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UNCOVER EH: New Environmental Health Workforce Initiative
The CDC in partnership with the the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), and Baylor University are launching a 2017...
Jan 04, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction Conference
Harm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject...
Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Reflections from the National Academies Meeting on Improving Population Health
By Mukti Kulkarni, MD, NACCHO Prevention Health Policy Resident With so many fiscal challenges, how can local health departments...
Nov 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...
So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local...
Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang
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
Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White Conference
Last month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment....
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to Attend the NCSD 2016 Annual...
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are...
Sep 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
4th Annual National African American Hepatitis C Action Day
The National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc (NLBCA) is commemorating the 4th Annual National African American Hepatitis C...
Jul 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
UNCOVER EH: New Environmental Health Workforce InitiativeThe CDC in partnership with the the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), and Baylor University are launching a 2017 assessment of health department staff focused on environmental health. Titled “UNCOVER EH“ this project aims to identify key workforce challenges and other issues impacting this field from the perspective of environmental health professionals working in... Jan 04, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction ConferenceHarm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject drugs and their sex partners were dying of AIDS at alarming rates. Harm reduction is a framework for meeting people where they are at and reducing the negative consequences of drug use. […] Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Reflections from the National Academies Meeting on Improving Population HealthBy Mukti Kulkarni, MD, NACCHO Prevention Health Policy Resident With so many fiscal challenges, how can local health departments secure sources of perpetual funding for their vital work in advancing population health? On October 19, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Population Health Improvement convened a workshop on Building Sustainable Financing... Nov 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 2)So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local health departments can play a role in protecting communities from this public health threat. In this final post, we provide additional cases of how local public health can serve as a key partner in the […] Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang |
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 |
Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White ConferenceLast month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), the conference convened more than 2,400 grantees, consumers, stakeholders, and healthcare professionals from across... Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to Attend the NCSD 2016 Annual Meeting!The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested disease intervention specialists (DIS) to attend the NCSD 2016 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on December 6th – 9th. Scholarships will cover conference registration, lodging, travel, and per diem expenses. […] Sep 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
4th Annual National African American Hepatitis C Action DayThe National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc (NLBCA) is commemorating the 4th Annual National African American Hepatitis C Action Day (NAAHCAD) on July 25, 2016. Local health departments and organizations are encouraged to support the day by signing up to host activities in their communities.To encourage participation, organizations who sign up will receive a promotional package... Jul 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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