The expanding role of pharmacists in health care and public health has been highlighted in recent years by NACCHO through its Statement of Policy and other publications, and just last month in the National Governor’s…
The CDC held a press conference on January 29 in response to the ongoing measles outbreak. State and local health departments are working vigorously investigating the current multistate measles outbreak. Since January 1, 84 measles…
Increasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health departments are managing different pressures, NACCHO Policy Scholar, Pooja Kothari, spoke with Kore Redden, the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administrator…
On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014. The report looks at states across ten criteria…
by Dawn Brantley, Regional Inclusive Emergency Planner, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission In September, Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) filed a complaint against the District of Columbia and its mayor for “multiple, serious failures by Washington,…
The NACCHO Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Toolkit, formerly known as the Stockbox, is currently undergoing review by the NACCHO MCM Workgroup. Tools which have been submitted as best practice examples are being reviewed for continued relevancy,…
The 21st century in local public health has presented challenges and opportunities. The early years of this new century have been the “best of times and the worst of times.” During the start of the…
By Leigh Wilsey, Preparedness Coordinator, Florida Department of Health in Clay County As a local health department, the Florida Department of Health in Clay County (DOH-Clay) has had many opportunities to respond to emergencies and…
As concerns mount regarding the Ebola outbreak in the United States, state governments are taking matters into their own hands to proactively protect their citizens from the deadly disease. On October 7, although no cases…
By Denise Lillvis, MPA and Anna Kirkland, JD, PhD, University of Michigan In our article recently published by Milbank Quarterly, we discuss the trends in state childhood vaccine legislation from 1998 to 2012. We identified…