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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
NACCHO, ASTHO Release Joint Statement on the Lead Contamination Crisis in Flint, MI
The lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan touches on almost every aspect in the daily life of a health department: lead poisoning,...
Feb 02, 2016 | Katie Regan
What are Your Plans for National Infant Immunization Week?
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from...
Feb 01, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
Using Data to Improve Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum: Lessons Learned from...
By Ejay Jack, Community Health Program Supervisor, Hennepin County (MN) Public Health In December 2015, the National HIV Prevention...
Jan 29, 2016 | Guest Author
At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance...
By Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If...
Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan
Join NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Sentinel Network
NACCHO is forming an HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Sentinel Network to provide situational awareness of local health department...
Jan 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VA
On December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public...
Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
Funding Opportunity: CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Training Grants
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) has announced the availability of training grants for implementation of...
Jan 20, 2016 | Amy Chang
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 |
NACCHO, ASTHO Release Joint Statement on the Lead Contamination Crisis in Flint, MIThe lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan touches on almost every aspect in the daily life of a health department: lead poisoning, water quality, health equity, reproductive health, and other social, political, and environmental impacts. This crisis underscores the basic fundamental need to have safe food, air, and water. As always, the role of our […] Feb 02, 2016 | Katie Regan |
What are Your Plans for National Infant Immunization Week?National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and to celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting health communities. NIIW is coming soon on April 16-23, 2016, and we want to find out what local health departments have planned for […] Feb 01, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
Using Data to Improve Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum: Lessons Learned from the 2015 National HIV Prevention ConferenceBy Ejay Jack, Community Health Program Supervisor, Hennepin County (MN) Public Health In December 2015, the National HIV Prevention Conference was held in Atlanta and I had the pleasure to attend through NACCHO’s support. This opportunity allowed me to network with colleagues and experts from across the county in an effort to share research and […] Jan 29, 2016 | Guest Author |
At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance and Resources for Local and State Health DepartmentsBy Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your health department’s foodborne illness investigations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoEs) can help. The CoEs were established under the […] Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Join NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Sentinel NetworkNACCHO is forming an HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Sentinel Network to provide situational awareness of local health department activities, needs, challenges, and successes. The Sentinel Network will be a critical mechanism for gathering the local health department perspective so that NACCHO can fulfill its mission to be a leader, partner, catalyst, and voice for […] Jan 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VAOn December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI), Creating Community Change Consulting, and the Richmond City Health District, conducted Richmond, Virginia’s first Health in All Policies Workshop. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a change in the systems that determine […] Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
Funding Opportunity: CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Training GrantsThe Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) has announced the availability of training grants for implementation of the Second Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response and the CIFOR Toolkit. The CIFOR Guidelines improve public health foodborne disease outbreak detection and response. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide […] Jan 20, 2016 | Amy Chang |
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