The National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) and ASPR’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (ASPR TRACIE) are hosting a free webinar focusing on the development and execution of special pathogen exercise materials…
In November 2016, the UPMC Center for Health Security released a new communication casebook, entitled How to Steward Medical Countermeasures and Public Trust in an Emergency: A Communication Casebook for FDA and Its Public Health Partners.…
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and the Office of Acquisitions Management, Contracts and Grants (AMCG), components of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness…
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Sara Chang, Program Analyst, NACCHO As the CDC and World Health Organization escalate their preparedness and…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2016 National Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness on January 28, 2016. The report shows how federal investments enhance our nation’s ability to respond to public health threats…
The CDC and the Department of Homeland Security announced modifications to enhanced Ebola port-of-entry screening for travelers from Sierra Leone effective November 10. This decision follows CDC’s downgrade of Sierra Leone’s travel notice for Ebola…
On Thursday, August 27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance on healthcare workers’ use of personal protective equipment with suspected and confirmed Ebola patients. This guidance was based on feedback…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a multimedia report entitled, “The Road to Zero,” describing the experiences of CDC responders to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The report uses video, information graphics, photos,…
By Sara Chang, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO With the World Health Organization declaring Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission on May 9 and cases slowing in the most affected areas, now is the time…
On May 27, the Columbus Public Health – Office of Emergency Preparedness will host “Ebola: A Look at the Local Public Health Response” as part of the Preparedness Partners Webinar Series. Philadelphia Public Health and…