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Senate Confirms New FDA Commissioner
The United States Senate voted at the end of February to confirm Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug...
Mar 08, 2016 | Katie Regan
World Cancer Day 2016: We can, I can; What can local health departments do?
The theme for World Cancer Day 2016 is “We can, I can.” Join NACCHO on February 4 in efforts to unite the world’s population in the...
Feb 03, 2016 | Guest Author
Local Health Departments Share How NACCHO’s HPV Award Will Impact Their Communities
NACCHO announced on December 11 that ten local health departments received funding to host an action planning meeting with...
Jan 06, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting...
On December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of...
Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang
NACCHO Funds Ten Local Health Departments to Identify Strategies to Increase HPV...
NACCHO awarded ten local health departments funding to identify strategies and develop an action plan to improve vaccination rates for...
Dec 11, 2015 | Kate Drezner
NACCHO Launches Fracking Project with Associated Webpage and Resources
By Nick Oschman, former NACCHO Environmental Health Intern NACCHO has launched a new webpage to support its project on hydraulic...
Nov 23, 2015 | Guest Author
Big Cities Health Coalition Releases Big Cities Health Inventory
On November 18, the Big Cities Health Coalition, an independent initiative of NACCHO, released an interactive data platform and report...
Nov 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Free Online HPV Vaccine CEU Course
Cardea Services is offering a free, hour-long continuing education course for recommending the HPV vaccine to adolescents and their...
Oct 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
EPA Sets Limits for Toxic Pollutants Released into Waterways
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week imposed new standards for mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic pollutants...
Oct 02, 2015 | Katie Regan
Senate Confirms New FDA CommissionerThe United States Senate voted at the end of February to confirm Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Califf, a cardiologist and academic researcher, received overwhelming support from an often divided Senate; the vote was 89 to 4. Califf, who was nominated by President Obama in September 2015 […] Mar 08, 2016 | Katie Regan |
World Cancer Day 2016: We can, I can; What can local health departments do?The theme for World Cancer Day 2016 is “We can, I can.” Join NACCHO on February 4 in efforts to unite the world’s population in the fight against cancer. Currently, 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide every year. In the United States, there was an estimated 1,658,370 new cancer cases diagnosed and 589,430 cancer […] Feb 03, 2016 | Guest Author |
Local Health Departments Share How NACCHO’s HPV Award Will Impact Their CommunitiesNACCHO announced on December 11 that ten local health departments received funding to host an action planning meeting with stakeholders to determine strategies to address local HPV vaccination rates. In addition, NACCHO extended additional funding to its first cohort of health departments, selected in 2014, to support the implementation of their HPV action plans. Local […] Jan 06, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases” ReportOn December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of prevention and control of infectious disease outbreaks in the United States. Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases analyzes the country’s policies related to ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats and provides recommendations to […] Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang |
NACCHO Funds Ten Local Health Departments to Identify Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination RatesNACCHO awarded ten local health departments funding to identify strategies and develop an action plan to improve vaccination rates for human papillomavirus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical and several other types of cancers. The award, with funding from the CDC, will provide direct support to the health departments to engage locally with healthcare providers […] Dec 11, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
NACCHO Launches Fracking Project with Associated Webpage and ResourcesBy Nick Oschman, former NACCHO Environmental Health Intern NACCHO has launched a new webpage to support its project on hydraulic fracturing—colloquially called fracking—and provide local health departments with the tools, resources, and education they need to protect the health of their communities. Resources will focus on the role local health departments play in fracking education, legislation,... Nov 23, 2015 | Guest Author |
Big Cities Health Coalition Releases Big Cities Health InventoryOn November 18, the Big Cities Health Coalition, an independent initiative of NACCHO, released an interactive data platform and report that examines data for 26 cities across 34 health indicators. The data set is the first of its kind to be compiled in an open access format to provide a broad, comparable view of city […] Nov 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Free Online HPV Vaccine CEU CourseCardea Services is offering a free, hour-long continuing education course for recommending the HPV vaccine to adolescents and their parents entitled, “You are the Key to HPV Cancer Prevention.” The course helps providers frame the HPV vaccine conversation, encourages providers to make a strong vaccination recommendation, and offers responses to parents’ most common questions. Designed... Oct 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
EPA Sets Limits for Toxic Pollutants Released into WaterwaysThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week imposed new standards for mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic pollutants discharged into the nation’s rivers and streams from electric power plants. These are the first national limits on pollutants from coal-fired steam electricity plants. The new rule is estimated to remove 1.4 billion pounds per year of […] Oct 02, 2015 | Katie Regan |
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