NACCHO is hosting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) webinar series for local health departments. The goal of the webinar series is to provide an open, informal space for dialogue and peer-to-peer sharing about challenges and best practices. The webinars take place on the second Wednesday of the month, and each month has a different
As issues with drug resistant pathogens have emerged across the country, local health departments have been called on to lead and support the containment of novel or targeted multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). Join NACCHO to learn more about the experiences of three local health departments who have been affected by containment events. By the end of
For the second year in a row, NACCHO is pleased to host a multi-part webinar series to help local health departments build capacity to engage in public health communication. Coordinated by NACCHO and the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC), “Managing Media Relations” will help participants learn basic media relations principles; understand what NOT to say; understand how to
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will "Social Media Monitoring in Public Health Emergencies" webinar on 24 July 2019 as part of a webinar series to help local health departments build capacity to engage in public health communication. Hosted by and presented by the New York City Department of Health and
The 2019 FDA Science Forum will be held on 11-12 September 2019 in Silver Spring, Md. The event may be attended in-person or via Webcast (pre-registration is required). FDA’s Science Forum welcomes the public, industry, academia, patient advocates, sister agencies, and current and potential collaborator to learn how FDA's researchers are using novel science and
The HHS Office of the Secretary is hosting the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) Public Meeting in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2019. The meeting is also available for remote participation by teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is to gather information to develop expert advice provided by NBSB and guidance to the Secretary on
The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host a Proposers’ Day on October 28, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. The event will gather the planned proposer community in support of the Nucleic Acids On-Demand Worldwide (NOW) program, which aims to develop a mobile medical countermeasure (MCM) manufacturing platform for
The Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a Webinar on 21 Nov 2019 on the All of Us research program. The National Institute of Health (NIH)-led All of Us research program aims to enroll over one million people in the U.S. in a research cohort
A webinar on the Legal Preparedness for Outbreaks will be held 21 Nov 2019 at 2:00pm Eastern. The discussion will examine challenges public health professionals and responders are facing during the Ebola response, as well as current legal provisions and concepts and how to apply them to future infectious disease emergency response planning. In addition,
