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Balancing Transparency and Integrity: How We Changed Public Notification of...
The second half of 2015 felt like all foodborne illness, all the time. In the summer, we dealt with a statewide salmonella outbreak...
Apr 07, 2016 | Guest Author
CDC Provides New Statistics on the Prevalence of Disability in Children
By Erin Linden, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow New findings were published on March 11, 2016 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality...
Apr 04, 2016 | Guest Author
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series
April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016...
Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs
New Study Suggests Air Pollution Linked to Premature Birth
A new study published in the journal of Environmental Health Perspectives suggests that air pollution in the United States may be...
Apr 01, 2016 | Katie Regan
7 Million Americans at Risk of Man-Made Earthquakes, Says USGS
A new report by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that approximately 7 million people live and work in areas of the...
Mar 30, 2016 | Katie Regan
Spring Weather Preparedness: Storms, Floods—and Yes, Tornadoes
Until 1950, United States weathermen were forbidden from using the T-word: tornadoes. Yet, in the early 20th century, tornadoes were...
Mar 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier
Environmental Factors Cause One in Four Deaths Worldwide
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) concludes that environmental factors like air, water, and soil pollution cause one...
Mar 25, 2016 | Katie Regan
Communicating About Equity in HIA: A Guide for Practitioners
The Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) equity workgroup recently released Communicating about Equity in...
Mar 21, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
2015 Annual Report to Congress on the Use of Mandatory Recall Authority
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires many deliverables from FDA, among them special reports and studies to be submitted...
Mar 07, 2016 | Amy Chang
Balancing Transparency and Integrity: How We Changed Public Notification of Potential OutbreaksThe second half of 2015 felt like all foodborne illness, all the time. In the summer, we dealt with a statewide salmonella outbreak resulting from contamination at a supplier of whole hogs who sold to small food establishments in our county, as well as to individuals for backyard pig roasts. Apr 07, 2016 | Guest Author |
CDC Provides New Statistics on the Prevalence of Disability in ChildrenBy Erin Linden, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow New findings were published on March 11, 2016 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that indicates significant associations of early childhood mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders (MBDDs) with socio-demographic factors and environmental influences. The report relies on statistics collected as part of the 2011-2012... Apr 04, 2016 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog SeriesApril is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. For health departments, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations, this means talking openly to clients and patients about sexual health and STDs, ensuring that everyone who should be tested is, and […] Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs |
New Study Suggests Air Pollution Linked to Premature BirthA new study published in the journal of Environmental Health Perspectives suggests that air pollution in the United States may be causing thousands of premature births per year. The reasons why are not entirely understood but scientists suspect that pollution can cause inflammation of the placenta during pregnancy. Premature birth is associated with a number […] Apr 01, 2016 | Katie Regan |
7 Million Americans at Risk of Man-Made Earthquakes, Says USGSA new report by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that approximately 7 million people live and work in areas of the central and eastern United States vulnerable to man-made earthquakes. The six states that face the highest risk include Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas. This is the first time the […] Mar 30, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Spring Weather Preparedness: Storms, Floods—and Yes, TornadoesUntil 1950, United States weathermen were forbidden from using the T-word: tornadoes. Yet, in the early 20th century, tornadoes were everywhere: ripping through southern and Midwest states, shouting in sky-high fonts from the front page of newspapers, and starring in harrowing newsreels. According to a recent piece in Atlas Obscura, there was one place, however, […] Mar 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier |
Environmental Factors Cause One in Four Deaths WorldwideA new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) concludes that environmental factors like air, water, and soil pollution cause one in four deaths worldwide. The report says that 12.6 million people died in 2012 as a result of pollution, chemical exposure, climate change, ultraviolet light, and other issues. Such environmental factors led people to […] Mar 25, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Communicating About Equity in HIA: A Guide for PractitionersThe Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) equity workgroup recently released Communicating about Equity in HIA: A Guide for Practitioners. Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) provide an opportunity to advance equity, but practitioners often struggle with how to effectively and strategically communicate about this core value of HIA. An effective approach to communication,... Mar 21, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
2015 Annual Report to Congress on the Use of Mandatory Recall AuthorityThe Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires many deliverables from FDA, among them special reports and studies to be submitted to Congress. Click here to read the report on the use of mandatory recall authority in fiscal year 2015. Mar 07, 2016 | Amy Chang |
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