Alert Network: Information and Guidance about Global Travel on Cruise Ships, Including River...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Emergency Response, Opportunity, Research & Reports

    Call for Participants: Administrative Preparedness Focus Groups at Prep Summit

    Calling local health departments of all sizes! Are you attending the 2020 Preparedness Summit in Dallas, TX? If so, please consider...

    Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Emergency Response, Research & Reports

    2020 Ready or Not Report: Protecting the Public’s Health

    Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism is an annual report measuring states’ level of...

    Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Infectious Disease, Research & Reports

    Infectious Disease Pandemic Planning and Response: Incorporating Decision Analysis

    PLOS Medicine recently published an open-access article on incorporating decision analysis into infectious disease planning and...

    Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Research & Reports

    FEMA Releases 2019 National Preparedness Report

    Developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the annual National Preparedness Report summarizes the progress made and...

    Dec 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Extreme Weather

    EPA Launches SmokeSense Data Visualization Tool

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new online tool called the Smoke Sense Data Visualization Tool, which...

    Nov 21, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Research & Reports

    42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

    The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd annual report on trends in the health of the nation. The...

    Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Influenza

    Ending Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s...

    New pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to...

    Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Global Health, Infectious Disease, Research & Reports

    Inaugural Global Health Security Index

    A new Global Health Security (GHS) Index was recently released—the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security...

    Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    • Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (March 16-20)

    March 16, 2020 CDC Updates: Health Alert Network: Information and Guidance about Global Travel on Cruise Ships, Including River Cruises, due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Interim Guidance on Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events Ready “Therefore, CDC, in accordance with its guidance for large events and mass gatherings, recommends that for the next 8 weeks, […]

    Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Emergency Response, Opportunity, Research & Reports

    Call for Participants: Administrative Preparedness Focus Groups at Prep Summit

    Calling local health departments of all sizes! Are you attending the 2020 Preparedness Summit in Dallas, TX? If so, please consider participating in one of our NACCHO-led focus groups. NACCHO wants to hear from you to understand local health departments’ experiences putting expedited mechanisms in place to address administrative preparedness activities when an emergency is […]

    Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Emergency Response, Research & Reports

    2020 Ready or Not Report: Protecting the Public’s Health

    Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism is an annual report measuring states’ level of preparedness to protect the public’s health during an emergency. Based on 10 performance indicators and by tracking public health funding, the report ranks states’ level of preparedness into three performance tiers: high, middle and low. […]

    Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Infectious Disease, Research & Reports

    Infectious Disease Pandemic Planning and Response: Incorporating Decision Analysis

    PLOS Medicine recently published an open-access article on incorporating decision analysis into infectious disease planning and response. Below is the introduction to the article, which can be viewed in full here. Planning is critical to mitigating the sudden and potentially catastrophic impact of an infectious disease pandemic on society, but it is far from straightforward […]

    Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Research & Reports

    FEMA Releases 2019 National Preparedness Report

    Developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the annual National Preparedness Report summarizes the progress made and challenges that remain in building and sustaining the capabilities needed to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats, hazards and incidents that pose the greatest risk to the Nation. This annual report offers […]

    Dec 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Extreme Weather

    EPA Launches SmokeSense Data Visualization Tool

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new online tool called the Smoke Sense Data Visualization Tool, which provides information on how the Smoke Sense app is being used by citizen scientists to report the impacts of wildfire smoke. Smoke Sense is a research project that enables the public to use a mobile phone […]

    Nov 21, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Research & Reports

    42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

    The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd annual report on trends in the health of the nation. The report features trends and current information on health status and determinants, health care utilization, health care resources, and health care expenditures.

    Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Influenza

    Ending Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s Outbreaks, and the Health Impacts of Climate Change

    New pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to address today’s pandemics, tomorrow’s outbreaks, and the health impacts of climate change.

    Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Global Health, Infectious Disease, Research & Reports

    Inaugural Global Health Security Index

    A new Global Health Security (GHS) Index was recently released—the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries—suggests that not a single country in the world is fully prepared to handle an epidemic or pandemic.

    Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

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    PARTNER ARTICLES

    COVID-19, Immunization

    NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccination

    Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

    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

    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

    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

    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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