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The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization
  • Influenza

National Influenza Vaccination Week - #FightFlu: Protecting Our Adult Communities from Influenza Through Vaccination

National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is a reminder to all Americans six months and older to get their annual flu...

Dec 04, 2023 | Victoria Thompson, Clarissa Montes

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  • Community Engagement
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers Bridge Language Gaps

See how volunteers of the Medical Reserve Corps are bridging language gaps in their communities.

Oct 19, 2023 | Beth Hess

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Journal Supplement Highlights Lessons for Public Health Preparedness from COVID-19

Special open-access journal supplement features 14 papers, all of which are available online.

Sep 28, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Community Resilience
  • Climate Change
  • Emergency Response
  • Extreme Weather

Now Accepting Abstracts: 2024 Preparedness Summit

Abstracts due September 15.

Aug 02, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement

Request for Applications: Building Workforce Capacity of Rural and Frontier Local Health Departments to Respond to COVID-19, Year 3

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA): Building Workforce Capacity of Rural and Frontier Local Health Departments to Respond...

Jul 27, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

Rebuilding Medical Reserve Corps Units to Meet Community Need

See how two Medical Reserve Corps units are rebuiling to meet community need.

Jul 20, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Webinar
  • Emergency Response

Webinar: Preparing for WASH-Related Emergencies Among People Experiencing Homelessness

See the webinar recording and slides.

Jun 28, 2023 | Rebecca Rainey

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

ASPR Awards $50 Million from the American Rescue Plan to Strengthen the Medical Reserve Corps

ASPR announced $50 million in awards to 33 states and jurisdictions to strengthen the MRC network.

Jun 09, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Communications & Public Relations
  • Emergency Response

When Public Health Meets Misinformation: Acknowledging and Learning from the Successes and Failures of Emergency Risk Communication

At the recently concluded NACCHO Preparedness Summit in Atlanta, GA, a workshop on risk communication in public health...

May 30, 2023 | Anu Varma

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Share Feedback: Draft National Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities

Join us on June 1 at 2:00 PM ET to provide feedback on ASPR's draft National Health Care Preparedness and Response...

May 25, 2023 | Jessica Pryor

Partner Articles

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease
  • Opportunity

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of...

May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to...

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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...

Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

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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...

Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

Penn State Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) has...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Penn State Project ECHO: COVID-19 ECHO Series

  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease
  • Podcast

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy has a running archive of...

Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CIDRAP: COVID-19 Podcasts and Webinars

  • Research & Reports

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd...

Nov 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

42nd Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

  • Call for Comments
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a New Project...

Oct 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Comments: Community-Based Response to Drug...

  • Community Engagement

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

Dr. Scott Santibanez, Associate Director for Science for CDC’s Division in...

Sep 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Article: Engaging with Community- and Faith-Based...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Water Quality

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

During water system interruptions, the operation of healthcare facilities is...

Aug 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and...

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