Partners
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NACCHO recognizes the many partners that work with NACCHO and our members. These partners contribute collaboration and financial support. Together we work to advance local public health. This section contains selected news and resources that are of use to local health departments from our partners.
The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) training and development program that provides opportunities for promising future public health professionals to gain broad experience in the day-to-day operation of public health programs. It is geared toward recent baccalaureate college graduates (BA/BS) who are beginning a career in public health and are seeking hands-on experience. Applications open Feb. 1, 2012. More » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS) is pleased to announce a new public health leadership opportunity available through a cooperative agreement with the Public Health Institute (PHI). Please share this leadership training opportunity with your current and prospective grantees. The National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health (NLAPH) is an applied approach to leadership training. This approach brings together leaders from public health, healthcare, and community organizations to work towards improving a specific, measurable public health problem within their communities while also receiving leadership training and technical assistance from national experts. Applications will be accepted until Feb. 3. Apply as a team; one application per team. You may submit electronically to eoq9@cdc.com. More »Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PHPartners), a collaboration of public health organizations including NACCHO, U.S. government agencies, and health science libraries, helps the public health workforce find and use information effectively to improve and protect the public’s health. Recently, PHPartners.org enhanced the webpage, Health Data Tools and Statistics, to make public health data and statistics easier to find and use. To keep up-to-date with public health news and online information resources, subscribe to a weekly email announcement What’s New on PHPartners.org or the PHPartners RSS feed. More » Do you know a colleague or peer who has made significant contributions to the field of public health? APHL has now opened up nominations for our yearly awards program. Recognize their efforts by nominating them for one of the following APHL awards by March 5, 2012:
All award recipients will be recognized during an awards luncheon at APHL’s annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, May 20-23, 2012. For more information about each of these awards, eligibility requirements, and submission guidelines, click the more link. Please contact APHL's membership department at membership@aphl.org with any questions. More »Availability of Medicare Data for Performance Measurement Organizations interested in applying to the Qualified Entity Certification Program for Medicare Data are encouraged to visit www.QEMedicareData.org. Applications will be accepted beginning January 9. There is no deadline for submitting applications for certification as a Qualified Entity. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. CDC Grant Funding Information Available Find information about grant funding CDC provides to each state and the program and dollar amounts for each of the grants at http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm. Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the Charter of the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (APME), as renamed the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE), has been renewed and the scope of the charter has been expanded. The Panel will provide advice to CMS on developing and implementing education programs that support individuals who are not only eligible for Medicare but who are also eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CMS is requesting nominations for individuals to serve as members of the APOE. The members shall be selected from authorities knowledgeable in one or more of the following fields:
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