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Flu on Call: Increasing Access to Care and Treatment during Pandemic Influenza
Next year, 2018, will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic (the so-called “Spanish Flu”), estimated to have...
Aug 30, 2017 | Erin Roberts
Updates on Flu on Call™ Project Testing
Flu on Call™, a joint NACCHO and CDC project previously titled the “Nurse Triage Line,” has moved into the testing phase. Project...
Jun 04, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups May Report
The Flu on Call™ and the Antiviral Dispensing (AVD) ad hoc workgroups held their second joint monthly meeting on May 12. The meeting...
May 14, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups April Report
The Flu on Call™ ad hoc workgroup (previously the Nurse Triage Line Workgroup) and the Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution ad hoc...
Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Nurse Triage Line Project Site Visit to United Health Group & Poison Control Center...
On December 12 and 13, NACCHO participated in a CDC-led site visit for the Nurse Triage Line Project (NTL) partners to visit the...
Dec 17, 2013 | Sara Rubin
Nurse Triage Line Project October Report
Staff: Sara Rubin The Nurse Triage Line (NTL) Workgroup has reviewed a new NACCHO factsheet that summarizes the workgroup’s role in...
Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin
Nurse Triage Line (NTL) Project September Report
Staff: Sara Rubin The CDC is in the process of developing an operational plan and communications plan for the NTL Project. NACCHO...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
Flu on Call: Increasing Access to Care and Treatment during Pandemic InfluenzaNext year, 2018, will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic (the so-called “Spanish Flu”), estimated to have killed 3% to 6% of the world’s population. Since it is nearly impossible to predict when the next pandemic will occur, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting ongoing efforts to bolster the nation’s […] Aug 30, 2017 | Erin Roberts |
Updates on Flu on Call™ Project TestingFlu on Call™, a joint NACCHO and CDC project previously titled the “Nurse Triage Line,” has moved into the testing phase. Project partners include United Way 2-1-1 (2-1-1) and the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Flu on Call™ draws on the unique capabilities of both 2-1-1 and Poison Control Centers (PCCs), turning them into tele-triage […] Jun 04, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups May ReportThe Flu on Call™ and the Antiviral Dispensing (AVD) ad hoc workgroups held their second joint monthly meeting on May 12. The meeting opened with a debriefing on the May 6 Mobile Text Messaging Council meeting, during which the NACCHO Risk Communications workgroup and NACCHO and CDC staff developed name ideas and messaging content for NACCHO’s Antivirals Text […] May 14, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Flu on Call™ and Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution Workgroups April ReportThe Flu on Call™ ad hoc workgroup (previously the Nurse Triage Line Workgroup) and the Antiviral Dispensing and Distribution ad hoc workgroup have agreed to hold joint monthly meetings beginning April 14. During their first joint conference call, members discussed a NACCHO policy statement currently under revision (“Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Procurement and Distribution”). Members made content... Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Nurse Triage Line Project Site Visit to United Health Group & Poison Control Center in MinneapolisOn December 12 and 13, NACCHO participated in a CDC-led site visit for the Nurse Triage Line Project (NTL) partners to visit the Hennepin Poison Control Center and several facilities on the United Health Group’s Minneapolis campus. Staff Andrew Roszak and Sara Rubin, along with NACCHO member Robert Einweck (member of the Medical Countermeasures Workgroup and […] Dec 17, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
Nurse Triage Line Project October ReportStaff: Sara Rubin The Nurse Triage Line (NTL) Workgroup has reviewed a new NACCHO factsheet that summarizes the workgroup’s role in the project. Additionally, the workgroup has also reviewed a Nurse Triage Line issue brief document that summarizes the entire project and how local health departments can become more engaged in NTL-related efforts. The NTL […] Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
Nurse Triage Line (NTL) Project September ReportStaff: Sara Rubin The CDC is in the process of developing an operational plan and communications plan for the NTL Project. NACCHO staff has been working with the CDC to provide input on both of these documents. NTL Workgroup members discussed submissions for Ignite sessions to the 2014 Preparedness Summit that relate to disaster information lines. Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
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