Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to Attend the NCSD 2016 Annual...

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are...

Sep 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • September is National Preparedness Month!

    September offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)...

    Sep 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Applications for NACCHO Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Now Open

    NACCHO, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), invites all retail food regulatory programs to submit...

    Sep 07, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • 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

  • New Reports: Retail Food Inspection, Grading, Scoring, and Placarding Case Studies

    NACCHO, in collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted research and developed new reports to learn more...

    Sep 01, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • Important Update from the NACCHO Podcast Series

    Recently, in an effort to make the NACCHO podcast more easily accessible to NACCHO staff and members, we switched hosting providers on...

    Aug 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Request for Proposal: Seeking Consultant for Issue Brief

    With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO will be developing an issue brief that explores the...

    Aug 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • New Funding Opportunity for Local Health Department Accreditation Preparation Support

    NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments. With funding from the CDC’s Office for State,...

    Aug 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • New Report: Retail Food Inspection and Grading Case Study

    NACCHO, in collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted research and developed a new report to learn more...

    Aug 03, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to Attend the NCSD 2016 Annual Meeting!

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested disease intervention specialists (DIS) to attend the NCSD 2016 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on December 6th – 9th. Scholarships will cover conference registration, lodging, travel, and per diem expenses. […]

    Sep 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    September is National Preparedness Month!

    September offers a wide range of public health awareness events for local health departments (LHDs) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Units to get involved in, so why should September’s National Preparedness Month be a priority? The answer is simple: preparedness work is a big part of what public health officials and volunteers do. But although LHD […]

    Sep 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Applications for NACCHO Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Now Open

    NACCHO, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), invites all retail food regulatory programs to submit applications for participation in its 2016-2017 Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards. Program participants will have opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory...

    Sep 07, 2016 | Amy Chang

    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

    New Reports: Retail Food Inspection, Grading, Scoring, and Placarding Case Studies

    NACCHO, in collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted research and developed new reports to learn more about scoring, grading, and placarding systems used by domestic retail food regulatory programs. These report provides case studies on the retail food establishment process and grading, scoring, and placarding systems used by Louisville Metro Public Health Wellness,...

    Sep 01, 2016 | Amy Chang

    Important Update from the NACCHO Podcast Series

    Recently, in an effort to make the NACCHO podcast more easily accessible to NACCHO staff and members, we switched hosting providers on iTunes. Those who are currently subscribed to the podcast will continue receiving podcasts as usual, but there may be some technical glitches with individual episodes if you have old episodes downloaded on your device. […]

    Aug 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    NACCHO Request for Proposal: Seeking Consultant for Issue Brief

    With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO will be developing an issue brief that explores the expanding role of Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) and new opportunities resulting from this expanded role, especially opportunities available through health system reform and new or emerging healthcare reimbursement mechanisms. Topics addressed will include the...

    Aug 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    New Funding Opportunity for Local Health Department Accreditation Preparation Support

    NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments. With funding from the CDC’s Office for State, Tribal, Local, & Territorial Support (OSTLTS), NACCHO will be offering a sixth year of Accreditation Support Initiative (ASI) awards. These awards are intended to stimulate quality improvement and promote the readiness of health departments to […]

    Aug 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    New Report: Retail Food Inspection and Grading Case Study

    NACCHO, in collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted research and developed a new report to learn more about scoring, grading and placarding systems used by domestic food regulatory programs. This report provides a case study on the retail food establishment process and grading system used by the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD). The […]

    Aug 03, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

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