Attend Environmental Health Sessions at the 2016 Preparedness Summit

The Preparedness Summit, held this year in Dallas April 19-22, is the first and longest running national conference on public health...

Mar 21, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • Supreme Court Places Stay on Clean Power Plan

    On February 9, the United States Supreme Court granted a request filed by more than two dozen states to temporarily halt...

    Feb 19, 2016 | Katie Regan

  • Using Data to Improve Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum: Lessons Learned from...

    By Ejay Jack, Community Health Program Supervisor, Hennepin County (MN) Public Health In December 2015, the National HIV Prevention...

    Jan 29, 2016 | Guest Author

  • DASH Releases Healthy Students, Promising Futures Toolkit

    The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the Healthy Students,...

    Jan 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • 195 Nations Reach Groundbreaking Climate Change Agreement

    December 12 marked an historic day for global and environmental health: the 195 countries attending the 21st Conference of Parties...

    Dec 18, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health Departments

    Can your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone...

    Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Rodent Control and Public Health: Examining Local Rodent Control Programs

    From the 1900 San Francisco bubonic plague epidemic to the 2012 Yosemite National Park hantavirus infection outbreak, rodents have...

    Nov 11, 2015 | Lisa Brown

  • Addressing the Public Health Threat of Climate Change

    August 3rd was an historic day for the health of the United States as the White House announced the Clean Power Plan to tackle the...

    Aug 19, 2015 | Lisa Brown

  • Report Back from the National Sexual Health Conference

    The World Health Organization defines sexual health as “a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to...

    Aug 18, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Attend Environmental Health Sessions at the 2016 Preparedness Summit

    The Preparedness Summit, held this year in Dallas April 19-22, is the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness. This year, the Summit focuses on resiliency and recovery. There are several exciting sessions related to environmental health. Read more about the sessions below: Danger at the Dinner Table: Understanding and Addressing Existing […]

    Mar 21, 2016 | Amy Chang

    Supreme Court Places Stay on Clean Power Plan

    On February 9, the United States Supreme Court granted a request filed by more than two dozen states to temporarily halt implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan. The court voted 5-4 to grant the request, thereby allowing states to stop their efforts toward meeting the new carbon emission regulations placed on […]

    Feb 19, 2016 | Katie Regan

    Using Data to Improve Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum: Lessons Learned from the 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference

    By Ejay Jack, Community Health Program Supervisor, Hennepin County (MN) Public Health In December 2015, the National HIV Prevention Conference was held in Atlanta and I had the pleasure to attend through NACCHO’s support. This opportunity allowed me to network with colleagues and experts from across the county in an effort to share research and […]

    Jan 29, 2016 | Guest Author

    DASH Releases Healthy Students, Promising Futures Toolkit

    The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the Healthy Students, Promising Futures toolkit with tools and resources developed for healthcare providers, educational agencies, and state and community leaders. These materials focus on five high impact opportunities and were designed to increase access to health insurance to...

    Jan 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    195 Nations Reach Groundbreaking Climate Change Agreement

    December 12 marked an historic day for global and environmental health: the 195 countries attending the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) climate change summit in Paris reached a landmark agreement that commits them to lowering greenhouse gas emissions in an attempt to halt the most extreme effects of climate change. The deal, which is legally binding and was agreed upon […]

    Dec 18, 2015 | Katie Regan

    Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health Departments

    Can your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone City-County Health Department (now RiverStone Health) in Billings, MT could say that they had ever heard of the health department. However, thanks to the health department leadership’s investments in a rebranding effort, 10 years later, 88% of residents were able […]

    Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Rodent Control and Public Health: Examining Local Rodent Control Programs

    From the 1900 San Francisco bubonic plague epidemic to the 2012 Yosemite National Park hantavirus infection outbreak, rodents have always been a lurking environmental threat, capable of compromising the public’s health. In addition to potentially carrying parasites and pathogens, rodents have been destroying infrastructure, infesting houses and businesses, and damaging property for centuries. To...

    Nov 11, 2015 | Lisa Brown

    Addressing the Public Health Threat of Climate Change

    August 3rd was an historic day for the health of the United States as the White House announced the Clean Power Plan to tackle the effects of climate change. The Clean Power Plan establishes the first-ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants. Climate change is transforming the landscape of public health by altering the […]

    Aug 19, 2015 | Lisa Brown

    Report Back from the National Sexual Health Conference

    The World Health Organization defines sexual health as “a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe […]

    Aug 18, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

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