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New Health Impact Assessment Resources for Local Health Departments
The NACCHO Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Community of Practice has developed four new tools to support local health department (LHD)...
Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Mitigating the Risks of Animal Importation: Who’s Responsible?
Hundreds of thousands of animals are imported into the United States every day, increasing the chance for infectious diseases...
Oct 13, 2016 | Erin Laird
Funding Opportunity: Health Is Power Campaign – Promoting Sexual Health among...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support from the CDC Division of STD Prevention, is...
Oct 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New NACCHO Request for Proposals: Seeking Consultant for Upcoming Project
With funding from CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, NACCHO will be offering funding and technical assistance (TA) to up to five local...
Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Cook County Launches “Fight the Bite” Campaign to Combat Zika
Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation continue to respond to and brace for cases of Zika. Although the mosquitoes that...
Oct 10, 2016 | Erin Laird
The CIFOR Toolkit: A Powerful Training Resource Advancing Foodborne Outbreak Response
By Scott E. Holmes, REHS, MS, Environmental Public Health Manager, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department What do you get when you...
Oct 06, 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
Resource Roundup: 2016 World Environmental Health Day – Fighting Second and...
Each year, the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) hosts World Environmental Health Day to encourage global...
Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Rockland County Health Official: “Bacteria Aren’t the Enemy: Why Messy Can Be Better”
Rockland County (NY) Health Department’s Commissioner of Health, Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, DO, MPH, DABFM, FAAFP, recently...
Sep 27, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New Health Impact Assessment Resources for Local Health DepartmentsThe NACCHO Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Community of Practice has developed four new tools to support local health department (LHD) capacity through the use of HIA. Included resources are a fact sheet on the value of HIA to LHDs, and three mechanisms for HIA data entry and evaluation. Each tool’s purpose, intended use and direct […] Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Mitigating the Risks of Animal Importation: Who’s Responsible?Hundreds of thousands of animals are imported into the United States every day, increasing the chance for infectious diseases transmittable to humans to be introduced with them. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 60% of infectious diseases in humans are spread from animals. The elevated risk of infectious […] Oct 13, 2016 | Erin Laird |
Funding Opportunity: Health Is Power Campaign – Promoting Sexual Health among Heterosexual African American MenThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support from the CDC Division of STD Prevention, is pleased to announce this new funding opportunity to participate in a demonstration site project to implement and evaluate Health Is Power. Health Is Power is designed to promote positive sexual health behaviors among young heterosexual […] Oct 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New NACCHO Request for Proposals: Seeking Consultant for Upcoming ProjectWith funding from CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, NACCHO will be offering funding and technical assistance (TA) to up to five local health departments (LHDs) for a multi-site evaluation of the use of the Rapid Syphilis Test (RST) in nonclinical settings, with the goal of obtaining systematic information on RST performance, implementation, outcomes, and costs. […] Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Cook County Launches “Fight the Bite” Campaign to Combat ZikaLocal health departments (LHDs) across the nation continue to respond to and brace for cases of Zika. Although the mosquitoes that carry Zika do not thrive in Cook County, Illinois, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is taking a proactive role in raising awareness about the virus among residents. Through a campaign launched […] Oct 10, 2016 | Erin Laird |
The CIFOR Toolkit: A Powerful Training Resource Advancing Foodborne Outbreak ResponseBy Scott E. Holmes, REHS, MS, Environmental Public Health Manager, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department What do you get when you bring together over 60 public health professionals specializing in environmental health, epidemiology, and laboratory sciences, representing 15 different local and state agencies to discuss how to improve foodborne outbreak response in Nebraska? A major “reboot”... Oct 06, 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 |
Resource Roundup: 2016 World Environmental Health Day – Fighting Second and Third-Hand SmokeEach year, the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) hosts World Environmental Health Day to encourage global recognition of critical environmental health issues. Past themes have focused on raising awareness about protecting children’s environmental health, addressing environmental health inequalities, and preparing for emerging environmental health risks and challenges.... Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Rockland County Health Official: “Bacteria Aren’t the Enemy: Why Messy Can Be Better”Rockland County (NY) Health Department’s Commissioner of Health, Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, DO, MPH, DABFM, FAAFP, recently penned an article for parents of children to explain why “Bacteria Aren’t the Enemy: Why Messy Can Be Better.” The article encourages parents to step away from the anti-bacterial soaps, lotions, and cleansers to let the world’s... Sep 27, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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