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ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health: Volume 4

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has released its latest comprehensive look at state and territorial...

Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Register Now! 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference

Registration is now open for the 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference, to be held July 10–12 in New Orleans, LA. The theme for this...

Jan 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

IBM Health Corps Opportunity to Address Health Disparities

IBM Health Corps, a pro bono service that focuses on bringing data, design, and technology to address health disparities around the...

Jan 24, 2018 | Christina Baum

Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018

The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is...

Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

UNCOVER EH Needs Your Voice!

UNCOVER EH, an unprecedented needs assessment and horizon scanning opportunity for environmental health (EH) practitioners, has...

Nov 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

CDC’s Public Health Associate Program Is Now Open!

The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is accepting applications January...

Nov 16, 2017 | Andrea Grenadier

NACCHO Releases 2017 Forces of Change Report: The Changing Public Health Landscape

NACCHO’s Research and Evaluation team is excited to announce the release of the 2017 Forces of Change report, The Changing...

Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

All of Us, Healthy People 2030 National Public Health Week 2018: Changing Our Future Together National Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association, 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 tackle the […] Mar 30, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
Press Release Local Environmental Health Directors & Managers Collaborative Through NACCHO’s outreach to environmental health leaders around the country, we have heard a strong desire for a streamlined method for leaders to connect, collaborate, and share with peers in their region and similarly organized jurisdictions. This is especially important given the reality of increasing environmental health related issues, decreasing funding, and a changing public... Feb 26, 2018 \| Michelle Shapiro
ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health: Volume 4 The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has released its latest comprehensive look at state and territorial health agencies. The ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health, Volume Four (or Profile) examines funding levels, agency priorities, and the governmental public health workforce. The Profile reveals important trends, challenges, and developments across... Jan 30, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
Register Now! 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference Registration is now open for the 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference, to be held July 10–12 in New Orleans, LA. The theme for this year’s conference is Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health, designed to highlight the ways in which local public health officials have and will continue to positively affect health outcomes in communities […] Jan 29, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
IBM Health Corps Opportunity to Address Health Disparities IBM Health Corps, a pro bono service that focuses on bringing data, design, and technology to address health disparities around the world, is calling for proposals from organizations interested in tackling heath disparities in the areas of cancer and health workforce strengthening. The application deadline is February 13, 2018. Visit the application page to learn […] Jan 24, 2018 \| Christina Baum
Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018 The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is “Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health.” The conference provides attendees the opportunity to share the latest research and ideas, network, and test their assumptions about the issues and topics […] Dec 11, 2017 \| Kim Rodgers
UNCOVER EH Needs Your Voice! UNCOVER EH, an unprecedented needs assessment and horizon scanning opportunity for environmental health (EH) practitioners, has officially kicked off. This is a collaborative effort between the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Baylor University. Recently, Baylor disseminated a detailed email about UNCOVER EH, which you may... Nov 29, 2017 \| Kim Rodgers
CDC’s Public Health Associate Program Is Now Open! The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is accepting applications January 2-18, 2018 to host a public health associate to start in October 2018. PHAP is a two-year training program with the mission to train and provide experiential learning to early-career public health professionals. It is a […] Nov 16, 2017 \| Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO Releases 2017 Forces of Change Report: The Changing Public Health Landscape NACCHO’s Research and Evaluation team is excited to announce the release of the 2017 Forces of Change report, The Changing Public Health Landscape, containing new findings on the forces that are affecting the nation’s local health departments (LHDs). Results show that although the economic situation is slowly improving for many LHDs, one in five still […] Nov 06, 2017 \| Kim Rodgers