National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health Departments

February 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow,...

Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird

  • State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of Defense

    This week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens...

    Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • New Interactive Tool: CDC Antibiotic Resistance Investment Map

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released the CDC AR Investment Map, which includes an interactive web app...

    Jan 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO to Host PHI Conference Webinar Series

    The 2016 Public Health Informatics (PHI) Conference provided a forum for exploring the interconnected world of health information...

    Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • The Digital Bridge Initiative: Improving Public Health Surveillance in the U.S.

    Local health departments (LHDs) are the keystone to successful public health surveillance – the systematic and ongoing collection,...

    Dec 28, 2016 | Lisa McKeown

  • NACCHO’s Recommendations to President-Elect Trump & 115th Congress

    NACCHO has released our recommendations for the next President and the 115th Congress, which begins in January. In these...

    Dec 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Reflections from the United Nations’ High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance:...

    On September 21, 2016, leaders from around the world convened for a high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the...

    Nov 14, 2016 | Lilly Kan

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local...

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

    Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as...

    Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health Departments

    February 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood product donation. The day also serves as a reminder of the nearly 120,000 individuals who are on the national organ transplant waiting list, and of the sobering reality that, on average, 22 […]

    Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird

    State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of Defense

    This week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens in events that debunk myths about drugs and alcohol, NACCHO is instead taking this opportunity to provide a sneak-peek into our Winter NACCHO Exchange issue, “On the Frontlines: Local Public Health versus America’s Opioid […]

    Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    New Interactive Tool: CDC Antibiotic Resistance Investment Map

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released the CDC AR Investment Map, which includes an interactive web app and printable state- and city-specific fact sheets describing CDC’s work to tackle antibiotic resistance (AR) using fiscal year 2016 funds. The fact sheets can be used to better understand how CDC supports AR activities in […]

    Jan 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NACCHO to Host PHI Conference Webinar Series

    The 2016 Public Health Informatics (PHI) Conference provided a forum for exploring the interconnected world of health information technology and sharing innovative ideas on how public health informatics is expanding access to care and improving community health. The resounding theme throughout the conference was the importance of using data to drive public health action. In an effort to further...

    Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    The Digital Bridge Initiative: Improving Public Health Surveillance in the U.S.

    Local health departments (LHDs) are the keystone to successful public health surveillance – the systematic and ongoing collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of data to stimulate public health action. As local providers of health services, LHDs are well-positioned to monitor community health data, flag potential public health threats, and intervene to prevent endemics, pandemics,...

    Dec 28, 2016 | Lisa McKeown

    NACCHO’s Recommendations to President-Elect Trump & 115th Congress

    NACCHO has released our recommendations for the next President and the 115th Congress, which begins in January. In these recommendations, NACCHO highlights 4 overarching goals: Strengthen and modernize the governmental public health system, so that federal public health agencies and state and local governmental public health departments work effectively together, using the unique and...

    Dec 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Reflections from the United Nations’ High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance: Connecting Local and Global Efforts

    On September 21, 2016, leaders from around the world convened for a high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the 71st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. This was only the fourth time in history the UN General Assembly had addressed a health issue – a signal of the tipping point AMR has […]

    Nov 14, 2016 | Lilly Kan

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 2)

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local health departments can play a role in protecting communities from this public health threat. In this final post, we provide additional cases of how local public health can serve as a key partner in the […]

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 1)

    Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as early detectors of infectious disease threats. Revisit the first blog post in this series for a full account. In today’s post, we present the efforts of two local health departments using surveillance to protect communities from […]

    Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang

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