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The 2017 Lancet Countdown Report: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change

The Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of...

Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Report: Local Health Departments Prepare for the Health Impacts of Climate...

    By: Anita Desikan, Former NACCHO Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO The National Association of...

    Oct 30, 2017 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith

    • Climate Change

    Congressional Panel Discussion on the Impact of Climate Change on Public Health and Natural Disasters

    On Friday, July 20th, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, sponsored a Congressional panel discussion, “Addressing the Impact of Climate Change on Public Health and Natural Disasters.” Policy experts spoke on how the Federal government should incorporate climate change in its preparedness plan for natural disasters and how […]

    Jul 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change, Policy

    Call for Stories from City Leaders about Working at the Intersection of Climate and Health

    The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, is seeking stories from small- and medium-sized cities about effective approaches and barriers to implementing new policies or programs to address climate and health. This project will bring leaders together to discuss solutions, so cities will be better […]

    Jul 10, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Climate Change

    Essential Actions for Climate Resilience in Local Health Departments

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of defense against a myriad of threats to their communities. One of the most pervasive and all-encompassing threats LHDs currently face is climate change. Climate change jeopardizes public health in many ways: Extreme heat (i.e., more frequent, more intense, and longer lasting heat) heightens the risk […]

    Jun 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    All of Us, Climate Change, Water Quality

    Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Messages for Summer Safety

    The summer months present a unique set of environmental health challenges for practitioners to consider. Climbing temperatures awaken a host of public health vectors (animals and insects that can transmit diseases to humans). Public pools reopen, with children flocking to splash around in—and, most likely, swallow—water that local health departments must ensure is adequately chlorinated. […]

    May 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change, Food Safety & Inspection, Health & Disability, Health Equity & Social Justice

    Does Ending Plastic Pollution Mean the End of Plastic Straws?

    For the last 5,000 years, people around the world have been sipping their drinks out of straws. Only recently have straws come under serious debate. The gold and lapis straws of the ancient Sumerians evolved over the millennia into the plastic straws ubiquitous in restaurants, coffee shops, and bars today. According to one group’s estimate, […]

    Apr 19, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Press Release, All of Us

    Subscribe to the Greener Side of Local Public Health E-Newlsetter

    The Greener Side of Local Public Health, NACCHO’s monthly environmental health e-newsletter, features news and resources, events and opportunities, funding announcements, and original NACCHO commentary related to environmental health, climate change, and food safety. The newsletter is a monthly digest of posts from The Essential Elements of Local Public Health. To sign up for the newsletter,...

    Mar 28, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Climate Change, Success Story

    Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate: Lessons from Success Stories

    Climate Interactive interviewed the leaders of ten initiatives that are innovating in ways the improve health and protect the climate, often while saving money. Their findings on what is possible and how it can be accomplished are presented in the report: Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate: Lessons From Success Stories. With a […]

    Mar 12, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    The 2017 Lancet Countdown Report: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change

    The Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and the health implications of these actions. The Lancet Countdown’s 2017 report tracks 40 indicators across five areas, arriving at three key conclusions: The human symptoms of climate change […]

    Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NACCHO Report: Local Health Departments Prepare for the Health Impacts of Climate Change

    By: Anita Desikan, Former NACCHO Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) develops and manages projects related to climate change through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The goal of these projects is to increase the knowledge of local […]

    Oct 30, 2017 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith

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    The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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