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Preparedness Brief

The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

ASTHO’s Directors of Public Health Preparedness Annual Meeting

On October 24-26th, 2017, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) hosted the annual Directors...

Oct 30, 2017 | Katie Dwyer

ASPR and NACCHO Work to Advance National Health Security through Local Stakeholder Engagement

National health security (NHS) refers to the level of national preparedness and resiliency in the face of health...

Sep 06, 2017 | Danielle Chatelain

Multiple Petya Ransomware Infections Reported

US-CERT has received multiple reports of Petya ransomware infections occurring in networks in many countries around the...

Jun 27, 2017 | Katie Dwyer

Emerging MCM Practices Revealed at the ASPR Regional Summits

By Raymond Purerini, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Throughout the month of August the Office of the Assistant Secretary...

Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

Healthcare and Public Health Sector Government Coordinating Council Meeting

On April 22 and 23, the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for...

Apr 28, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

CDC Quarterly Partner Meeting

CDC convened its second of four public health preparedness and response partner meetings on November 6. The purpose of...

Nov 13, 2014 | Scott Fisher

ASTHO Directors of Public Health Preparedness Meeting

NACCHO staff participated in the Directors of Public Health Preparedness meeting in Washington, DC, October 7-9. The...

Oct 10, 2014 | Scott Fisher

NACCHO Staff Attend IOM Vector-Borne Disease Workshop

NACCHO staff from both the Environmental Health Team and Infectious Disease Team attended an Institute of Medicine...

Sep 25, 2014 | Lisa Brown

NACCHO Staff Attend State Managed Shelter Exercise

By Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public Health Preparedness, and Kim Grimmick, M.Ed, Lead Analyst, eLearning On...

Sep 09, 2014 | Katie Roulston

El Paso Legal Training

Thank you again for joining us for Chaos in the Streets, Order in the Courts – a workshop focusing on public...

Sep 03, 2014 | Andy Roszak

Partner Articles

Water Fountain
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease
  • Opportunity

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of...

May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

2020 04 27 15 21 31 COVID 19 Alternate Care Site Resources ASPR TRACIE
  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a...

Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

2020 04 27 15 54 18 Public Health COVID 19 Online Community
  • 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...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

Penn State Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) has...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease
  • Podcast

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy has a running archive of...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

  • Research & Reports

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd...

Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

  • Call for Comments
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a New Project...

Oct 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

  • Community Engagement

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

Dr. Scott Santibanez, Associate Director for Science for CDC’s Division in...

Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

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