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Vision Zero: A Prescription for our Nation’s Preventable Epidemic of Traffic Deaths
By: Kathleen Ferrier, Policy & Communications Director, Vision Zero Network Have you ever known someone who was involved in a...
Nov 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Black AIDS Institute Hosts Black Healthcare Access Tour
The Black AIDS Institute has kicked off the first-ever national Black Healthcare Access Tour. Over the next 6 weeks, the Institute...
Nov 10, 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
Meet NACCHO’s 2017-2018 Health and Disability Fellows
The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2017-18 cohort of Health and Disability fellows. NACCHO’s Health...
Oct 23, 2017 | Sara Lyons
In It Together Project: Promoting Health Literacy to Support Black MSM
October is Health Literacy Month. More than one-third (36%) of U.S. adults have a limited ability to obtain, process, and understand...
Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Podcast from Washington: October 13, 2017
In this week’s Podcast from Washington update, NACCHO government affairs team members Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss...
Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Call for Applications: National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health
What is the National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health? Today’s context for public health leadership is complex, rapidly...
Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?
The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity,...
Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain
Prioritizing the Health of MSM: Extragenital STD Screening Call-to-Action
The National Coalition of STD Directors’ Gay Men’s Health Equity Work Group developed a Call-to-Action and supplemental...
Oct 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Vision Zero: A Prescription for our Nation’s Preventable Epidemic of Traffic DeathsBy: Kathleen Ferrier, Policy & Communications Director, Vision Zero Network Have you ever known someone who was involved in a serious traffic crash? If you don’t know someone directly, odds are you know a friend of a friend who was. Did you ever stop to think whether the crash could have been prevented? Most likely […] Nov 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Black AIDS Institute Hosts Black Healthcare Access TourThe Black AIDS Institute has kicked off the first-ever national Black Healthcare Access Tour. Over the next 6 weeks, the Institute will be travelling to 17 cities to promote open enrollment by educating communities, mobilizing advocates, and increasing awareness around the current healthcare discussion happening in Washington. At each tour stop, Black AIDS Institute will […] Nov 10, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Report: Local Health Departments Prepare for the Health Impacts of Climate ChangeBy: 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 |
Meet NACCHO’s 2017-2018 Health and Disability FellowsThe NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2017-18 cohort of Health and Disability fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable opportunity for graduate students pursing degrees in public health to receive hands-on experience in the health and disability field. The fellowship includes providing support to local health departments […] Oct 23, 2017 | Sara Lyons |
In It Together Project: Promoting Health Literacy to Support Black MSMOctober is Health Literacy Month. More than one-third (36%) of U.S. adults have a limited ability to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make health decisions. In recognition of these challenges, HRSA/HAB supports the In It Together project, which helps health professionals understand how limited health literacy affects […] Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Podcast from Washington: October 13, 2017In this week’s Podcast from Washington update, NACCHO government affairs team members Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss changes made by Executive Order to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Also, NACCHO Senior Advisor for Public Health Programs Dr. Oscar Alleyne is on the program to give an update on hurricane and wildfire relief efforts by local […] Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Call for Applications: National Leadership Academy for the Public’s HealthWhat is the National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health? Today’s context for public health leadership is complex, rapidly evolving, and calls for new approaches to the development of leaders for today and the future. The National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health (NLAPH) is an innovative approach to leadership development that brings together teams […] Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the United States, climate change poses a serious threat to food systems and the people who rely on them. Unusual rain […] Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain |
Prioritizing the Health of MSM: Extragenital STD Screening Call-to-ActionThe National Coalition of STD Directors’ Gay Men’s Health Equity Work Group developed a Call-to-Action and supplemental infographics encouraging improved STD screening of men who have sex with men (MSM), specifically of the throat and rectum. Per the executive summary: Though many sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain undiagnosed and unreported, 2016 was the third consecutive... Oct 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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