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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 05, 2016 | Guest Author
NACCHO Launches Updated Health and Disability Toolkit
By Meredith Williams, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow The NACCHO Health and Disability Team has launched an updated and expanded...
Mar 23, 2016 | Guest Author
February 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on February 10. During this call, Lilly Kan, NACCHO’s Acting...
Feb 16, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – January 2016...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on January 26. This month’s meeting focused...
Jan 29, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon
Submit Tools to Project Public Health Ready’s Online Toolkit
NACCHO needs your help! In an effort to provide the best technical assistance and resources to local health departments NACCHO’s...
Jan 26, 2016 | Mary Hodges
January 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on January 13. During this call, the workgroup welcomed new member...
Jan 19, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – December 2015...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on December 15. The meeting kicked off with a...
Dec 30, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
December 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on December 9. During this call, Julie Looper, Senior Program...
Dec 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
New Anthrax Clinical Guidance Released
On Friday, December 4, 2015, CDC released the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) with new clinical guidance for the use of...
Dec 07, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Lessons from Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters: An Interview with Ana-Marie Jones, Part 1Coordinated 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 05, 2016 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Launches Updated Health and Disability ToolkitBy Meredith Williams, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow The NACCHO Health and Disability Team has launched an updated and expanded Health and Disability Toolkit. The Health and Disability Toolkit is part of NACCHO’s free, online Toolbox and now features more than 175 resources. People with disabilities make up at least 20% of the population, a […] Mar 23, 2016 | Guest Author |
February 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on February 10. During this call, Lilly Kan, NACCHO’s Acting Senior Director of Infectious Disease, provided an update on Zika. In addition, Katie Dwyer, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO presented the preliminary results of NACCHO’s Preparedness Profile Survey. This presentation provided high-level results in the […] Feb 16, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – January 2016 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on January 26. This month’s meeting focused on CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Capabilities. During the call the workgroup provided comments and feedback on PHEP Capability 5: Fatality Management and PHEP Capability 11: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions. The feedback collected will be used to... Jan 29, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon |
Submit Tools to Project Public Health Ready’s Online ToolkitNACCHO needs your help! In an effort to provide the best technical assistance and resources to local health departments NACCHO’s Preparedness Planning, Outcomes and Measurement (PPOM) Workgroup is seeking to expand and update the Project Public Health Ready online toolkit. This toolkit serves as a repository of best practices, templates, and samples for a variety […] Jan 26, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
January 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on January 13. During this call, the workgroup welcomed new member Lisa Powell, Program Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response at El Paso County Public Health (CO). In addition, Michele Askenazi, Director of Public Health Preparedness and Response from the Tri-County Health Department (CO) presented […] Jan 19, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – December 2015 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on December 15. The meeting kicked off with a discussion on CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Capability 2: Community Recovery. Feedback on the capability was collected from workgroup members and will be used to inform NACCHO’s research, as well as help identify […] Dec 30, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
December 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on December 9. During this call, Julie Looper, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO, provided an informational update on the 2015 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps. In addition, workgroup member Steve Alles, Program Manager from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health presented an overview […] Dec 29, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
New Anthrax Clinical Guidance ReleasedOn Friday, December 4, 2015, CDC released the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) with new clinical guidance for the use of Medical Countermeasures (MCMs) during an Anthrax mass-casualty event. Guidance Abstract Snippet: “This report addresses elements of hospital-based acute care, specifically antitoxins and intravenous antimicrobial use, and the diagnosis and management of common... Dec 07, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
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