NACCHO has released its 2018 Annual Report, which highlights the noteworthy achievements of the association last year. In 2018, NACCHO helped its members advance local public health practice by serving as the voice of local…
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is launching the second round of its public health crowd-sourcing effort, which is focused on making predictions about future outbreaks and other health security-related events. Volunteer predictors are…
The current Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector policy and operational guidance document is set to expire at the end of 2019. The Joint Councils Leadership is currently seeking volunteers to inform the core content…
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) program is pleased to recognize or re-recognize 14 local and regional health agencies for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. Four agencies…
Additional training dates of the virtual instructor-led RealOpt© class on vaccination and point-of dispensing (POD) sites are now available. This training leads participants through the components of RealOpt©, a computer modeling program that determines staff…
In this week’s episode of Podcast from Washington, Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss the public health implications of House passage of the FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) and Education appropriations bill .…
Although the United States is making bold strides in many areas of health, we have an opportunity to learn from public health practitioners beyond our borders—even those with limited resources—who are making significant progress around…
In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness across the United States. The assessment gathers information about preparedness trends and emerging issues at local health…
The House of Representatives passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379). The Senate passed the legislation on May 16, 2019, and it is now headed to the President’s desk…
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is currently seeking national reviewers for our Fall 2019 review of local health department applications. This is a great opportunity to learn about innovative practices in preparedness, network with colleagues from…