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Funding Opportunity: Advancing Local Lead Poisoning Awareness
The National Center for Healthy Housing is seeking grant applicants for an opportunity to receive up to $5,000 in funding to support...
Jul 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental...
By Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing...
Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author
RFA: Leveraging PrEP Programs to End New Cases of HIV
HealthHIV and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) announced a new health policy learning series for teams of state...
Jun 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Walgreens to Offer Free HIV Testing in 130 Cities on HIV Testing Day
Per a recent news release from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information...
Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
FDA & CDC Warning: Faulty Lead Tests from Magellan Diagnostics
Earlier this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a...
May 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Air Quality Awareness Week 2017: Be Air Aware
By: Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance For over a decade, the Environmental Health Agency (EPA),...
May 03, 2017 | Guest Author
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
Meet the 2016-2017 NACCHO Health and Disability Fellows
The NACCHO Health and Disability program is thrilled to introduce its 2016-17 fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship is an...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Releases New Radon Resources
At the culmination of January’s Radon Action Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new...
Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Funding Opportunity: Advancing Local Lead Poisoning AwarenessThe National Center for Healthy Housing is seeking grant applicants for an opportunity to receive up to $5,000 in funding to support local lead poisoning prevention events. Ten or more communities will receive funding to host education/awareness events during the fall of 2017. Successful events should aim to mobilize community action advancing local lead poisoning […] Jul 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental RisksBy Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing temperatures, and decreased daylight, communities can breathe a collective sigh of relief as summer slides into sight once again. With the promise of warmth and sunlight, along with the allure of the long-awaited activities reserved for the summer months, few […] Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author |
RFA: Leveraging PrEP Programs to End New Cases of HIVHealthHIV and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) announced a new health policy learning series for teams of state Medicaid and public health officials. This opportunity, described further in the Request for Applications (RFA), will provide participants with practical strategies related to health policy and financing for starting or expanding Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)... Jun 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Walgreens to Offer Free HIV Testing in 130 Cities on HIV Testing DayPer a recent news release from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information response to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic, are teaming up for the seventh straight year with health departments and local AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) to offer free HIV testing and counseling about prevention strategies, including pre-exposure […] Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
FDA & CDC Warning: Faulty Lead Tests from Magellan DiagnosticsEarlier this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning stating that certain lead tests manufactured by Magellan Diagnostics may yield inaccurately low readings of lead levels in children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers. Based on this warning, the CDC recommends that all children under […] May 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Air Quality Awareness Week 2017: Be Air AwareBy: Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance For over a decade, the Environmental Health Agency (EPA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) have come together to host Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW), celebrated annually during the first week of May. Although air quality […] May 03, 2017 | Guest Author |
National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest NationNational 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 |
Meet the 2016-2017 NACCHO Health and Disability FellowsThe NACCHO Health and Disability program is thrilled to introduce its 2016-17 fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship is an invaluable opportunity for undergraduate and/or graduate students pursing degrees in public health to receive hands on experience in the health and disability field. The fellowship includes providing support to local health departments (LHDs) through NACCHO’s... Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Releases New Radon ResourcesAt the culmination of January’s Radon Action Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new resources to fight the nation’s second leading cause of lung cancer, contributing to over 20,000 deaths annually. These include a radon-focused webpage and a customizable communication toolkit. The website includes key information and resources on what individuals... Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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