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Federal Resource Toolkit for State and Local Agencies Serving Vulnerable Populations...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, developed a toolkit...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Extreme Weather, Food Safety & Inspection, Mental Health

    Hurricane Season Ready: Preparedness and Response Resources

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian and is ready to assist...

    Aug 28, 2019 | Katie Dwyer

  • Tools & Resources, Emergency Response

    GIS HHS emPOWER REST Service_Public: New Connection Required To Consume “CMS...

    Effective February 12, 2019, ASPR updated the name of the HHS emPOWER Program’s Representational State Transfer (REST) Service...

    Feb 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Rural Health

    CMS Announces First Rural Health Strategy

    On May 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the agency’s first Rural Health Strategy intended to provide...

    May 09, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

  • Call for ‘Second Wednesday Webinar’ Presenters

    The CDC’s Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR) seeks local and state health department staff to serve as 2018 presenters for...

    Oct 06, 2017 | Raymond Puerini

  • Host a FEMA Training Course on Health Sector Emergency Preparedness

    The FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness, in collaboration with the HHS ASPR Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs,...

    Sep 28, 2017

    • Tools & Resources, COVID-19

    Preparing for End of National COVID-19 Emergency Declaration

    How local health departments can prepared for the end of the national COVID-19 emergency declaration.

    Feb 27, 2023 | Sarah Callahan, Brexton Ridley

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    NACCHO Podcast: The Future of Public Health Emergency Preparedness

    Communications Specialist Beth Hess speaks with Ben Robison, Health Commissioner for the Wood County Health Department in Ohio, about the future of CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program.

    Sep 29, 2022 | Beth Hess

    Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Epidemiology, Global Health

    COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (April 6-10)

    This blog highlights COVID-19 guidance/news, tools and resources, and training opportunities that NACCHO compiled during the week of April 6-10, 2020.

    Apr 29, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Health Equity & Social Justice, Infectious Disease

    Federal Resource Toolkit for State and Local Agencies Serving Vulnerable Populations During the COVID-19 Emergency

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, developed a toolkit of federal resources that state and local agencies can use to support services to vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Toolkit resources cover: Volunteer Information Resources for Older Adults, People with Disabilities Domestic Violence and...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Extreme Weather, Food Safety & Inspection, Mental Health

    Hurricane Season Ready: Preparedness and Response Resources

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian and is ready to assist and support local health departments with response and recovery efforts. This page will be updated continually. Please reach out to NACCHO’s Preparedness team for additional updates or assistance. Local health departments are life-saving first responders to...

    Aug 28, 2019 | Katie Dwyer

    Tools & Resources, Emergency Response

    GIS HHS emPOWER REST Service_Public: New Connection Required To Consume “CMS Electricity-Dependent Data” in GIS Applications

    Effective February 12, 2019, ASPR updated the name of the HHS emPOWER Program’s Representational State Transfer (REST) Service (formerly named CMS_DME/HHS_CMS_DME_ESRD_onlyAll) to align with the other HHS emPOWER Program tools and resources. This REST Service, provided via ASPR’s GeoHEALTH Platform, allows users to consume the HHS emPOWER Map data layer in their own geographic information...

    Feb 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Rural Health

    CMS Announces First Rural Health Strategy

    On May 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the agency’s first Rural Health Strategy intended to provide a proactive approach on healthcare issues to ensure that the nearly one in five individuals who live in rural America have access to high quality, affordable healthcare. The agency-wide Rural Health Strategy, built on […]

    May 09, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

    Call for ‘Second Wednesday Webinar’ Presenters

    The CDC’s Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR) seeks local and state health department staff to serve as 2018 presenters for the CDC Second Wednesday Webinar series. Ideal presentations will provide a 45-minute overview of a health department’s innovative or promising practices, lessons learned, and/or effective strategies on the below topics. 2018 CDC Second Wednesday Webinar Topic...

    Oct 06, 2017 | Raymond Puerini

    Host a FEMA Training Course on Health Sector Emergency Preparedness

    The FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness, in collaboration with the HHS ASPR Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs, designed a one-day, eight-hour health sector emergency preparedness course to provide training to healthcare providers and suppliers in the achievement of the four core elements outlined in the September 2016 Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and...

    Sep 28, 2017

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    NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccination

    Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

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    Tools & Resources, COVID-19, Water Quality

    Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to Aid Safe Building Reopening...

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

    Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

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    National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to Health Departments

    The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and aims to...

    May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease

    COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

    ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a collection of new resources that can help stakeholders address...

    Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

    During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    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 COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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