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FBI and CDC Announces 2018 Schedule for Joint Criminal-Epidemiological...
The FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Directorate and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are pleased to announce the...
Jan 03, 2018
Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Host Site and Associate Applications Now Open
The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is accepting host site and associate applications this month. The next PHAP class will...
Jan 03, 2018
Funding Opportunity
J-PAL North America recently released two “Request for Letters of Interest” to help policymakers alleviate poverty by...
Dec 21, 2017
Public Health In Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an issue brief titled Public Health in Puerto Rico after Hurrican Maria. The brief draws on...
Dec 11, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
Registration for 2018 Preparedness Summit Now Open!
Registration for the 2018 Preparedness Summit is now open! The upcoming summit will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga.,...
Dec 01, 2017
Be Prepared for Radiation Emergencies
“Failing to plan is planning to fail:” This saying applies to many aspects of preparedness, including radiation disaster preparedness....
Nov 30, 2017
Advance Public Health in Rural Communities
Based on feedback from local health departments, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is standing up...
Nov 20, 2017
Public Health Emergency Declared for Opioid Epidemic
On Friday, the White House declared a public health emergency for the opioid epidemic. A public health emergency lasts 90 days and no...
Oct 30, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
Frontier State Wyoming Prepares for the Total Eclipse
By Kimball Croft, public health response coordinator, Park County Public Health Emergency Response and Audrey Gray, public health...
Oct 26, 2017
FBI and CDC Announces 2018 Schedule for Joint Criminal-Epidemiological Investigations WorkshopsThe FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Directorate and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are pleased to announce the 2018 schedule for their Joint Criminal-Epidemiological (Crim-Epi) Investigations Workshops. The two-day workshops will include classroom presentations, breakout group sessions, and a tabletop exercise to promote the Crim-Epi Model for conducting joint... Jan 03, 2018 |
Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Host Site and Associate Applications Now OpenThe Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is accepting host site and associate applications this month. The next PHAP class will start in October 2018. PHAP is a two-year, competitive, paid training program for early-career, public health professionals. Associates are employed by CDC and work in state, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments; nongovernmental organizations;... Jan 03, 2018 |
Funding OpportunityJ-PAL North America recently released two “Request for Letters of Interest” to help policymakers alleviate poverty by testing innovative approaches to challenging social issues. The State and Local Innovation Initiative is open to U.S. state and local governments interested in using randomized evaluations to answer their policy questions. Through the Health Care Delivery Innovation... Dec 21, 2017 |
Public Health In Puerto Rico after Hurricane MariaThe Kaiser Family Foundation has released an issue brief titled Public Health in Puerto Rico after Hurrican Maria. The brief draws on federal and Puerto Rican government statistics and official statements and media reports to provide a snapshot of public health challenges in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Below is a brief summary of some […] Dec 11, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
Registration for 2018 Preparedness Summit Now Open!Registration for the 2018 Preparedness Summit is now open! The upcoming summit will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga., April 17-20, 2018. The theme is: “Strengthening National Health Security: Mastering Ordinary Responses, Building Resilience for Extraordinary Events.” We hope to see you there! The Preparedness Summit is the first and longest running […] Dec 01, 2017 |
Be Prepared for Radiation Emergencies“Failing to plan is planning to fail:” This saying applies to many aspects of preparedness, including radiation disaster preparedness. Radiological emergencies can vary by size and type and result from transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, explosive radiological dispersal devices (RDDs “dirty bombs”), radiation exposure devices, and improvised nuclear devices (INDs). It is... Nov 30, 2017 |
Advance Public Health in Rural CommunitiesBased on feedback from local health departments, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is standing up a Rural Public Health Preparedness Collaborative workgroup. Sixty-two percent of local health departments serve communities with populations of less than 50,000 people. We have identified the need to address the unique challenges of rural public health […] Nov 20, 2017 |
Public Health Emergency Declared for Opioid EpidemicOn Friday, the White House declared a public health emergency for the opioid epidemic. A public health emergency lasts 90 days and no additional federal funds will be released. Local health departments play a critical role in supporting the prevention of prescription and illicit drug overdoses and ensuring appropriate prescribing. City, county, metropolitan, district, and tribal […] Oct 30, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
Frontier State Wyoming Prepares for the Total EclipseBy Kimball Croft, public health response coordinator, Park County Public Health Emergency Response and Audrey Gray, public health preparedness manager, Casper-Natrona County Health Department The Great American Eclipse passed through 12 states on August 21, 2017. The direct path of totality for Wyoming started on the western side of state and continued 366 miles to […] Oct 26, 2017 |
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