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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
Amateur Radio Activities Return for 2016 Preparedness Summit
The ability to communicate is an essential component of all emergency response activities. During an emergency, there could be...
Mar 22, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
Become A Licensed Amateur Radio Operator at the 2015 Preparedness Summit
Incidents over the past year have once again demonstrated that developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a...
Dec 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak
Public Health Amateur Radio Club Established
As incidents over the past several years have demonstrated, developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a...
Dec 04, 2014 | Andy Roszak
Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather
The official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter...
Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan
NACCHO Staff Support D.C. Department of Health and the Concert for Valor
On Veterans day, Tuesday, November 11, 2014, NACCHO staff members volunteered with the D.C. Department of Health to provide support...
Nov 14, 2014 | Andy Roszak
The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical Need
On this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national...
Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author
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 |
Amateur Radio Activities Return for 2016 Preparedness SummitThe ability to communicate is an essential component of all emergency response activities. During an emergency, there could be significant damage to communication infrastructure resulting in failures to successfully coordinate and carryout a response. In no-notice or rapidly developing emergencies, cellular communication networks can quickly become overwhelmed and cell phone communication could... Mar 22, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
Become A Licensed Amateur Radio Operator at the 2015 Preparedness SummitIncidents over the past year have once again demonstrated that developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a disaster continues to be a challenging task. Landlines tend to be one of the first victims of natural and man-made disasters, with cell phone networks generally close behind. During times of disaster, many organizations are turning […] Dec 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
Public Health Amateur Radio Club EstablishedAs incidents over the past several years have demonstrated, developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a disaster continues to be a challenging task. Land-lines tend to be one of the first victims of natural and man-made disasters, with cell phone networks generally close behind. During times of disaster, many public health […] Dec 04, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter WeatherThe official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter weather is in full swing across much of the United States and as early snowfalls, intense storms, and other types of extreme winter weather—events that differ significantly from the average weather pattern—become more […] Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO Staff Support D.C. Department of Health and the Concert for ValorOn Veterans day, Tuesday, November 11, 2014, NACCHO staff members volunteered with the D.C. Department of Health to provide support for the Concert for Valor on the National Mall. The event, featuring performances from Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Eminem, Metallica, Carrie Underwood, Dave Grohl, the Black Keys, and Jessie J, Zac Brown Band, was expected to draw 800,000 […] Nov 14, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical NeedOn this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national network of volunteers trained to respond to disasters and emergencies and support the health of their communities. The need for the MRC became apparent after 9/11 when thousands of medical and public health professionals, […] Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author |
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