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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
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Disease

NASEM Releases Report on Wastewater-Based Disease Surveillance

New report reviews the current utility of community-level wastewater surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic and its...

Jan 19, 2023 | Rebecca Rainey

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  • COVID-19
  • Water Quality

Wastewater-Based Disease Surveillance for Public Health Action: Report Release Webinar

Join the webinar to learn more.

Jan 13, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • COVID-19
  • Press Release
  • Medical Reserve Corps

NACCHO Announces More Than $3.4 Million in Awards to Local Medical Reserve Corps Units and State Coordinators

Awards will strengthen MRC Network’s ability to deploy a ready, capable, and responsive volunteer workforce to address...

Dec 21, 2022 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19

Effective Pandemic Response: Lessons from Kauai

COVID-19 response lessons learned from Kauai District Health Office of the Hawaii Department of Health are shared in...

Dec 15, 2022 | Beth Hess

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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 is a call to all Americans six months and older to get their annual flu vaccine, if...

Dec 05, 2022 | Victoria Thompson

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  • COVID-19
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Rising to the Challenge: How Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers Serve as a Scalable Workforce for Local Health Departments in Response to COVID-19 and Beyond

Read the September/October issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice to see how Medical Reserve...

Sep 15, 2022 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Webinar
  • Immunization
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Webinar: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine for Children Under 5 & Bivalent Booster for 12+

Join this webinar on Thursday, September 22, 3:00-4:00 PM ET.

Sep 14, 2022 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Webinar
  • Immunization

Webinar: A Clinical Update on Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Join this webinar on Thursday, September 29, 3:00-4:00 PM ET.

Sep 14, 2022 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Engagement
  • Immunization

New: Medical Countermeasure Best Practice Resource Guide

This new "Medical Countermeasure Best Practice Resource Guide" shares best practices and lessons learned from local...

Sep 08, 2022 | Gideon Amaniel

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Engagement
  • Community Resilience

NACCHO Exchange Summer 2022: The Medical Reserve Corps

This issue of NACCHO Exchange looks at the impact of the Medical Reserve Corps as it marks its 20th year of service to...

Sep 06, 2022 | Beth Hess

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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