FEMA Seeks Public Feedback on the National Preparedness Goal
A working draft of the National Preparedness Goal (NPG), second edition is now available for public review and feedback. As part of a National Engagement Period, this draft of the NPG is being widely...
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Prepare Together: Working Towards Safe and Resilient Communities
By Tahlia Gousse, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst CDC 2016 Preparedness Month Infographic, click to original. In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Prepare Yourself: Empowering Communities to Respond to Emergencies
By Amanda Lubit, DVM, MS, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst CDC 2016 Preparedness Month Infographic, click to original. In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease...
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Emerging MCM Practices Revealed at the ASPR Regional Summits
By Raymond Purerini, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Throughout the month of August the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) hosted six regional medical countermeasure...
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NACCHO Puts the FUN-damentals in 2016 National Preparedness Month
By Porschea Lewis, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Last month NACCHO, joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and thousands of other public health organizations in the...
View ArticleRequest for Community Feedback: FEMA National Preparedness Messaging
In an effort to better serve all populations, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA’s) Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) is reviewing the efficacy of national preparedness...
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National Preparedness Month 2016: A Look Back
By Madison Ferraro, NACCHO Senior Program Assistant City of El Paso Department of Public Health taking part in NACCHO’s inaugural #Pledge4Prep Photo Contest Each September, as part of National...
View ArticleFEMA Seeks Partners to Gather Community Feedback on Disaster Readiness
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is launching a collaborative effort to gather feedback from communities across the country on the topic of disaster preparedness messaging. The...
View ArticleFEMA Seeks Feedback: National Incident Management System Resources
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking public comment on several newly released drafts of supplemental guidance documents for the National Incident Management System (NIMS). These...
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New NACCHO Report: Population Monitoring Data Management during Radiological...
Radiological emergencies can vary by size and type and result from transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, explosive radiological dispersal devices (RDDs/ dirty bombs), radiation...
View ArticleFEMA National Level Exercise Planning: Opportunity for Local Health Departments
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct their biennial National Level Exercise (NLE) to test and evaluate the capability of the nation to respond and recover, in a coordinated and...
View ArticleFunding Opportunity: Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FEMA). FEMA provides funding to states,...
View ArticleIn-Person Train-the-Trainer Course: POD Essentials
The Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR) is hosting an in-person, three-day, train-the-trainer course on Point of Dispensing (POD) essentials...
View ArticleHost a FEMA Training Course on Health Sector Emergency Preparedness
The FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness, in collaboration with the HHS ASPR Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs, designed a one-day, eight-hour health sector emergency preparedness...
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