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CDC
- Antibiotic Resistance State Investment Map (2/14/20)
- Training: Disaster-Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (2/13/20)
- Call for Abstracts-National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing & Media (2/6/20)
- Million Hearts in Municipalities Tool Kit (2/4/20)
- CDC's 2019 Novel Coronavirus Microsite Is Now Live and Ready for Sharing (2/3/20)
- Field Notes - Tribal Syringe Services Program Helps Reduce Harm from Injection Drug Use (2/3/20)
- CDC releases trends in suspected synthetic cannabinoid exposure in the US (1/30/20)
- Be Prepared to Stay Safe and Healthy in Winter (1/24/20)
- State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America Webinar (1/24/20)
- CDC's Prestigious Public Health Associate Program Has Opened Its Application Period! (1/22/20)
- CDC Grand Rounds-The Emerging Role of Pathogen Genomics in Public Health (1/17/20)
- APHA Event-All Hands on Deck: Improving Community Health (1/16/20)
- Health Advisory: Outbreak of Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology in Wuhan, China (1/9/20)
- Call for Abstracts - Public Health Improvement Training (1/8/20)
- Protect children from exposure to lead in toys (1/2/20)
- State-level 2018 Data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) (12/31/19)
- PHAB Awards Initial Accreditation Status to Nine Health Departments; Four Health Departments Achieve Reaccreditation Status (12/26/19)
- Call for Abstracts - NACCHO 360: Raising the Reach of Public Health (12/19/19)
- Field Notes - Healthy Behavioral Development Starts at the Dinner Table (12/19/19)
- Field Notes: Containing Multi-Drug-Resistant Organisms in a Long-Term Acute-Care Hospital (12/3/19)
- The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant: Key Evaluation Findings (11/21/19)
- Why should the public health professionals care about Social and Emotional Learning? (11/19/19)
- NACCHO Podcast on NACCHO's Latest Opioid Report (11/7/19)
- Update on the Investigation of the Ongoing Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) (10/31/19)
- Field Notes: Boosting Flu Vaccine Coverage Among Healthcare Workers (10/29/19)
- Learn More About ELI and Apply Before Today's Deadline! (10/25/19)
- Graduated Driver Licensing System Planning Guide (10/24/19)
- Relaunch: CDC's Yellow Fever Vaccine Course with Free CE (10/8/19)
- Create better training with CDC's E-learning Institute (10/1/19)
- Vermont Public Health Association presents the Team Up, Take Action Conference (10/1/19)
- CDC Releases Linked Information for Nonfatal Crash Surveillance (LINCS) Guide (9/30/19)
- New Exhibits at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum (9/26/19)
- Allowing Pharmacists To "Prescribe" Produce To Help Lower Blood Pressure (9/24/19)
- CDC Digital Media Toolkit: Personal Health Preparedness (9/17/19)
- Benefits of PHAB Accreditation Reaching More Communities as Covered Population Continues to Climb (9/12/19)
- Outbreak of Lung Illness Associated with Using E-cigarette Products (9/10/19)
- Applying CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids (8/27/19)
- Field Notes-Taking Immunizations to the Streets To Stop Hepatitis A (8/27/19)
- Injection Practices and Sexual Behaviors Among Persons with Diagnosed HIV Infection Who Inject Drugs (8/22/19)
- Adolescence: Preparing for Lifelong Health and Wellness (8/20/19)
- Registration open now for 2019 Annual National Tribal Health Conference (8/20/19)
- Introduction to Policy Analysis in Public Health (8/8/19)
- Profiles in Public Health Law (8/1/19)
- Webinar: Adapting to Climate Change in Local Health Departments (7/25/19)
- Revising State Law to Protect Children from Lead Exposure (7/23/19)
- A New Monthly Feature from CSTLTS! (7/18/19)
- Let's Talk Patient Safety: Reducing HAI Transmission Risk (7/11/19)
- Most Americans Have Never Had an HIV Test, New Data Shows (7/9/19)
- Looking Upstream: The Impact of Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (7/2/19)
- 11 More Governmental Public Health Departments Demonstrate Commitment to Excellence in Serving their Communities (6/27/19)
- Environmental Public Health Tracking: Turning Challenges into Lessons Learned (6/20/19)
- Public Health Grands Rounds: Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Nutrition - The Thousand Day Window of Opportunity (6/18/19)
- Summertime Work and Play Precautions (6/11/19)
- The Practical Playbook II: Building Multisector Partnerships That Work (6/6/19)
- Clean Air Spaces: Indoor Air Filtration to Protect Public Health (6/4/19)
- Measles Outbreak Toolkits for Healthcare Providers and Health Departments (5/30/19)
- MAPP Action Cycle Webinar : Measurement and Evaluation (5/28/19)
- Opioid Rapid Response Teams (5/23/19)
- National Association of County & City Health Officials' Annual Report 2018 (5/21/19)
- Opioid Use and Pregnancy Training (5/16/19)
- Hepatitis Awareness Month (5/14/19)
- CDC Twitter Chat: Prepare Your Health for Hurricanes. (5/9/19)
- Registration Continues for the 19th annual Public Health Improvement Training (4/30/19)
- Thirteen Health Departments Achieve Initial Accreditation; Four Become the First to Achieve Reaccreditation (4/11/19)
- Public Health Improvement Training- Registration (4/2/19)
- Injury Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (3/28/19)
- New NACCHO Website Tool: the Opioid Epidemic Toolkit for Local Health Departments (3/26/19)
- CDC Releases Widget to Help Reduce Injuries from Car Crashes (3/25/19)
- Preventing Suicidal Behavior in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Health Equity Issue (3/19/19)
- Alcohol and marijuana use among young injured drivers in Arizona, 2008-2014 (3/14/19)
- Help stop violence before it happens. (3/12/19)
- Seat Belt Use and Seat Belt Wearing Behavior Among Front and Rear Seat Passengers in the United States (3/7/19)
- Webinar: CDC's Response to the Opioid Overdose Epidemic: Resources and Opportunities for States (2/26/19)
- Protecting America from 21st Century Health Security Threats (2/19/19)
- Abstracts for due National Conference on Health Communication Marketing and Media by Feb 28 (2/12/19)
- The CDC's Public Health Associate Program Application Period Ends Today! (2/8/19)
- The Public Health Associate Program Application Period has been Extended! (2/8/19)
- Apply Now to Host a CDC public health associate! (2/6/19)
- CDC's Prestigious Public Health Associate Program Has Opened Its Application Period! (2/5/19)
- PHAP Webinars: Becoming a Host Site (1/29/19)
- Registration Continues for 2019 Tribal Nations Training Week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (1/29/19)
- PHLP Newsletter: January Edition (1/24/19)
- NACCHO's 2019 Preparedness Summit (1/22/19)
- Investing to Protect the US and World against Antibiotic Resistance (1/22/19)
- CDC Releases 2018 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities: National Standards for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Public Health (1/15/19)
- New CDC Mobility Planning Tool to Help Older Adults Stay Safe and Independent (1/8/19)
- America's Health Rankings Annual Report 2018 (1/8/19)
- Newly Released: The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual (1/3/19)
- Behavioral Health and Public Health Interconnection (1/3/19)
- Become an Ambassador for CDC's "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Program (12/18/18)
- Now Open-Public Comment Period for Healthy People 2030 (12/11/18)
- Nine Newly Accredited Health Departments (12/4/18)
- Behavioral Health Training Institute for Health Officials (11/27/18)
- Key Findings from CDC's Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Evaluation (11/26/18)
- Nonpharmaceutical Interventions for Pre-Pandemic Influenza Planning, Preparedness and Response (11/14/18)
- Advancing Team-Based Care Through Collaborative Practice Agreements (11/6/18)
- New CDC Progress Report on Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) (10/30/18)
- CDC's 6th E-Learning Institute Fellowship (10/16/18)
- Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (10/9/18)
- Call for Public Comments on Community Health and Prosperity Report (10/2/18)
FEMA Region 6 News
- Be a sweetheart: prepare your family now for spring weather (2/13/20)
- Wortham Theater Center returns to the stage with help from FEMA (2/6/20)
- Select floodplain maps within Bexar County become final (1/13/20)
- Denton County flood maps become final (1/13/20)
- Select floodplain maps within Bexar County become final (1/13/20)
- Rosenberg family home for the holidays - and prepared for future hurricanes (12/23/19)
- FEMA awards $1.5 million to Orange County to elevate 12 flood-damaged homes (12/17/19)
- Mitigation measures help Dickinson increase resiliency after Harvey (12/12/19)
- Gujarati Translation: FEMA ??????? ?? ??????? ????? ?? ??:????? ???:??????? ??? ?????? ??? ?? (12/10/19)
- FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Local Home Improvement Stores (12/9/19)
- Best Practice: New look for Conroe's Wastewater Treatment Plant, a new outlook on mitigation (12/6/19)
- Revised preliminary flood maps for Cleveland County ready for public view (12/5/19)
- Public invited to appeal or comment on flood maps in Seminole County (12/5/19)
- Public Invited to Appeal or Comment on Flood Maps in Jack County, Texas (12/5/19)
- Public invited to appeal or comment on flood maps in Archer County, Texas (12/5/19)
- FEMA awards $8.9 million to Brazoria County to elevate 70 flood-prone homes (12/4/19)
- Best Practice: Texans living in low-risk flood areas get flooded, Flood insurance helps them recover, pay losses (12/3/19)
- FACT SHEET: "Substantial Damage" - What Does it Mean? (12/2/19)
- FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Local Home Improvement Stores (12/2/19)
- Gujarati Translation: FEMA ??????? ?? ??????? ????? ?? ??:????? ???:??????? ??? ?????? ??? ?? (11/26/19)
- FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Local Home Improvement Stores (11/25/19)
- Best Practice: Flood Insurance points to brighter future, fosters new plans (11/22/19)
- Best Practice: Montgomery County post-storm home replacements stand the tests of time, weather hazards (11/19/19)
- FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Local Home Improvement Stores (11/18/19)
- FACT SHEET: Citizenship Status and Eligibility for Disaster Assistance FAQ (11/15/19)
- Santa Fe woman returns home with help from GLO, FEMA (11/15/19)
- GUJARATI TRANSLATION: ?????? ?????????? ??????? ?? ????????? ????????? ??? ??? ?? ????? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?? (11/14/19)
- Hurricane Harvey Survivors May Apply for Federal Assistance if Affected by Imelda (11/13/19)
- FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Local Home Improvement Stores (11/12/19)
- FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Local Home Improvement Stores (11/6/19)
- Understanding FEMA Determination Letters and How to Appeal (11/5/19)
- FACT SHEET: Damaged Wells and Septic Systems May be Eligible for FEMA Assistance (11/1/19)
- FACT SHEET: Why Should I Buy Flood Insurance? (10/31/19)
- Texans Paid Over $280 Million in Flood Insurance Claims (10/30/19)
- Network of support "upgrades" La Grange man's destroyed home (10/30/19)
- Federal Disaster Assistance for Texas Renters, Too (10/29/19)
- Disaster Recovery Center Opening in Liberty County (10/28/19)
- FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Local Home Improvement Stores (10/28/19)
- FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Local Home Improvement Stores (10/26/19)
- San Jacinto Added to Disaster Declaration for Tropical Storm Imelda (10/25/19)
- Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Beaumont to Help Imelda Survivors (10/24/19)
- What to Expect During a FEMA Housing Inspection (10/22/19)
- FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Lowe's in Houston (10/20/19)
- Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Harris, Jefferson, Chambers to Help Imelda Survivors (10/18/19)
- St. Mary Parish Added to Louisiana Flooding Disaster Declaration (10/18/19)
- Penn State-Berks students help Orange County kids recover during Camp Noah (10/17/19)
- Texans Should Beware of Fraud, Scams Following Tropical Storm Imelda (10/16/19)
- Disaster Recovery Centers Opening in Montgomery and Liberty Counties (10/14/19)
- Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Orange County to Help Imelda Survivors (10/12/19)
- More Parishes Added to Louisiana Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance Following Hurricane Barry (10/11/19)
- Exploration Green prevents flooding, enhances Houston-area community (10/10/19)
- Texas TS Imelda Survivors Can Expect to See FEMA Teams Visiting Their Neighborhoods (10/10/19)
- Texas Floods Prompt Insurance Claims: What to Expect after Imelda (10/9/19)
- Finding Assistance after Tropical Storm Imelda (10/7/19)
- President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Texas (10/5/19)
- Federal Aid Programs for The State Of Texas (10/5/19)
- Safeguard Your Future with Flood Insurance (10/4/19)
- You need flood insurance for your business too (10/3/19)
- South Texans who qualify for continued temporary housing assistance can meet with FEMA Oct. 2-4 at applicant service center (10/2/19)
- Five Parishes Added to Louisiana Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance Following Hurricane Barry (10/2/19)
- FEMA awards nearly $2 million for Galveston storm drain and pump station improvements (9/30/19)
- Six Things You Don't Know about Flood Insurance (9/27/19)
- Hope Meadows gives a hand up to those who lost everything (9/25/19)
- Cameron DRC transitions to SBA center; Hidalgo and Willacy DRCs to close (9/23/19)
- Deadline for FEMA assistance is tonight; Recovery centers remain open until next week (9/16/19)
- Sept. 16 is the final day to register for federal assistance (9/13/19)
- Survivor beware: Scam artists target vulnerable areas after a disaster (9/12/19)
- Less than one week remains for South Texans to register for federal assistance (9/10/19)
- When disaster strikes, every minute counts (9/10/19)
- Less than one week remains for South Texans to register for federal assistance (9/10/19)
- Harvey survivors who received group flood insurance should prepare to purchase a standard flood insurance policy in 2020 (9/9/19)
- Evaluate your readiness during National Preparedness Month (9/6/19)
- Don't wait for disaster to happen: Insure your home against flood damage (9/6/19)
- The deadline to register for federal assistance is drawing near (9/5/19)
- Evaluate your readiness during National Preparedness Month (9/5/19)
- South Texas disaster assistance applicants should stay in touch with FEMA (9/3/19)
- UT Marine Science Institute rebuilding for the future (8/30/19)
- Yes, renters can buy flood insurance (8/29/19)
- FEMA Individual Assistance deadline is less than three weeks away (8/29/19)
- South Texas recovery centers to close for Labor Day; reopen Sept. 3 (8/29/19)
- Federal Aid for the State of Louisiana (8/27/19)
- President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana (8/27/19)
- FEMA grants $119 million to the City of Houston for emergency protective measures during and after Hurricane Harvey (8/26/19)
- Two years later, Hurricane Harvey recovery picks up steam (8/23/19)
- Galveston shoring up beaches with help of $13.3 million in FEMA grants (8/23/19)
- The FEMA Registration Deadline has Passed but Help is Still Available (8/22/19)
- Okfuskee County Added to Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance Funding (8/22/19)
- Public Invited to Appeal or Comment on Flood Maps in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (8/22/19)
- Public Invited to Appeal or Comment on Flood Maps in Matagorda County, Texas (8/22/19)
- Two years after Harvey, flood insurance is still a smart investment (8/22/19)
- Fulton rebuilding fishing pier, convention center destroyed by Hurricane Harvey (8/21/19)
- FEMA Individual Assistance deadline is less than a month away (8/20/19)
- Get free advice on protecting your home from natural disasters (8/20/19)
- Fact Sheet: Think you don't need flood insurance? Think again (8/19/19)
- Think you don't need flood insurance? Think again (8/19/19)
- Noble, Okmulgee, Ottawa and Tillman Counties Added to Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance Funding (8/15/19)
- FEMA assistance tops $10 million for South Texas flood survivors (8/15/19)
- FEMA awards $2.7 million to Orange County for project to reduce future flood damage (8/14/19)
- FEMA or SBA May Cover Your Uninsured Losses (8/12/19)
- FEMA grants $1 million to the Port Aransas Independent School District (8/12/19)
NASA Disaster
- Winter Arrives in the Sierra Nevada (12/3/18)
- Ash Over the Gulf of Alaska (11/28/18)
- Snow Across the Midwest (11/28/18)
- Camp Fire Adds Another Scar to 2018 Fire Season (11/27/18)
- Floods Swamp Iraq (11/27/18)
- Unusual Heat Fuels Fires in Queensland (11/27/18)
- Woolsey Fire Burn Scar (11/19/18)
- Pine Island Glacier Quickly Drops Another Iceberg (11/8/18)
- Drought Persists in the Southwest (11/8/18)
- Bushfire Burns More than 2 Million Acres (11/6/18)
- Fires Rage along the Garden Route (11/5/18)
- Which Way Will the Smoke Go? (11/2/18)
- Looking Into the Eye of Yutu (11/2/18)
- Rainy October Soaks Texas (11/2/18)
- Yutu Hits the Philippines (10/30/18)
- Increased Fire Activity in New Guinea (10/29/18)
- Super Typhoon Yutu (10/24/18)
- A Neat Slice of Ice in Antarctica (10/23/18)
- Hurricane Willa Closes in on Mexico (10/23/18)
- Dust Streams from Southwestern Africa (10/22/18)
- Hurricane Willa (10/22/18)
- Sediment Stirred Up by Michael (10/15/18)
- Cyclones Luban and Titli (10/13/18)
- Lights Out in Michael's Wake (10/12/18)
- Florida Slammed by Hurricane Michael (10/11/18)
- Hurricane Michael Reaches North Carolina (10/11/18)
- Hurricane Michael Heads for Florida (10/10/18)
- Devastation in Palu After Earthquake, Tsunami (10/3/18)
- Typhoon Trami Takes Aim at Japan (9/29/18)
- Recovering from Hurricane Maria (9/26/18)
- Activity at Krakatau (9/25/18)
- Super Typhoon Trami (9/25/18)
- A Broad View of Flooding in the Carolinas (9/22/18)
- Fires ablaze in northeastern Utah (9/21/18)
- Mangkhut Swamps Luzon (9/18/18)
- Florence Inundates the Carolinas (9/18/18)
- Typhoon Mangkhut Reaches Luzon (9/16/18)
- The Complex Evolution of Florence's Winds (9/14/18)
- Florence Crossing Warm Waters on the Way to the Carolinas (9/13/18)
- Mangkhut Bearing Down on The Philippines (9/13/18)
- A View Inside Hurricane Florence (9/13/18)
- Watery Heatwave Cooks the Gulf of Maine (9/12/18)
- Typhoon Mangkhut (9/12/18)
- Awesome, Frightening Views of Hurricane Florence (9/12/18)
- Trouble Brewing in the Atlantic (9/10/18)
- Yet Another Fire in Northern California (9/7/18)
- Japan's Waters Run Brown after Typhoon Jebi (9/5/18)
- Hurricane Lane Approaches Hawaii (8/22/18)
- A Flood for the Century in India (8/21/18)
- Typhoon Soulik (8/20/18)
- A Winter Blanket for Lesotho (8/17/18)
- Smoky Skies in North America (8/16/18)
- Carr Fire and Mendocino Complex (8/4/18)
- Sandy Shamal Season (8/1/18)
- Wildfires Blanket Western States With Smoke (7/31/18)
- The Perry Fire by Day and Night (7/30/18)
- There Goes the Ice (7/30/18)
- Heatwave Turns Europe Brown (7/27/18)
- Typhoon Jongdari (7/27/18)
- Rain Swamps the Mid-Atlantic (7/25/18)
- Iceberg Towers over Innaarsuit (7/24/18)
- Subtropical Cyclone Alberto (5/31/18)
- Powerful Dust Storms in Western Asia (5/30/18)
- Sweltering, Smoky Fires in Siberia (5/17/18)
- Kilauea Continues to Erupt (5/15/18)
- Late Spring Snow in the Upper Midwest (4/20/18)
- NASA Mapping Hurricane Damage to Everglades (4/19/18)
- A Blanket of Springtime Snow (3/23/18)
- Wildfire on Santa María (3/23/18)
- Cyclone Marcus (3/21/18)
- Shinmoedake Erupts (3/6/18)
- Dust Storm Over the Mediterranean Sea (2/8/18)
- Winter Snowscapes in Russia (2/6/18)
- Fuego Erupts (2/2/18)
- A Fire Cloud in Argentina (1/30/18)
- Snow and Clouds around the Alps (1/29/18)
- A Dust Bath for Cape Verde (1/26/18)
- Bushfire in Pilliga Forest (1/25/18)
- Ice Jams on the Connecticut River (1/23/18)
- It's Cold-And Hot-in North America (1/3/18)
- A Mesovortex Over Lake Michigan (1/2/18)
- New Year's Night (1/2/18)
- California's December Inferno (12/20/17)
- Pine Island Iceberg Under the Midnight Sun (12/20/17)
- A Band of Snow in the Southeast (12/12/17)
- California Wildfire Emissions (12/12/17)
- Fires Continue to Rage in Southern California (12/11/17)
- Why the SoCal Fires are So Fierce (12/7/17)
- Wildfire Lights Up Ventura (12/5/17)
- Cyclone Ockhi (12/4/17)
- Dust in the Dasht-e Kavir (12/1/17)
- Ash at Agung (11/29/17)
- Stirring Up Adriatic Waters (11/29/17)
- Growing Deltas in Atchafalaya Bay (Updated for 2017) (11/22/17)
- Dust Coats Copper River Valley (11/17/17)
- Flash Floods in Greece (11/16/17)
- World of Change: Coastline Change (updated for 2017) (11/16/17)
- Smoke Over West Texas (3/8/17)
- Tropical Cyclone Enawo (3/6/17)
- Astronauts Snap a Photo of Oroville Dam (3/3/17)
Please use the following links to view the events in your area.
Current Events
Region 1 - NW
- 04/28/20 - Quarter 4 RMPG Meeting
Region 3 - SW
- 04/02/20 - Regional Medical Planning Group Meeting
- 04/07/20 - Redundant Communications Drill
- 04/21/20 - Region 3 Preparedness and Response Workshop
Past Year's Events
Region 1 - NW
- 03/28/19 - Redundant Communications Drill
- 04/11/19 - ICS 400
- 04/12/19 - ICS 400
- 04/23/19 - Quarter 4 RMPG Meeting
- 06/11/19 - CMS Bootcamp
- 06/12/19 - CMS Bootcamp
- 06/13/19 - CMS Bootcamp
- 06/14/19 - CMS Bootcamp
- 01/28/20 - Quarter 3 RMPG Meeting
Region 3 - SW
- 02/28/19 - Medical Surge Annex Planning Meeting
- 03/13/19 - Communications Annex Planning Meeting
- 04/04/19 - Quarter 4 RMPG Meeting
- 04/09/19 - Redundant Communications Drill
- 06/06/19 - Quarter 4 RMPG Meeting
- 01/08/20 - RMRS Awareness Training
- 01/13/20 - Administrative Leadership Group (ALG)
- 02/06/20 - Regional Medical Planning Group Meeting
Other Events
- 04/17/19 - Hospital Incident Command (HICS) Class
- 04/18/19 - Nursing Home Incident Command (NHICS)
- 01/28/20 - RTAB @ 10:30am & RMPG @ 1:00pm
