The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
This year, September 26 marks the 17th anniversary of Mesothelioma Awareness Day (MAD), and sparks an opportunity for advocacy,...
Sep 23, 2020
In the present moment, and mere days before World Environmental Health Day on September 26, the intersection between climate change...
Sep 22, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
ChangeLab Solutions has published Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity, an introductory guide that helps policymakers and...
Sep 15, 2020 | Guest Author
Sep 09, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
NACCHO intends to award up to three entities with funding to supplement ongoing climate change and health adaptation initiatives in...
Sep 08, 2020
The National Association of County and City Health Officials partnered with ecoAmerica to host a Climate for Health Ambassadors...
Aug 13, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
Public health and health policy experts agree it is imperative to identify and address health disparities and health care inequities...
Jul 28, 2020 | Kimberly Aguillard
Tick-borne diseases are increasingly threatening the health of people in the United States.
Jul 01, 2020 | Danielle Chatelain
This resource from University of Minnesota lays out questions for public health agencies to consider in assessing contact tracing...
Jun 16, 2020 | Julia Zigman
This year, September 26 marks the 17th anniversary of Mesothelioma Awareness Day (MAD), and sparks an opportunity for advocacy, prevention, and education for this cancer.
In the present moment, and mere days before World Environmental Health Day on September 26, the intersection between climate change and preparedness is, sadly, quite clear. Scientists have warned for years that climate change could and would worsen weather-related events. Today, we see stark examples unfolding across the United States as the nation recognizes National Preparedness Month this...
ChangeLab Solutions has published Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity, an introductory guide that helps policymakers and practitioners use equity-informed enforcement of public health policies to help break the cycles of injustice and inequitable health outcomes experienced by underserved communities.
NACCHO intends to award up to three entities with funding to supplement ongoing climate change and health adaptation initiatives in local health departments.
The National Association of County and City Health Officials partnered with ecoAmerica to host a Climate for Health Ambassadors training on July 6, 2020.
Public health and health policy experts agree it is imperative to identify and address health disparities and health care inequities that historically disadvantaged groups have experienced. However, these efforts often fail to reach and engage marginalized groups and sub-populations with disabilities.
This resource from University of Minnesota lays out questions for public health agencies to consider in assessing contact tracing needs and recommends several measures that states should implement to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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A Model Aquatic Health Code Network webinar featuring Columbus Public Health.
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PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
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The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...
Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross
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