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The National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces Over $1...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local health...
Feb 11, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
Updated MRC Core Competencies: Streamlining Training Standards for All Public Health...
By Kathy Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Public health preparedness planners are responsible for developing plans to protect the...
Jan 12, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
MRC Adopts Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health as New Competency...
NACCHO, in collaboration with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC), is pleased to announce that the...
May 04, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse
NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security Strategy
Earlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the...
Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- December Update
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on December 15. With many of the MRC workgroup members coming...
Jan 09, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse
MRC Project December Report
NACCHO staff held the MRC Volunteer Core Competencies meeting on December 11-12 in Arlington, VA to review the status of the revised...
Dec 30, 2014 | Admin
MRC Project November Report
On November 7, the application period closed for the 2014-2015 NACCHO MRC awards and staff reviewed applications throughout the month...
Dec 09, 2014 | Admin
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- August 2014 Updates
The MRC workgroup convened via conference call on August 28. Over the past month, the workgroup has been diligently working to...
Sep 02, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse
MRC Project July Update
NACCHO ended the fourth project year supporting the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps on July 31. NACCHO begins...
Jul 31, 2014 | Admin
Awards & Recognition, Press Release, Medical Reserve CorpsThe National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces Over $1 Million in Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness AwardsThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments is pleased to announce the 2019 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Operational Readiness Awards (ORA). Feb 11, 2020 | Theresa Spinner |
Updated MRC Core Competencies: Streamlining Training Standards for All Public Health Preparedness RolesBy Kathy Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Public health preparedness planners are responsible for developing plans to protect the communities they serve against all hazards that may negatively impact local health and safety. Fulfilling this crucial role requires training and exercise plans ensuring preparedness staff and volunteers are both knowledgeable and able to perform their […] Jan 12, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
MRC Adopts Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health as New Competency Set for VolunteersNACCHO, in collaboration with the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC), is pleased to announce that the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) has adopted the Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (DMPH Competencies) as the new competency set for the MRC Volunteers. The Medical Reserve Corps is a national network of engaged, […] May 04, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse |
NACCHO Podcast Series Explores the National Health Security StrategyEarlier this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a revised version of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). The document provides strategic direction to ensure that efforts to improve health security nationwide over the next four years are guided by a common vision; based on sound evidence; and […] Apr 30, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- December UpdateThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on December 15. With many of the MRC workgroup members coming back from an engaging MRC Core Competencies workshop the week before, much of the discussion on the call was a hot-wash and action planning for the MRC workgroup’s next steps as they related to […] Jan 09, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse |
MRC Project December ReportNACCHO staff held the MRC Volunteer Core Competencies meeting on December 11-12 in Arlington, VA to review the status of the revised MRC core competencies. Staff also completed reviews for the 2014-2015 NACCHO MRC Awards, and will announce this year’s award winners the first week in January. NACCHO finalized the survey questions for the 2015 Network Profile […] Dec 30, 2014 | Admin |
MRC Project November ReportOn November 7, the application period closed for the 2014-2015 NACCHO MRC awards and staff reviewed applications throughout the month of November. Staff will complete the reviews process in December and notices of awards will be sent to MRC units in January. Staff attended several conferences in November to represent the MRC, including the National […] Dec 09, 2014 | Admin |
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- August 2014 UpdatesThe MRC workgroup convened via conference call on August 28. Over the past month, the workgroup has been diligently working to finalize its workplan for the upcoming term. The workgroup’s goals for this term are to: Serve as subject matter experts for NACCHO MRC projects and initiatives. Identify and increase access to resources and tools […] Sep 02, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse |
MRC Project July UpdateNACCHO ended the fourth project year supporting the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps on July 31. NACCHO begins the fifth and final year of this cooperative agreement on August 1. During the month of July, NACCHO MRC staff completed closeout of PY4 deliverables, including the communications audit of NACCHO’s MRC communications efforts. […] Jul 31, 2014 | Admin |
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