NACCHO Annual 2017: Learn More about Infectious Diseases & Informatics

The 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference will feature a variety of sharing sessions highlighting key focus areas of NACCHO’s Infectious...

Jun 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tip Sheet: How to Use NACCHO Policy Statements

    NACCHO’s Government Affairs Team has developed a one-pager to help local health departments best use NACCHO’s policy...

    Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Report: Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Impact Assessments

    NACCHO recently released a new report examining Health Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation practices, challenges, and gaps across...

    Jun 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • In Search of New Talent? Hire a PHAP Graduate!

    On March 31, 2017, 160 associates graduated from the Public Health Associate Program (PHAP), a competitive, two-year, paid training...

    May 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Seeking Input: Disability Data in Community Health Assessments

    The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is seeking success stories from local health departments (LHDs) on ways the disability...

    Apr 27, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Recruiting LHD Staff: 2017-2018 NACCHO Environmental Health Workgroups

    Recruitment for 2017-2018 NACCHO advisory groups (i.e., committees and workgroups), including four environmental health groups (one...

    Apr 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • One Health: Local Health Department Approaches for Addressing the Interconnectivity...

    In a new fact sheet, “One Health: Local Health Department Approaches for Addressing the Interconnectivity of Human, Animal, and...

    Mar 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Annual 2017: Learn More about Infectious Diseases & Informatics

    The 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference will feature a variety of sharing sessions highlighting key focus areas of NACCHO’s Infectious Disease and Informatics (IDI) portfolio, including: HIV, STI & Hepatitis, Immunization, Emerging Infections and Outbreak Response. This year, the conference will feature an entire track dedicated to Informatics. For those registrants, or potential registrants, with...

    Jun 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Tip Sheet: How to Use NACCHO Policy Statements

    NACCHO’s Government Affairs Team has developed a one-pager to help local health departments best use NACCHO’s policy statements to advise their public health practice. View the guidance and start using policy statements to educate, communicate about public health issues, and promote policy at the local level.

    Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NACCHO Report: Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Impact Assessments

    NACCHO recently released a new report examining Health Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation practices, challenges, and gaps across nine local health departments. Findings and recommendations included in this report aim to build on a 2014 evaluation and 2016 report (available at this link), which surveyed 14 local health departments receiving funding and technical assistance through the […]

    Jun 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    In Search of New Talent? Hire a PHAP Graduate!

    On March 31, 2017, 160 associates graduated from the Public Health Associate Program (PHAP), a competitive, two-year, paid training program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PHAP associates are assigned to public health agencies and nongovernmental organizations in the United States and U.S. territories to work alongside other professionals across a variety of public health...

    May 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Seeking Input: Disability Data in Community Health Assessments

    The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is seeking success stories from local health departments (LHDs) on ways the disability community has been highlighted as a part of community health assessments and/or community health improvement plans. These stories will be used  to create a “best practices” resource designed to encourage LHDs to engage individuals with disabilities […]

    Apr 27, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Recruiting LHD Staff: 2017-2018 NACCHO Environmental Health Workgroups

    Recruitment for 2017-2018 NACCHO advisory groups (i.e., committees and workgroups), including four environmental health groups (one committee and three workgroups) is open through May 5, 2017. NACCHO advisory groups are a primary and recognized vehicle for identifying the opportunities and challenges facing local health departments (LHDs) and the field at large. NACCHO members from all areas of...

    Apr 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    One Health: Local Health Department Approaches for Addressing the Interconnectivity of Human, Animal, and Environmental Health

    In a new fact sheet, “One Health: Local Health Department Approaches for Addressing the Interconnectivity of Human, Animal, and Environmental Health,” NACCHO explores One Health, a multi-disciplinary public health approach that recognizes the health of humans is connected to the health of animals and the environment. The fact sheet defines the One Health approach and the relationship...

    Mar 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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