Seeking Participants: NEHA Recreational Water Health Assessment

Annually, Americans average over 300 million visits to swimming pools, waterparks, and spas, visits that also account for over 3,000...

Jun 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the Lifespan

    National Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to make their health...

    Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter

  • Gear Up for National Infant Immunization Week 2017

    National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 22-29, 2017, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants...

    Apr 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest Nation

    National Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for...

    Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Lessons Learned from Zika Response: Q&A with CDC’s Dr. Lyle Petersen

    The American Public Health Association sat down with Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the...

    Mar 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • APA Announces Planners4Health Program

    The American Planning Association (APA) recently announced recipients of grant funding for its Planners4Health Program. The non-profit...

    Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI)...

    Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Seeking Participants: NEHA Recreational Water Health Assessment

    Annually, Americans average over 300 million visits to swimming pools, waterparks, and spas, visits that also account for over 3,000 unintentional drownings, 4,500 chemically-related emergency room visits, and 5,000 recreational water illnesses. In an effort to improve water safety nationwide, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is conducting an assessment of aquatic inspection...

    Jun 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the Lifespan

    National Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to make their health a priority. This year, NACCHO highlights the importance of sexual and relationship health for women at every age. Note that while some of this information pertains specifically to cisgender women, most of it applies […]

    Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter

    Gear Up for National Infant Immunization Week 2017

    National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 22-29, 2017, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. Since 1994, hundreds of communities across the United States have joined together to celebrate the critical role...

    Apr 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest Nation

    National Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for communities across the United States to reflect on the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. More importantly, NPHW serves as an excellent reminder of why public health exists: to […]

    Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Lessons Learned from Zika Response: Q&A with CDC’s Dr. Lyle Petersen

    The American Public Health Association sat down with Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), to discuss was learned from Zika this past year, what we still need to learn, and how we can better […]

    Mar 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    APA Announces Planners4Health Program

    The American Planning Association (APA) recently announced recipients of grant funding for its Planners4Health Program. The non-profit is providing $1.5 million to 28 of its state chapters in an effort to continue creating stronger, healthier communities. The purpose of this six month initiative is to create stronger coordination between planners and public health professionals at the […]

    Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) recently released the preliminary findings of Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access – a comprehensive assessment of state Medicaid programs’ discriminatory restrictions on curative treatments for hepatitis C, the nation’s deadliest blood-borne disease. The full...

    Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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