Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:24:42 -0500WeeblyMon, 22 Jan 2024 15:50:56 GMThttps://www.miregion7.com/naccho/january-updates3925204Local Conference Opportunity: NACCHO 360 Conference
July 23-26, 2024
Annually, NACCHO360 is the largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States, offering the opportunity to learn, network, and share experiences and best practices across local health departments. In 2024, the public health community will gather in Detroit, Michigan, July 23-26, to explore our conference theme, "Heard it Through the Grapevine: Public Health Partnerships, Collaboration, and Innovation.”  

Attendees, both on-site at the Huntington Place Convention Center and watching via livestream, will learn how to adopt effective practices, engage with federal and state partners, and gain insights from public health experts.
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The agenda is not out just yet, but of course registration is open. They have posted some information about the tracks they will be hosting Conference Tracks - NACCHO 360.  


]]>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:56:37 GMThttps://www.miregion7.com/naccho/january-updates7979941NACCHO: Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 Training

Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person MAPP 2.0 training series. MAPP 2.0 is a community-driven, strategic planning framework to improve public health and achieve health equity. With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NACCHO launched the MAPP 2.0 framework in 2023, as an update to the original framework (developed in 2001) to better center principles of health equity and community engagement. To download the handbook and learn more about MAPP 2.0, visit naccho.org/mapp.
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Learn more and register through NACCHO.

NACCHO Releases Article on Hospital Data and Climate Health Surveillance​
NACCHO released an article about hospital data and climate health surveillance. Health care data is increasingly generated by electronic health records (EHRs) (also known as electronic medical records (EMRs)). An estimated 88% of American physicians use EHRs in their offices. Emergency department chief complaints serve as the primary data source for local health departments (LHDs) that employ syndromic surveillance, providing a snapshot of acute health problems within a community. Because EHRs allow for more complete and real-time surveillance than non-electronic systems, they can be extremely useful in tracking the impacts of extreme health or weather events. Because of these benefits, data retrieval is a growing part of surveillance in many LHDs.]]>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:53:22 GMThttps://www.miregion7.com/naccho/january-updatesNational Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO): Hospital Data and Climate Health Surveillance
​Health care data is increasingly generated by electronic health records (EHR) also known as electronic medical records (EMR). An estimated 88% of American physicians use EHRs in their offices. Emergency department chief complaints serve as the primary data source for local health departments (LHDs) that employ syndromic surveillance, providing a snapshot of acute health problems within a community.
Learn More About Hospital Data and Climate Health Surveillance]]>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.miregion7.com/naccho/naccho-updatesProject Public Health Ready (PPHR)
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is a criteria-based training and recognition program created by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help local health departments (LHDs) develop core public health, emergency preparedness competencies. An intensive 12-18 month program provides LHDs the structure to build training and preparedness capacity using a continuous quality improvement model.

PPHR criteria is updated regularly to align with federal guidelines and national initiatives, including:
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• ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) metrics.
• CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities
• Public Health Accreditation Board’s (PHAB) Standards and Measures
• FEMA’s Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) 
• CDC’s Operational Readiness Review (ORR) Tool

The PPHR program aims to help local emergency preparedness agencies fully integrate into the response community and prepare for any public health emergency. The PPHR program offers LHDs an opportunity to (1) build partnerships with local, state, and federal leaders, community response partners, and other stakeholders; and (2) facilitate collaboration and teambuilding across the entire health department. At the end of the program, LHDs will have a written comprehensive all-hazards response plan that aligns with the highest national and federal standards. Those who successfully complete the program are PPHR recognized for five years.

Since 2004, more than 525 LHDs have been recognized as meeting all the PPHR requirements individually or working collaboratively as a region, including 12 in Michigan: Allegan County Health Department, Barry Eaton District Health Department, Berrien County Health Department, Branch-Hillsdale St. Joseph Community Health Agency, Calhoun County Public Health Department, Ionia County Health Department, Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department, Kent County Health Department, Macomb County Health Department, Oakland County Health Division, Ottawa County Department of Public Health, and Van Buren District Health Department.

Due to a high-volume of 2023 re-recognition applications, first-time applicants may apply during the 2024 cycle. You can learn more about the application process through the PPHR Process Guide

Additional tools related to the PPHR can also be found through NACCHO's Toolbox. NACCHO’s Toolbox is a free, online collection of many public health tools and resources that have been created and shared by members of the public health community. Tools related to the PPHR application can be searched by simply choosing ‘PPHR toolkits’ in the drop-down box.
PPHR FAQ]]>Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:56:28 GMThttps://www.miregion7.com/naccho/preparing-for-radiation-emergencies-how-west-virginia-preparesWhile the Monongalia County Health Department in West Virginia does not have a nuclear powerplant in its community, the region has a long-running collaboration and history around preparing for a radiation emergency. Since at least 2015, it has done discussion-based and operations-based types of exercises to test their Radiation and Community Reception (CRC) response plans. Eight people at the health department currently have training at various levels in radiation response. 

​Read the full profile on their radiation emergency preparedness from NACCHO. 
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