ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health: Volume 4

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has released its latest comprehensive look at state and territorial...

Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Register Now! 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference

    Registration is now open for the 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference, to be held July 10–12 in New Orleans, LA. The theme for this...

    Jan 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018

    The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is...

    Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC’s Public Health Associate Program Is Now Open!

    The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is accepting applications January...

    Nov 16, 2017 | Andrea Grenadier

  • World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity,...

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

  • New Report: Using HIA to Assess Potential Health Outcomes for a Proposed Trail in...

    The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) recently released a new report...

    Dec 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship Program

    By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst  The NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development...

    Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Digital Toolkit: Zika 2.0

    As the Zika virus continues to spread locally in the United States, there may be a growing amount of pregnant women contracting the...

    Oct 25, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Celebrate National DIS Recognition Day!

    The 5th Annual National DIS Recognition Day is October 7, 2016. Created by the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and...

    Oct 05, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health: Volume 4

    The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has released its latest comprehensive look at state and territorial health agencies. The ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health, Volume Four (or Profile) examines funding levels, agency priorities, and the governmental public health workforce. The Profile reveals important trends, challenges, and developments across...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Register Now! 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference

    Registration is now open for the 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference, to be held July 10–12 in New Orleans, LA. The theme for this year’s conference is Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health, designed to highlight the ways in which local public health officials have and will continue to positively affect health outcomes in communities […]

    Jan 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018

    The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is “Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health.”  The conference provides attendees the opportunity to share the latest research and ideas, network, and test their assumptions about the issues and topics […]

    Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC’s Public Health Associate Program Is Now Open!

    The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is accepting applications January 2-18, 2018 to host a public health associate to start in October 2018. PHAP is a two-year training program with the mission to train and provide experiential learning to early-career public health professionals. It is a […]

    Nov 16, 2017 | Andrea Grenadier

    World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the United States, climate change poses a serious threat to food systems and the people who rely on them. Unusual rain […]

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

    New Report: Using HIA to Assess Potential Health Outcomes for a Proposed Trail in Chicago

    The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) recently released a new report examining the health implications of a proposed trail, set to cover 1.7 miles across two Chicago-based communities. The assessment for this project was conducted by using a Health Impact Assessment (HIA). Titled, Health Impact Assessment of […]

    Dec 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship Program

    By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst  The NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development opportunity for graduate level students and recent alumni interested getting hands on experience in the public health disability field. Last year’s fellows along with NACCHO Health and DIsability leadership staff are pictured on the right, presenting their...

    Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Digital Toolkit: Zika 2.0

    As the Zika virus continues to spread locally in the United States, there may be a growing amount of pregnant women contracting the virus. It is essential that public health practitioners understand the spectrum of needs that babies born with Zika may experience. The Public Health is for Everyone toolkit, a collection of resources to […]

    Oct 25, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Celebrate National DIS Recognition Day!

    The 5th Annual National DIS Recognition Day is October 7, 2016. Created by the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and celebrated annually on the first Friday of October, National DIS Recognition Day aims to praise, congratulate, and honor disease intervention specialists (DIS) – the “warriors” of the sexually-transmitted disease (STD) world. To reward this workforce’s...

    Oct 05, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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