Chronic Disease Prevention
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NACCHO's Chronic Disease Prevention Team is working with the goal of engaging and enhancing local health department's ability to expand evidence- and practice-based chronic disease prevention activities in their communities and promote change at the policy, systems, and environmental levels in order to reduce the burden of chronic diseases. Our current projects include the following:
Select each of these project sites to find out more information. American Heart Month
This issue brief provides general information on the role of PSE change within communities and specific examples of local health department (LHD) initiatives promoting PSE change with support from the NACCHO. More »
NACCHO’s Chronic Disease project works with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and other national partners, to address chronic disease prevention issues. The project engages local health departments (LHDs) and enhances their ability to expand evidence- and practice-based chronic disease prevention activities in their communities and to promote change at the policy, systems, and environmental levels in order to reduce the burden of chronic diseases. This is achieved by (1) communicating with local health officials about key chronic disease prevention/management policies and practices; (2) representing LHD issues and perspectives on chronic disease prevention/management at the national level; and (3) soliciting/distributing LHD success stories and best practices in the area of chronic disease prevention/management. This fact sheet describes several of NACCHO’s initiatives and resources that target obesity and chronic disease prevention. 
NACCHO Releases New Report to Guide the Future of Local Chronic Disease Prevention
Roadmap for Chronic Disease Prevention, produced by NACCHO, provides guidance to local health departments about building the capacity needed to implement population-based strategies to prevent chronic disease irrespective of a LHD's staffing level, legal authority, or population size. The report outlines key functions of LHDs to effectively address population-based chronic disease prevention, examples of activities in each of these functions, and guidance on staffing capacity needed based on jurisdiction size. A free PDF of Roadmap is available for free through the publications library. Hard copies of the publication will also soon be available for ordering through the publications library. To order either version you need to login with your NACCHO username and password or select "New Visitor Registration" to create a new account for free. |
February is American Heart Month, a month to spread awareness about the importance of heart health. Each year, countless American families are impacted by heart disease and stroke. For more information on American Heart Month, 
