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Preparedness Brief

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

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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

Webinar
  • 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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  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response

2023 Hurricane Season Preparedness

Resources to help communities prepare for the 2023 hurricane season.

Jun 23, 2023 | NacchoVoice

Emergency Prep
  • 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

E o c 3
  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health
  • Emergency Response
  • Leadership

NACCHO Releases Two Administrative Preparedness Resources

These new resources can be personalized in your health department, and offer guidance to public health officials to use...

May 01, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Emergency Response
  • Extreme Weather
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Medical Reserve Corps Units Respond to Severe Weather in California

See how seven Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units helped California communities respond to severe weather.

Feb 15, 2023 | Beth Hess

Chem Emer
  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response

Resources to Prepare for a Chemical Emergency

Resources to help your local health department prepare for chemical emergencies.

Feb 14, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Medical Reserve Corps

How a Medical Reserve Corps Unit Addresses the Needs of Vulnerable Populations During an Evacuation

See how the Central Nebraska Medical Reserve Corps is preparing to help vulnerable populations evacuate during an...

Jan 19, 2023 | Beth Hess

2022 Nat Prep Report
  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Emergency Response

FEMA Releases the 2022 National Preparedness Report

Report reveals the impacts that climate change and associated natural disasters continue to have on emergency...

Jan 11, 2023 | Beth Hess

MRCPR web
  • Emergency Response
  • Medical Reserve Corps

MRC of Puerto Rico Responds to Hurricane Fiona

See how the MRC of Puerto Rico helped its community respond to Hurricane Fiona.

Dec 21, 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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Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
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