The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
By Kimberly Aguillard, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow Loneliness and social isolation are growing public health epidemics in...
Feb 07, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
Make the case for environmental health with a new infographic from the National Environmental Health Partnership Council. The...
Feb 06, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Essential Elements. Whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges on...
Jan 30, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez
By Kevin Cevasco, MBA, NACCHO Intern The Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with NACCHO, is identifying ways to introduce...
Dec 10, 2019 | Guest Author
The Monday Campaigns is a non-profit public health initiative associated with Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and Syracuse universities that...
Nov 06, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is now accepting education session proposals for the 2020 NRPA Annual Conference,...
Nov 05, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Ayesha Johnson, Senior Human Services Program Specialist, Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County The Office of Health...
Jul 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Tina Yuen and Patrick Glass, ChangeLab Solutions Complete streets is the concept of designing streets so that all people—no matter...
Apr 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the NRPA Annual Conference Program Committee invite all interested speakers to...
Oct 31, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Kimberly Aguillard, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow Loneliness and social isolation are growing public health epidemics in America. Loneliness is the subjective feeling of being isolated, left out, and lacking quality social connections. Social isolation refers to a quantitative count of social networks and relationships. People can be surrounded by social acquaintances (e.g., coworkers,...
Make the case for environmental health with a new infographic from the National Environmental Health Partnership Council. The infographic illustrates the significant healthcare expenses associated with environmental exposures and the cost-saving solutions that can be achieved with investment in environmental health. By funding prevention, research, and workforce strengthening efforts, we can save...
This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Essential Elements. Whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges on Groundhog Day, spring is on its way and summer won’t be far behind. Along with beach trips and backyard barbecues, summer also brings environmental health risks from mosquitoes and ticks, recreational water activities, extreme heat, […]
By Kevin Cevasco, MBA, NACCHO Intern The Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with NACCHO, is identifying ways to introduce place-based arts practices within county and city public health agencies. This practice is referred to as creative placemaking, and it involves public, private, non-profit, and community sectors partnering up to strategically shape the physical […]
The Monday Campaigns is a non-profit public health initiative associated with Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and Syracuse universities that dedicates the first day of every week to health. Every Monday, individuals and organizations join together to commit to the healthy behaviors that can help end chronic preventable diseases.
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is now accepting education session proposals for the 2020 NRPA Annual Conference, Oct. 27–29, 2020, in Orlando, Florida. This year, NRPA is inviting speakers to explore the theme, Parks Build Community, in celebration of 10 years of the Parks Build Community Project.
By Ayesha Johnson, Senior Human Services Program Specialist, Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County The Office of Health Equity (OHE) in the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) is committed to achieving health equity so that all residents of Hillsborough County can achieve their full health potential. This includes delivering programs that serve...
By Tina Yuen and Patrick Glass, ChangeLab Solutions Complete streets is the concept of designing streets so that all people—no matter if they’re walking, bicycling, using public transportation, driving, or mobility impaired—can safely and easily get where they’re going. Complete streets improve health, safety, and economic opportunities for communities. Neighborhood Differences Picture your...
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the NRPA Annual Conference Program Committee invite all interested speakers to submit education session proposals for the 2019 NRPA Annual Conference, to be held September 24-26, 2019 in Baltimore, MD. NRPA is seeking energetic and engaging speakers and leaders who can share their knowledge, experiences and best practice techniques related...
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