During the month of November, PPHR applicants responded to reviewer requests for additional evidence for certain PPHR criteria elements that were scored partially met or not met. PPHR reviewers then reassessed their scores for these…
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…
NACCHO held the Fall 2014 PPHR National Review Meeting October 15-16 in New Orleans. At the meeting, 50 PPHR reviewers came together to finalize their evaluations and requests for additional evidence for the 33 PPHR applications…
PPHR reviewers began reviewing fall 2014 applications on September 2. NACCHO staff have been providing guidance and technical assistance to the review teams as they score and comment on their assigned applications. NACCHO staff have…
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is pleased to announce the release of Version 7.1 of the PPHR criteria and Version 2.1 of the PPHR re-recognition criteria. These new versions have been updated to align with…
On July 9, PPHR staff held a lunchtime meet and greet at NACCHO Annual 2014 in Atlanta. PPHR staff provided a brief overview of the program and its benefits, and afterwards attendees who were less…
Date: June 13, 2014 Staff Representative: Resham Patel NACCHO staff attended a portion of this meeting to present on Project Public Health Ready (PPHR). Nevada is considering participation in PPHR, a criteria-based public health preparedness program that assesses…
During the month of June, NACCHO staff held final review calls to determine the recognition status of three PPHR resubmission applications from the fall 2013 review. All three agencies achieved full recognition status and were…
Date: May 12-14, 2014 Staff Representative: Resham Patel The Pacific NorthWest Border Health Alliance Cross Border Public Health Preparedness Workshop is designed to address emerging public health threats, bio-preparedness, and health security. The theme for the 2014 workshop was Exploring…
During the month of May, NACCHO staff provided technical assistance to reviewers of three PPHR resubmission applications. These resubmissions came from agencies provisionally recognized or not recognized during the fall 2013 review. NACCHO staff also…