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Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and...

By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While...

Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Register Now! 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference

    Registration is now open for the 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference, to be held July 10–12 in New Orleans, LA. The theme for this...

    Jan 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Winter 2018 NACCHO Exchange: Bridging Local Public Health and Healthcare

    In the latest issue of NACCHO Exchange, local health departments from around the nation discuss how they are connecting public health...

    Jan 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • APA: Healthy Communities Policy Guide

    The American Planning Association (APA) Healthy Communities Policy Guide identifies policy ideas for local, state, and federally...

    Jan 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 4

    This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...

    Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • Call for Comments, Health Equity & Social Justice

    At the Intersection of Equity and Parks

    Active Living by Design posted an interview with Rachel Banner, a Program Manager on the Health and Wellness team at the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), exploring how NRPA approaches equity. Read the interview to learn more about NRPA’s commitment to equity, approaches they have seen in communities across the country, lessons they’ve learned, […]

    Apr 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 6

    FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by Cameron Estrada  School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have been a safe haven and a reliable resource for me throughout middle and high school. Now as a college student, I still advocate for youth health and leadership with the School Based Health […]

    Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Funding Opportunity, Health Equity & Social Justice

    2018 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program

    Aetna Foundation is launching the 2018 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program. They are inviting projects that address issues in the following domains: Built Environment, Community Safety, Environmental Exposures, Healthy Behaviors, and Social/Economic Factors. They are especially interested in projects that advance resident- or youth-led initiatives, and projects that seek to influence...

    Mar 29, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Health Equity & Social Justice, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    Children and Health Disparities Fact Sheet

    The Children’s Environmental Health Network released a fact sheet on disparities in children’s health that leave some children at greater risk for exposure to pollution and contaminants, as well as asthma and learning disabilities. Read the fact sheet.

    Mar 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and Response

    By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are detected year-round in the United States, flu activity begins to rise above baseline in the Northeast in October, with “peak season” extending December through March. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

    Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Register Now! 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference

    Registration is now open for the 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference, to be held July 10–12 in New Orleans, LA. The theme for this year’s conference is Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health, designed to highlight the ways in which local public health officials have and will continue to positively affect health outcomes in communities […]

    Jan 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Winter 2018 NACCHO Exchange: Bridging Local Public Health and Healthcare

    In the latest issue of NACCHO Exchange, local health departments from around the nation discuss how they are connecting public health and healthcare to improve population health. The issue includes the following articles: BUILD Health Challenge: Using Multi-Sector Community Partnerships to Improve Community Health Integrating Routine Chlamydia Screening into Primary Care Practices...

    Jan 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    APA: Healthy Communities Policy Guide

    The American Planning Association (APA) Healthy Communities Policy Guide identifies policy ideas for local, state, and federally elected officials aimed at improving community health and quality of living through planning. APA believes “healthy communities” are places where all individuals have access to healthy built, social, economic, and natural environments that give them the...

    Jan 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 4

    This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders...

    Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

    Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

    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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