The objectives of the joint workshop include identifying strategies and promising practices for detecting new and emerging threats, enhancing public health infrastructure and workforce, improving legal and administrative preparedness, tackling increasingly concurrent emergencies.

Please join us for the second in a series of Extreme Heat Webinars hosted by FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance to discuss what extreme heat is, federal efforts to address the issue, and identify funding and mitigation projects to mitigate extreme heat. A recording of the webinar will be available on this page following the session. […]

The United States has maintained the elimination of measles, defined as the absence of continuous disease transmission for ≥12 months, since 2000. However, measles cases can occur when people travel to and from the United States, especially when travelers are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated against measles. Maintaining measles elimination in the United States requires continued investment […]

Background: To date, there has been a limited unified, all-hazards understanding of national-level hospital facility status, capacity, resources, and capabilities. Existing efforts have included the COVID-19/influenza/bed occupancy hospital data, ad-hoc surveys performed after incidents such as hurricanes, targeted surveillance systems for specific communicable diseases and/or specific types of care (ex., ED visits), and individual efforts […]

What is mental health and why does this matter? Join NAFC Director of Strategic Initiatives Ariana Gordillo De Vivero for a conversation on the importance of mental health, self-care and burnout affecting providers, volunteers and staff in healthcare settings. We’ll get personal, we’ll laugh, and maybe even cry – but that’s the point! This session […]

Join VHHA in this webinar entitled “High School Dual Enrollment Programs: Readying Students for the Healthcare Workforce” to learn about existing high school dual enrollment programs in Virginia, and ways to partner with your local community college to support these programs in your community. Dual Enrollment programs allow eligible high-school students to enroll in college […]

Background: To date, there has been a limited unified, all-hazards understanding of national-level hospital facility status, capacity, resources, and capabilities. Existing efforts have included the COVID-19/influenza/bed occupancy hospital data, ad-hoc surveys performed after incidents such as hurricanes, targeted surveillance systems for specific communicable diseases and/or specific types of care (ex., ED visits), and individual efforts […]

Dates: September 6-8, 2023 Times: 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Christopher Newport University, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, VA 23606 To Register: Click here https://covlc.virginia.gov Deadline to register is August 23, 2023 This course is part of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy and will count towards the completion of this program. It replaces the […]

WHEN: September 12th-14th, 2023 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm WHERE: Liberty University Conference Center 3700 Candlers Mountain Road Lynchburg, VA 24502 DETAILS: This course provides participants with an overview of scientific principles and concepts that come into play in the management of a wide range of disasters. Emergency management professionals should have a baseline […]

VHHA-2023 A2HA Finance Meeting Start Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 End Date: Friday, September 22, 2023 Last Day to Book: Friday, August 25, 2023