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Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for Everyone
The National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among...
Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Vital Signs: Too Loud! For Too Long!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a CDC Vital Signs fact sheet on hearing loss caused by noise...
Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
RECENTLY UPDATED RFP: Funding Opportunity for Public Water Systems
NACCHO in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for...
Jan 26, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Prevent to Protect: January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month
By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst, Health and Disability Every four and half minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the...
Jan 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
HealthMatters for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Research...
In November 2016, the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) released a research to policy brief designed to support...
Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Features: Helping Everybody to Quit Smoking
Data shows that people with disabilities have a higher smoking rate than people without disabilities. The Center for Disease Control...
Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Legal and Policy Resources Related to Disability and Health
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Public Health Law Program and the Healthy People 2020 initiative recently...
Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Family Caregivers Month
November is National Family Caregivers Month – which recognizes the more than 90 million Americans who care for and ensure the health...
Nov 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
November is National Diabetes Month
There are currently 29 million Americans living with diabetes. This year’s theme for American Diabetes Month is This is Diabetes™. The...
Nov 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for EveryoneThe National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among health care organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health worked with NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) to develop a toolkit to help organizations implement the National CLAS Standards. The toolkit... Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Vital Signs: Too Loud! For Too Long!The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a CDC Vital Signs fact sheet on hearing loss caused by noise exposure. About 40 million US adults aged 20-69 have noise-induced hearing loss. Many of these cases occur outside of the work place, meaning that activities such as going to loud concerts or a […] Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
RECENTLY UPDATED RFP: Funding Opportunity for Public Water SystemsNACCHO in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for Public Water Systems to either replace aging water fluoridation equipment or implement new equipment for the fluoridation of community water. Eligible grantees include: State or Local Government Entities; Oral Health Coalitions; Rural Water Associations; State […] Jan 26, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Prevent to Protect: January is National Birth Defects Prevention MonthBy Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst, Health and Disability Every four and half minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States. In an effort to address this serious public health issue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrates National Birth Defects Prevention Month every January. This year’s theme […] Jan 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
HealthMatters for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Research to Policy BriefIn November 2016, the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) released a research to policy brief designed to support community-based organizations serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through various health promotion programs. This policy brief describes how several states are working with their community-based organizations to promote evidence-based... Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Features: Helping Everybody to Quit SmokingData shows that people with disabilities have a higher smoking rate than people without disabilities. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently highlighted how the State Disability and Health Programs provide inclusive tobacco cessation programs and services in their communities. These state-funded programs work to improve the health of people with disabilities through […] Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Legal and Policy Resources Related to Disability and HealthThe Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Public Health Law Program and the Healthy People 2020 initiative recently developed a catalog of resources on law and health policy topics related to disability and health. Law and health policies that support people with disabilities can contribute to the success of the Healthy People 2020 Disability and […] Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Family Caregivers MonthNovember is National Family Caregivers Month – which recognizes the more than 90 million Americans who care for and ensure the health and safety of loved ones with a chronic illness, disability, or frailty of old age. This observance is organized by the Caregiver Action Network, an organization that provides education, support, and resources to […] Nov 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
November is National Diabetes MonthThere are currently 29 million Americans living with diabetes. This year’s theme for American Diabetes Month is This is Diabetes™. The purpose of this year’s campaign is for people with diabetes to share their personal story and raise awareness on the impact of the disease. For more information on American Diabetes month and how to […] Nov 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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