NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship Program

By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst  The NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development...

Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New Health Impact Assessment Resources for Local Health Departments

    The NACCHO Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Community of Practice has developed four new tools to support local health department (LHD)...

    Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Newly Released: NACCHO Exchange Summer 2016 Issue

    The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine was sent out to all local health departments (LHDs) across the country...

    Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New One-Pager: The Value of HIA to Community Partners

    Across the country, local health departments (LHDs) often struggle to explain the value of health impact assessment (HIA) to community...

    Sep 06, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Health Impact Assessment: An Essential Tool for Health Department Accreditation

    By Shannon Browlee, MPH, Public Health Educator, Okaland County Health Division (MI) and Stephanie Souter, MS, Planner II,Washington...

    Aug 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New Report: Crosswalk Between Public Health Accreditation and Health Impact...

    NACCHO recently released a new report highlighting the connection between public health accreditation and Health Impact Assessment...

    Aug 03, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • World Hepatitis Day: What Local Health Departments Can Do to Address a Global Burden

    World Hepatitis Day— today, July 28—brings awareness to the more than 400 million people across the globe who are infected with...

    Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • The Health Impact Assessment: Building Environmental Health Capacity

    By Sandra Whitehead, PhD, Director of Program and Partnership Development, National Environmental Health Association  More and more,...

    Jul 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • A Call to Action: Prepare for Climate Change

    By Paul Biedrzycki, MPH, MBA, CIH, Director of Disease Control and Environmental Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department...

    Jun 15, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship Program

    By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst  The NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development opportunity for graduate level students and recent alumni interested getting hands on experience in the public health disability field. Last year’s fellows along with NACCHO Health and DIsability leadership staff are pictured on the right, presenting their...

    Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New Health Impact Assessment Resources for Local Health Departments

    The NACCHO Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Community of Practice has developed four new tools to support local health department (LHD) capacity through the use of HIA. Included resources are a fact sheet on the value of HIA to LHDs, and three mechanisms for HIA data entry and evaluation. Each tool’s purpose, intended use and direct […]

    Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Newly Released: NACCHO Exchange Summer 2016 Issue

    The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine was sent out to all local health departments (LHDs) across the country last week. The summer 2016 issue focuses on environmental health, highlighting topics including vector control, food safety, aquatic safety, healthy community design, climate change and more. The issue’s feature article describes the recent lead […]

    Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New One-Pager: The Value of HIA to Community Partners

    Across the country, local health departments (LHDs) often struggle to explain the value of health impact assessment (HIA) to community stakeholders. In an effort to support this effort, NACCHO’s HIA community of practice, comprised of LHD HIA practitioners, created a one-pager. This resource details how HIA is a valuable tool for community health, relationship development, […]

    Sep 06, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Health Impact Assessment: An Essential Tool for Health Department Accreditation

    By Shannon Browlee, MPH, Public Health Educator, Okaland County Health Division (MI) and Stephanie Souter, MS, Planner II,Washington County (MN) Public Health & Environment Seeking accreditation status from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), and integrating Health Impact Assessment (HIA) into community-wide, decision-making practice are two goals shared by many health departments...

    Aug 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New Report: Crosswalk Between Public Health Accreditation and Health Impact Assessment

    NACCHO recently released a new report highlighting the connection between public health accreditation and Health Impact Assessment (HIA). This document describes how local health departments (LHDs) can use HIA as a tool to accomplish two important aims simultaneously. More specifically, by incorporating HIA into their practice, LHDs can use it to promote community health improvement, and […]

    Aug 03, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    World Hepatitis Day: What Local Health Departments Can Do to Address a Global Burden

    World Hepatitis Day— today, July 28—brings awareness to the more than 400 million people across the globe who are infected with chronic viral hepatitis, including up to 150 million living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). In the United States, more than 3.5 million Americans—particularly baby boomers (those born between 1945 and 1965)—are living with HCV, making it the most common chronic […]

    Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    The Health Impact Assessment: Building Environmental Health Capacity

    By Sandra Whitehead, PhD, Director of Program and Partnership Development, National Environmental Health Association  More and more, local health departments (LHDs) are being forced to cut their environmental health programs. This pattern is caused by shrinking budgets and further compounded by limited understanding of the value of the environmental health field and the roles of its […]

    Jul 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    A Call to Action: Prepare for Climate Change

    By Paul Biedrzycki, MPH, MBA, CIH, Director of Disease Control and Environmental Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department Regardless of the current political debates on the existence of climate change, there is mounting and compelling scientific evidence that not only indicates climate change is occurring, but also predicts significant health risks, especially for vulnerable populations....

    Jun 15, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

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