NASTAD Call to Action: Supervised Injection Facilities

In response to increasing incidence of hepatitis, HIV, and overdose death related to opioid and other drug use in America, the...

Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Webinar Recording: Strategies to Combat Opioid Use in Rural Communities

    The Rural Health Research Gateway recently hosted a webinar to share a wide range of strategies that rural communities can use to...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Prevent to Protect: National Birth Defects Prevention Month

    By Katelynd Todd, NACCHO Health & Disability Fellow January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month in the United States. A...

    Jan 29, 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

  • Tune In: CDC/NPHIC Monthly Health Promotion Call

    Each month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) co-host...

    Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • IBM Health Corps Opportunity to Address Health Disparities

    IBM Health Corps, a pro bono service that focuses on bringing data, design, and technology to address health disparities around the...

    Jan 24, 2018 | Christina Baum

  • CDC e-Learning Series: Safe Water Program Improvement

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series (SWPI) to...

    Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Consulting Services

    The NACCHO Consulting team works with health departments and their partners to create healthier communities by offering customized...

    Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • NASTAD Call to Action: Supervised Injection Facilities

    In response to increasing incidence of hepatitis, HIV, and overdose death related to opioid and other drug use in America, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has evaluated evidence-based interventions intended to address these intersecting epidemics, including Supervised Injection Facilities. As part of this work, NASTAD released Call to Action: Supervised...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Webinar Recording: Strategies to Combat Opioid Use in Rural Communities

    The Rural Health Research Gateway recently hosted a webinar to share a wide range of strategies that rural communities can use to combat the opioid problem. The webinar discusses cost-effective, evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery programs that have been successfully implemented in rural communities. It concludes by describing community organizing strategies to engage a wide...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Prevent to Protect: National Birth Defects Prevention Month

    By Katelynd Todd, NACCHO Health & Disability Fellow January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month in the United States. A birth defect can be defined as a biochemical or physical abnormality that forms within an infant before or during birth. These defects are normally found within the first year of life. While some birth defects […]

    Jan 29, 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

    Tune In: CDC/NPHIC Monthly Health Promotion Call

    Each month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) co-host a conference call to help public health professionals promote information on a range of public health topics to their audiences. This standing call takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month, from 2:00-2:30pm ET and call topics – […]

    Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    IBM Health Corps Opportunity to Address Health Disparities

    IBM Health Corps, a pro bono service that focuses on bringing data, design, and technology to address health disparities around the world, is calling for proposals from organizations interested in tackling heath disparities in the areas of cancer and health workforce strengthening. The application deadline is February 13, 2018. Visit the application page to learn […]

    Jan 24, 2018 | Christina Baum

    CDC e-Learning Series: Safe Water Program Improvement

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series (SWPI) to create safer well water through stronger public health programs. SWPI helps health department programs strengthen services to people that use wells, cisterns, springs, and other private drinking water systems not covered by the Safe Drinking Water […]

    Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    NACCHO Consulting Services

    The NACCHO Consulting team works with health departments and their partners to create healthier communities by offering customized capacity-building services, training, and technical assistance to improve public health. While NACCHO Consulting services span the gamut of public health topics, some popular services include research and evaluation, performance improvement, and tailored facilitation....

    Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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