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Statement on Las Vegas Shooting

Our hearts go out to everyone touched by last night’s massacre at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas strip. At least 58...

Oct 02, 2017 | Andrea Grenadier

Tools & Resources, Gun Violence, Medical Reserve Corps

Equipping the Community to Respond to an Active Shooter

The Medical Reserve Corps of SW Vermont has developed a training and resources to help individuals respond to an active shooter.

Aug 22, 2022 | Beth Hess

All of Us, Gun Violence, Injury and Violence Prevention, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)

Report: Mass Attacks in Public Spaces – 2018

This information was originally featured in a DHS press release. On July 9, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan joined Secret Service Director James Murray and the National Threat Assessment Center’s (NTAC) Chief Dr. Lina Alathari for the release of its annual report on Mass Attacks in Public Spaces (MAPS). The report examines 27 […]

Jul 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Gun Violence

NACCHO Statement on the Borderline Bar and Grill Massacre

Twelve people, including a Ventura County sheriff’s sergeant, were killed in a gun massacre at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Nov 14, 2018

Press Release, Gun Violence

Statement on the Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre

Anti-Semitic acts have been increasing in the U.S., fueled by careless, incendiary, and conspiracy-fueled political and hate speech that demonizes not only Jews, but Muslims, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and people of color.

Oct 31, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier

Emergency Response

NACCHO Reacts to the Sante Fe High School Shooting

In a scene all too frequent in our schools, ten people were killed last Friday in a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in southeastern Texas. From a young man who had just turned 17 and was preparing to celebrate with friends to a Pakistani exchange student working to build bridges between her host […]

May 22, 2018

Community Resilience, Emergency Response

2018 Preparedness Summit—“Strengthening National Health Security: Mastering Ordinary Responses, Building Resilience for Extraordinary Events”

The 2018 Preparedness Summit took place last month at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga. As the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness, it drew a wide variety of professionals and experts with a stake in the field—local and state public health department staff; federal agency staff including the U.S. Department […]

May 16, 2018

Statement on Las Vegas Shooting

Our hearts go out to everyone touched by last night’s massacre at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas strip. At least 58 people were reported killed and over 500 wounded in the latest and worst mass shooting in U.S. history. The terrorist was identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada. These […]

Oct 02, 2017 | Andrea Grenadier

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COVID-19, Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccination

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

Water Fountain
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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Emergency Response, Infectious Disease, Opportunity

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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