Third National Climate Assessment Released

On May 6, the National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) released its third National Climate Assessment...

May 03, 2014 | Justin Snair

  • Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr....

    The Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to...

    Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair

  • Newly Released IPCC Report – Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and...

    On Monday, March 31, 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its second report of a three-part series,...

    Mar 31, 2014 | Lisa Brown

  • The Washington State Oso Mudslide: Response, Rescue, and Recovery

    On Sat. March 22, a massive mudslide buried a rural town in Snohomish County, WA, just 50 miles north of Seattle, which has engaged...

    Mar 31, 2014 | Sara Rubin

  • Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider...

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare...

    On Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human...

    Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

  • Mid-Atlantic Kicks Off Severe Weather Preparedness Week with Rare March Snowstorm

    Here in Washington, D.C., a rare late-winter snowstorm is currently wrecking havoc at the start of Severe Weather Preparedness week...

    Mar 03, 2014 | Stacy Stanford

  • The 2013 National Infrastructure Protection Plan and the Local Role In Critical...

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP)...

    Jan 06, 2014 | Justin Snair

  • NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”

    Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author

  • Third National Climate Assessment Released

    On May 6, the National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) released its third National Climate Assessment (NCA). Overall, the third NCA illustrates that the capacity of the U.S. public health and health care delivery systems faces many challenges. A key concern is the uncertainty in the “extent to which the nation, states, communities, and individuals […]

    May 03, 2014 | Justin Snair

    Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr. Rahul Gupta

    The Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to occur within the United States over the past decade, and it has garnered significant national attention over the course of the past three months. The event occurred when the Freedom Industries spill poured 10,000 […]

    Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair

    Newly Released IPCC Report – Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

    On Monday, March 31, 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its second report of a three-part series, Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. The summary is available here, and the whole report can be viewed in its two sections, Part A and Part B. Additionally, there are Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents […]

    Mar 31, 2014 | Lisa Brown

    The Washington State Oso Mudslide: Response, Rescue, and Recovery

    On Sat. March 22, a massive mudslide buried a rural town in Snohomish County, WA, just 50 miles north of Seattle, which has engaged the local community in an extensive response effort. This devastating event, one of the worst mudslides in U.S. history, piled approximately 15 million cubic yards of mud, clay, and wood across the Stillaguamish River, state Highway 530, and into a community of...

    Mar 31, 2014 | Sara Rubin

    Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider Moving Forward

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

    Hospital Preparedness Program Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize Gains Made in Healthcare and Public Health Preparedness

    On Jan. 17, President Obama signed into law a Federal spending bill that included a cut of over $100 million to the Health and Human Services’ Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). That equals nearly a 30 percent reduction in a program specifically aimed at strengthening healthcare preparedness for public health emergencies. These cuts could have severe and dire consequences on the ability of...

    Mar 11, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

    Mid-Atlantic Kicks Off Severe Weather Preparedness Week with Rare March Snowstorm

    Here in Washington, D.C., a rare late-winter snowstorm is currently wrecking havoc at the start of Severe Weather Preparedness week (March 2-8), a public education effort organized by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aimed at improving the way people prepare for and respond to severe weather.

    Mar 03, 2014 | Stacy Stanford

    The 2013 National Infrastructure Protection Plan and the Local Role In Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) recently released the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) 2013: Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. The plan represents an evolution from concepts introduced in the initial version of the NIPP released in 2006 and revised in...

    Jan 06, 2014 | Justin Snair

    NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”

    Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author

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