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Call for Abstracts: 2018 Public Health Informatics Conference

The abstract period for the 2018 Public Health Informatics Conference is officially open for submissions! To support this year’s...

Feb 06, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

Registration Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference

Register Now for Early Bird Savings of $100 Start making your plans now to attend the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference,...

Jan 05, 2016 | Admin

Abstracts Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference

Abstract submissions for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference are now open through January 27, 2016 at 11:59PM PST....

Dec 14, 2015 | Admin

The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – September 2015...

The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on September 22. The meeting kicked off with...

Sep 30, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

Tools & Resources, Training Recap: 2022 Preparedness Summit A record number of attendees—more than 2,200—gathered in Atlanta and virtually April 4–7 for the 2022 Preparedness Summit. Apr 18, 2022 \| Beth Hess
Informatics, Preparedness Profile, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Infographic: Public Health Emergency Preparedness Across the U.S. In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness across the United States. The assessment gathers information about preparedness trends and emerging issues at local health departments (LHDs) to provide an evidence-based foundation for future public health preparedness initiatives. The results of the 2018... Jun 18, 2019 \| Kim Rodgers
Research & Reports, Workforce Development NACCHO Releases the 2018 Forces of Change Report The National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO) Research and Evaluation team is excited to announce the release of the 2018 Forces of Change report. The report highlights new findings on the forces that affect the nation’s local health departments (LHDs). Read the full report. Research shows that although the economic situation is […] Nov 20, 2018
Infectious Disease, Influenza, Training Infectious Disease Preparedness: Reflections from CDC’s Pandemic Flu Exercise This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog. On September 12-14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a pandemic influenza functional exercise in response to a fictional influenza pandemic with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners. The National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)... Oct 05, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
Informatics 2018 PHI: Explore the Intersection of Public Health & Health IT Think the 2018 PHI Conference is just for data analysts and health information technology enthusiasts? Think again! Hosted by NACCHO and the CDC, the conference’s sessions and discussions will meet at the intersection of public health and informatics and can help improve public health practice across the spectrum. Check out our shortlist of sessions to […] Jul 31, 2018
Call for Abstracts: 2018 Public Health Informatics Conference The abstract period for the 2018 Public Health Informatics Conference is officially open for submissions! To support this year’s theme, Connecting Systems and People to Improve Population Health, abstracts will be accepted under the following topic areas: Information Systems Governance Informatics Workforce and Leadership Development Innovations and Novel Applications Informatics-Based Solutions... Feb 06, 2018 \| Katie Dwyer
Registration Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference Register Now for Early Bird Savings of $100 Start making your plans now to attend the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference, August 21–24 in Atlanta. Registration is now open and early bird registration rates are available until July 1. Start Your Abstract Abstract submissions for the conference are now open through January 27, 2016 at […] Jan 05, 2016 \| Admin
Abstracts Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference Abstract submissions for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference are now open through January 27, 2016 at 11:59PM PST. Presenters will be asked to select one of eight topic areas that most closely aligns with the content of the proposed abstract and one of four session categories. The Public Health Informatics Conference will take place […] Dec 14, 2015 \| Admin
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – September 2015 Report The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on September 22. The meeting kicked off with an informational update from NACCHO in regards to an upcoming publication on the intersection of data and preparedness. Members of NACCHO’s preparedness and informatics teams will be looking at the use of any surveillance or […] Sep 30, 2015 \| Nicole Dunifon