Past Events

Please join EPA’s Decentralized Wastewater Program on June 19, 2019, from 1:00-3:00pm EDT for a webinar titled “Natural Disaster Preparedness and Recovery for Communities Served by Decentralized Wastewater Systems” sponsored by the EPA Decentralized Wastewater MOU Partnership. Speakers for this webinar include experts from the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), EPA officials in Puerto Rico, and a local official in coastal Connecticut. For more information, see the available flyer. REGISTER here.

NACCHO, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Ventura County Public Health, invites preparedness and response professionals from local health departments and their partners to attend "Emergency Communication in Preparation for a Radiation Event." During this webinar, presenters will provide attendees with insight regarding CDC’s risk communication principles and CDC’s efforts to support local health departments in radiation preparedness. Furthermore, attendees will hear from Dr. Robert Levin of Ventura County Public Health on Ventura County’s…

Changing organizational practices to advance health equity is a difficult task. But through using the Human Impact Partners’ definition of health equity and theory of change, we can begin to minimize the barriers of change management. Hosted by the Region V Public Health Training Center at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, this webinar will feature Megan Gaydos, Project Director at Human Impact Partners, and will focus on methods that health departments can use to address power imbalances…

NACCHO supports local health departments that are on the front lines of public health providing vaccination, responsible for disease surveillance, and prevention and control activities to reduce health risks of cases and outbreaks. Since September 2018, there have been over 800 mumps cases in adult migrants detained in US detention facilities, who are under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Detention facilities should follow local or state health department guidance and recommendations for mumps outbreak management. Effective public health…

This webinar for environmental health professionals and the communities they serve will give an overview of the health impacts of extreme storms and flooding, including lung health impacts, and practical tips from local environmental health professionals. Speakers will share their personal experiences and lessons learned while serving communities that have experienced extreme storms and flooding. The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24 from 1:00-2:00PM ET. Register here.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Governors Association, and American Bar Association announced the launch of a four-part webinar series, "Preparedness and Response for Public Health Emergencies: Exploring the Role of Law," which will explore legal preparedness for public health emergencies. The series aims to provide a more in depth look into the common legal challenges posed by public health emergencies. Legal preparedness expert Gregory Sunshine (CDC) will moderate the first webinar focusing on the impacts of flooding…