NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VA

On December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public...

Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner

  • Funding Opportunity: CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Training Grants

    The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) has announced the availability of training grants for implementation of...

    Jan 20, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • SOPHIA’s Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Practitioner Workshop

    SOPHIA’s HIA Practitioner Workshop (formerly HIA of the Americas) will take place March 7-8, 2016 at The California Endowment in...

    Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner

  • Tackling the HIV Crisis: Implementing New Ways to Find and Connect Patients to the...

    By Julia Hidalgo, ScD, MSW, MPH, National Program Office Director, Research Professor, George Washington University, Merck Foundation...

    Sep 18, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Registration is Now Open for IAC’s Standing Orders Workshops

    The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC), with support from Pfizer, has just launched “Take a Stand™,” a new national...

    Sep 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner

  • Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to NCSD’s Annual Meeting

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested DIS to attend the NCSD...

    Sep 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner

  • NACCHO’s Vaccine Confidence Initiative: A Report from the NACCHO Annual Workshop

    Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and an increase in vaccine hesitancy in regions of the United States have emphasized...

    Aug 10, 2015 | Kate Drezner

  • NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VA

    On December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI), Creating Community Change Consulting, and the Richmond City Health District, conducted Richmond, Virginia’s first Health in All Policies Workshop. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a change in the systems that determine […]

    Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner

    Funding Opportunity: CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Training Grants

    The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) has announced the availability of training grants for implementation of the Second Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response and the CIFOR Toolkit. The CIFOR Guidelines improve public health foodborne disease outbreak detection and response. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide […]

    Jan 20, 2016 | Amy Chang

    SOPHIA’s Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Practitioner Workshop

    SOPHIA’s HIA Practitioner Workshop (formerly HIA of the Americas) will take place March 7-8, 2016 at The California Endowment in Oakland, CA. The Workshop is intended for current practitioners of Health Impact Assessment interested in strategic field building. Attendees at the two-day workshop will learn and share ideas through presentations, and further the practice of HIA in small working...

    Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner

    Tackling the HIV Crisis: Implementing New Ways to Find and Connect Patients to the Health Care System

    By Julia Hidalgo, ScD, MSW, MPH, National Program Office Director, Research Professor, George Washington University, Merck Foundation HIV Care Collaborative State and local health departments (LHDs) face daunting challenges to improving the quality of care for low income, uninsured populations living with communicable and chronic diseases. Despite these challenges, many LHDs are piloting...

    Sep 18, 2015 | Guest Author

    Registration is Now Open for IAC’s Standing Orders Workshops

    The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC), with support from Pfizer, has just launched “Take a Stand™,” a new national effort designed to improve adult immunization rates by increasing the use of standing orders in medical practices. The core of this project is a no-cost, interactive workshop led by national experts, including L.J Tan, MS, PhD, William […]

    Sep 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner

    Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to NCSD’s Annual Meeting

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested DIS to attend the NCSD Annual Meeting October 27-30 in Savannah, GA. The meeting will prove to be an excellent opportunity for DIS to gain knowledge and skills around STD prevention as it relates to sexual health. The agenda […]

    Sep 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner

    NACCHO’s Vaccine Confidence Initiative: A Report from the NACCHO Annual Workshop

    Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and an increase in vaccine hesitancy in regions of the United States have emphasized why it is more important than ever for local health departments to communicate the importance, safety, and efficacy of vaccines. Although immunization rates across the United States remain high, many communities have pockets of unvaccinated persons. […]

    Aug 10, 2015 | Kate Drezner

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