Public Health Preparedness
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Join your colleagues at the 2010 Public Health Preparedness Summit, the largest gathering of public health preparedness and emergency management professionals! At the Summit, participants will find key resources, tools, and new professional networks to enhance their capacity to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies and other disasters. More » 
The 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak this past spring revealed many challenges for local health departments (LHDs) such as how to effectively communicate key health messages about preventing flu transmission, what to do when someone is sick, and when to seek medical care. In addition, as local health officials transitioned from closing schools where probable cases of H1N1 flu were present to keeping schools open—there was a significant need for highly effective communication tools and guidance for parents and caregivers. However, many LHDs had insufficient tools at hand to meet this need. Click here to download "Keeping Children and Teens Home with Flu" comic fact sheet. "Story from the Field" is a regular feature in NACCHO's bi-monthly e-newsletter, "Preparedness Brief." Join the "Preparedness Brief" mailing list today!
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NACCHO’s preparedness work focuses on activities related to both practice and policy. NACCHO creates new tools and improves existing ones to help local health departments enhance their readiness to respond to public health emergencies and other disasters. NACCHO also serves as a conduit through which local input can reach and effect positive change on national initiatives.
Partners in Preparedness: Engaging a Community for a Successful Public Health Response
