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Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response Resource
By Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Special Events and Mass Gatherings: A Preparedness Perspective
By Steven Alles, MD, MS, MFA, Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Sarah...
Sep 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Being Prepared to Respond
By Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Taking a Global Approach to Preparedness
By Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, NACCHO Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
West Coast Wildfires: Resources for Response & Recovery
This summer, the dry, hot weather has produced conditions of drought that have sparked dozens of wildfires across nine states in the...
Aug 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
National Preparedness Month: Engaging Local Health Departments and Medical Reserve...
September offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...
Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Louisiana Floods: When Natural Disaster Strikes
In the days since thunderstorms and heavy rains inundated parishes throughout southern Louisiana, the magnitude of the resulting...
Aug 18, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Partnering with Meals on Wheels for Emergency Response
Meals on Wheels as a Response Partner During public health emergencies there are many individuals with access and functional needs who...
Aug 08, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
Public Health Preparedness Landscape: Findings from the 2015 Preparedness Profile...
In May 2015, with support from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed the first annual Preparedness...
Aug 03, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse
Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response ResourceBy Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […] Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Special Events and Mass Gatherings: A Preparedness PerspectiveBy Steven Alles, MD, MS, MFA, Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Sarah Getachew, NACCHO Program Analyst Thousands of special events and mass gatherings (e.g. conventions, sporting events, community based festivals, and parades) take place throughout the year in the U.S. These events can bring hundreds of thousands of people […] Sep 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Being Prepared to RespondBy Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […] Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Taking a Global Approach to PreparednessBy Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, NACCHO Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […] Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
West Coast Wildfires: Resources for Response & RecoveryThis summer, the dry, hot weather has produced conditions of drought that have sparked dozens of wildfires across nine states in the Western United States, including California, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. These wildfires have destroyed over half a million acres of land and required large-scale evacuations. On August 26, 2016, the National Interagency Coordination Center published an Incident... Aug 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
National Preparedness Month: Engaging Local Health Departments and Medical Reserve Corps UnitsSeptember offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Units to get involved in, so why should September’s National Preparedness Month be a priority? The answer is simple: preparedness work is a big part of what public health officials and volunteers do. Yet, although LHD […] Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Louisiana Floods: When Natural Disaster StrikesIn the days since thunderstorms and heavy rains inundated parishes throughout southern Louisiana, the magnitude of the resulting flooding has grown more apparent. As of August 17, the death toll had risen to 13, twelve parishes were declared disaster areas, about 20,000 people were displaced, and more than 40,000 homes were damaged. Our thoughts are with Louisianans during this difficult […] Aug 18, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Partnering with Meals on Wheels for Emergency ResponseMeals on Wheels as a Response Partner During public health emergencies there are many individuals with access and functional needs who may have difficulty retrieving life-saving medical countermeasures (MCMs) at response sites such as public points of dispensing (PODs). Some local health departments (LHDs) have successfully partnered with home service provider agencies, such as Meals on Wheels,... Aug 08, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
Public Health Preparedness Landscape: Findings from the 2015 Preparedness Profile AssessmentIn May 2015, with support from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed the first annual Preparedness Profile assessment to local health departments (LHDs). Amidst continuous cuts to preparedness funding, NACCHO has interviewed members who have anecdotally reported that decreases in funding have led to decreases in staffing, trainings, exercises, travel and […] Aug 03, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse |
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