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Launch of the Global Health Security Agenda
On Friday, Feb. 21, two NACCHO preparedness and infectious disease staff attended the Launch of the Global Health Security (GHS)...
Mar 20, 2014 | Sara Rubin
Incident Management Workgroup February Report
The Incident Management Workgroup held its monthly call on February 24. Workgroup members discussed a draft of a policy statement on...
Feb 26, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
NACCHO Hosts George Washington University Students for Policy Scholars Program
Over the past several months, NACCHO staff have developed a Policy Scholars Program that provides graduate-level students with the...
Feb 11, 2014 | Sara Rubin
Thirteen Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recently recognized four agencies from Tennessee and nine agencies from Florida for...
Jan 23, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public Health
NACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed...
Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on U.S. Preparedness Resources and Programs:...
Date: Nov. 18-19, 2013 Staff: Jack Herrmann, Laura Hanen, Michelle Zamperetti, Roland Gamache Members: Karen DeSalvo (New Orleans,...
Dec 06, 2013 | Jack Herrmann
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With Schools
On any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million...
Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Launch of the Global Health Security AgendaOn Friday, Feb. 21, two NACCHO preparedness and infectious disease staff attended the Launch of the Global Health Security (GHS) Agenda, a briefing hosted by the UPMC Center for Health Security, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), and the American Association for the Advancement of... Mar 20, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
Incident Management Workgroup February ReportThe Incident Management Workgroup held its monthly call on February 24. Workgroup members discussed a draft of a policy statement on local workforce development and training for emergency preparedness. NACCHO staff will incorporate their feedback into a final draft prior to the next call. Updates were also provided on different workgroup deliverables, including the […] Feb 26, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
NACCHO Hosts George Washington University Students for Policy Scholars ProgramOver the past several months, NACCHO staff have developed a Policy Scholars Program that provides graduate-level students with the opportunity to draft policy statements on behalf of NACCHO, work with staff members to receive feedback, and then present the statement to the appropriate NACCHO workgroup for review. Students have the opportunity to learn about a […] Feb 11, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
Thirteen Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready RecognitionNACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recently recognized four agencies from Tennessee and nine agencies from Florida for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. NACCHO extends congratulations to the following agencies for their PPHR recognition: Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department, TN Sullivan County Regional Health Department,... Jan 23, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public HealthNACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed to succeed as leaders. This year, NACCHO hosted a week long closing workshop for the program “graduates” that gave participants an opportunity to come to Washington, DC for in-person trainings in subjects such as strategic […] Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick |
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on U.S. Preparedness Resources and Programs: An Institute of Medicine WorkshopDate: Nov. 18-19, 2013 Staff: Jack Herrmann, Laura Hanen, Michelle Zamperetti, Roland Gamache Members: Karen DeSalvo (New Orleans, LA), S. Atyia Martin (Boston, MA), Brandon Dean (Los Angeles, CA) Highlights: This 2-day Institute of Medicine (IOM) workshop brought together governmental and private sector leaders in healthcare and public health to discuss the opportunities for public […] Dec 06, 2013 | Jack Herrmann |
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Partnering With SchoolsOn any given day, educational institutions house more 20 percent of the United States population. This equates to more than 60 million students, facility, and staff. According to the U.S Secretary of Education, “Pandemic influenza could have a profound effect on our nation’s school systems. Children would be expected to have high rates of infection and are more likely […] Oct 16, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
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