Climate Change Planning at Benton County Health Services

Benton County Health Services is as an example of how to incorporate climate change planning at the County level. The Public Health...

Jun 20, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

  • NYC MRC Veterinarians provide rabies vaccinations for pets in Staten Island

    Jun 02, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

  • Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill

    The Jan. 9, 2014 Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill has been one of the most challenging U.S. environmental health emergencies....

    May 12, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

  • Life in the EOC during the Red River Flood of 2009

    The last two weeks of the spring of 2009 in Fargo proved to be one for the record books. The winter of 2008-09 had brought record snow...

    Feb 12, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

  • Workforce Challenges in Public Health Preparedness

    Its mid-February in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Pete Baril, the emergency preparedness coordinator for the Western Upper Peninsula...

    Nov 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Volunteer Efforts Continue Local Preparedness Education

    Since 2004, the Orleans County Health Department (NY) has only had one emergency preparedness professional on staff due to...

    Nov 01, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Safety Village Educates Children

    Oct 02, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Partnerships Make California Exercise Possible

    Oct 02, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Climate Change Planning at Benton County Health Services

    Benton County Health Services is as an example of how to incorporate climate change planning at the County level. The Public Health Preparedness Planner used already existing partnerships and planning skills to develop the Climate Change Health Adaptation Plan.

    Jun 20, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

    NYC MRC Veterinarians provide rabies vaccinations for pets in Staten Island

    Jun 02, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

    Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill

    The Jan. 9, 2014 Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill has been one of the most challenging U.S. environmental health emergencies. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department played an integral role working with many stakeholders in responding to the disaster while providing important information to the public.

    May 12, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

    Life in the EOC during the Red River Flood of 2009

    The last two weeks of the spring of 2009 in Fargo proved to be one for the record books. The winter of 2008-09 had brought record snow accumulations to the region. As March came around, temperatures began to warm quicker than normal; bringing the Red River to levels it had not seen since 1967 and 1997.

    Feb 12, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

    Workforce Challenges in Public Health Preparedness

    Its mid-February in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Pete Baril, the emergency preparedness coordinator for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, arrives at the office. He sets off across the freshly plowed parking lot, pondering the task before him. “Three deep,” he says as he scrapes the remainder of last night’s snowfall away from the entrance.

    Nov 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    Volunteer Efforts Continue Local Preparedness Education

    Since 2004, the Orleans County Health Department (NY) has only had one emergency preparedness professional on staff due to programmatic and budget constraints. Thanks to the assistance of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers from the Orleans County VALOR MRC, emergency preparedness and community resiliency education efforts through the health department continue.

    Nov 01, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    Safety Village Educates Children

    Oct 02, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    Partnerships Make California Exercise Possible

    Oct 02, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    3 Newsletters1200 1
    Back to Top