The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.
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
On April 23, HHS announced that CDC is awarding $631 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of...
May 08, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
When disaster strikes, providing lifesaving medical care becomes more challenging and complex. To promote the best possible care in...
Jul 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness...
Jun 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for...
Nov 20, 2018
The National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO) Research and Evaluation team is excited to announce the release...
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and is an effort to raise awareness on the continued threats posed by cyberattacks...
Oct 26, 2018
This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog. On September 12-14, the Centers for...
Oct 05, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Think the 2018 PHI Conference is just for data analysts and health information technology enthusiasts? Think again! Hosted by NACCHO...
Jul 31, 2018
On April 23, HHS announced that CDC is awarding $631 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 to support state and local COVID-19 response efforts. CDC is administering these funds to the 64 current recipients (50 states, 6 large cities, and 8 territories) of the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious...
When disaster strikes, providing lifesaving medical care becomes more challenging and complex. To promote the best possible care in disasters, we need next-generation solutions that harness the power of cutting-edge technology to improve health outcomes. To advance this, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is preparing to launch ASPR Next, […]
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...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), recently conducted a needs assessment of local health department and healthcare cybersecurity preparedness to better understand the gaps and challenges that impedes cybersecurity preparedness planning. Major gaps included lack of...
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 […]
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and is an effort to raise awareness on the continued threats posed by cyberattacks and the activities that are being pursued to protect against future cyberattacks. The Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kirstjen M. Nielsen, recently spoke about DHS’ efforts to protect against threats […]
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)...
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 […]
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