By CHHS Extern Sharon Sidhu President Trump declared a national emergency over the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on Friday afternoon, “unleash[ing] the full power of the federal government.” This action, under the authority of the Stafford Act, opened up access to up to $50 billion for states, territories, and localities, to use towards the shared fight […]
By CHHS Extern Emma Evans Eiden Just one week after announcing Maryland’s first three cases of COVID-19, Maryland has identified its first community transmission case of the virus bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 12. A Prince George’s county resident, with no travel outside of the state, tested positive on Wednesday. During a […]
By CHHS Extern Emma Evans Eiden Thursday night, Governor Larry Hogan announced three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the State of Maryland. While residents are encouraged to continue their daily routines, including work and school, the Governor declared a state of emergency to mobilize funds and activate full coordination between the Maryland Department of Health […]
How bad could a flood of molasses really be? In this kickoff episode, Trudy and Christine explore some emergency management basics in context of the Great Molasses Flood.
Part IV of the CHHS Webinar Series on the CoVID 19 outbreak is below. CHHS Public Health Program Director Trudy Henson, Senior Law & Policy Analyst Christine Gentry, and Public Policy & External Affairs Program Director Ben Yelin provide updates on the outbreak, and discuss Continuity of Operations (COOP). If your organization is interested […]
