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Medical Countermeasures Workgroup August Report
NACCHO’s Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup met on August 8, 2016 for it’s second meeting of the project year. The meeting...
Sep 12, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) July Report
During the month of July, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) NACCHO staff continued the recruitment and selection process for...
Sep 09, 2016 | Madison Ferraro
Public Health Communications Workgroup – August Meeting
The Public Health Communications Workgroup met at the end of August to finalize the group’s 2016-2017 workplan. The plan will...
Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Updated Health and Disability Toolkit in NACCHO’s New Toolbox
Earlier this year, NACCHO launched an updated and expanded Health and Disability Toolkit as a part of its free, online Toolbox. The...
Aug 05, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Public Health Preparedness Landscape: Findings from the 2015 Preparedness Profile...
In May 2015, with support from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed the first annual Preparedness...
Aug 03, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup July Report
Earlier this month, NACCHO’s Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held its first monthly call of the project year. The...
Jul 26, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with...
Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications...
Apr 27, 2016 | Guest Author
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – February 2016...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on February 23. This month’s meeting focused...
Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – March 2016...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 22. This month’s meeting focused on...
Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup August ReportNACCHO’s Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup met on August 8, 2016 for it’s second meeting of the project year. The meeting started with representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcing a series of trainings on the using RealOpt software for Point of Dispensing planning. Next, the MCM Workgroup Chair, Sarah Keally of Fairfax County (VA) […] Sep 12, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) July ReportDuring the month of July, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) NACCHO staff continued the recruitment and selection process for reviewers for the fall 2016 review cycle. Reviewers selected for this cycle will assess and vet the submitted preparedness plans from health department applicants for this year. The list of participating reviewers will be finalized in […] Sep 09, 2016 | Madison Ferraro |
Public Health Communications Workgroup – August MeetingThe Public Health Communications Workgroup met at the end of August to finalize the group’s 2016-2017 workplan. The plan will focus on assessing communications capacity at the local level of public health and increasing awareness of the role of communication as a foundational, cross-cutting capacity for local health departments. The workgroup is also interested in undertaking an initiative... Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Updated Health and Disability Toolkit in NACCHO’s New ToolboxEarlier this year, NACCHO launched an updated and expanded Health and Disability Toolkit as a part of its free, online Toolbox. The Toolkit currently has 181 resources, all of which can be accessed by visiting the new NACCHO Toolbox portal, and selecting “Health and Disability Toolkit” in the toolkit drop down menu. The Toolkit includes resources developed by NACCHO’s Health and... Aug 05, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Public Health Preparedness Landscape: Findings from the 2015 Preparedness Profile AssessmentIn May 2015, with support from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed the first annual Preparedness Profile assessment to local health departments (LHDs). Amidst continuous cuts to preparedness funding, NACCHO has interviewed members who have anecdotally reported that decreases in funding have led to decreases in staffing, trainings, exercises, travel and […] Aug 03, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup July ReportEarlier this month, NACCHO’s Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held its first monthly call of the project year. The meeting started with representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promoting the content of their latest Second Wednesday Webinar series (July 13, 2016) call, which highlighted information on ASPR TRACIE and the NACCHO Toolbox. Next, the... Jul 26, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with Ana-Marie Jones, Part 2Coordinated by Susan Sloan, Performance Management Specialist, Whatcom County (WA) Health Department and NACCHO Risk Communications and Information Sharing Workgroup member; Interview by Eric E. Holdeman, Principal, Eric Holdeman & Associates. Ana-Marie Jones is the Executive Director of CARD – Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters, a nonprofit located in Alameda County, CA.... Apr 27, 2016 | Guest Author |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – February 2016 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on February 23. This month’s meeting focused on the Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) toolkit. PPOM members will be undertaking an evaluation and review of all tools in the PPHR toolkit. Based on evaluations and discussion PPOM members will recommend tools for removal […] Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – March 2016 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 22. This month’s meeting focused on a new template tool for AARs, developed and presented by PPOM member, Julie Stephens. Julie presented the tool and showed an example AAR that had been completed using the tool, members were encouraged to use […] Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers |
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