April 15, 2024 An Aftershock of Preparedness A few Fridays back, folks in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and other regions were startled when a 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook the region.
April 01, 2024 The Solar Eclipse and Emergency Preparedness As the April 8 total solar eclipse approaches, emergency management professionals, first responders, health care officials, and community partners are readying themselves for issues that may arise.
March 15, 2024 How Can We Be More Inclusive Emergency Managers? It's time for a paradigm shift. Addressing the need of vulnerable populations isn’t just a matter of achieving compliance or checking a box; it's about equity and social justice.
February 29, 2024 What We Need to Learn from the Change Healthcare Cyberattack The cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a leading health care technology company, serves as the clearest reminder of the potential risks for all health care organizations—both large and small—at any time.
February 15, 2024 How New Technology Could Change Health Care The challenges of the past few years have propelled health care to “explore and adopt” technology to help solve difficult problems, and we can only imagine what is coming down the line.
January 31, 2024 What Does a Measles ‘Comeback’ Mean for Emergency Preparedness? Our communities have a shared responsibility for public health, and as emergency managers we all understand the threat measles presents our hospitals and health care facilities.