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CDC Vital Signs: Arthritis in America
This month’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs Report addresses how arthritis affects millions of adults in...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Meet the 2016-2017 NACCHO Health and Disability Fellows
The NACCHO Health and Disability program is thrilled to introduce its 2016-17 fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship is an...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
RWHAP: Protecting and Advancing HIV Public Health Gains During Health System Reform
As the U.S. health care landscape potentially changes, leading HIV/AIDS policy experts say renewed investment in the federally-funded...
Mar 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Preserving the ACA & PPHF to Protect Public Health
The commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, Dr. Julie Morita, MD, recently penned an op-ed in defense of the...
Mar 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
The Unnecessary Cost of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Safe, effective, life-saving – the benefits of vaccines for protecting public health are numerous and robust. Yet, in the U.S., there...
Mar 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Cancer Disparities Among People with Disabilities: How Local Health Departments Can...
By Evelyn Arana, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow In recognition of February’s World Cancer Day, Evelyn Arana, one of two NACCHO...
Mar 02, 2017 | Guest Author
Now Hiring: CDC Division of STD Prevention Seeks Medical Director
The Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Prevention (DSTDP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the only...
Mar 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Releases New Radon Resources
At the culmination of January’s Radon Action Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new...
Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of Defense
This week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens...
Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Vital Signs: Arthritis in AmericaThis month’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs Report addresses how arthritis affects millions of adults in the United States. About 54 million adults reported that their doctor had diagnosed them with arthritis, and is one of the leading cause of disability. The report presents the latest findings on the effects of arthritis […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Meet the 2016-2017 NACCHO Health and Disability FellowsThe NACCHO Health and Disability program is thrilled to introduce its 2016-17 fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship is an invaluable opportunity for undergraduate and/or 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 (LHDs) through NACCHO’s... Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
RWHAP: Protecting and Advancing HIV Public Health Gains During Health System ReformAs the U.S. health care landscape potentially changes, leading HIV/AIDS policy experts say renewed investment in the federally-funded Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) is critical for continued progress in improving the health of people with HIV, preventing the transmission of HIV to others and reducing health care spending. In a new report, “The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: […] Mar 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Preserving the ACA & PPHF to Protect Public HealthThe commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, Dr. Julie Morita, MD, recently penned an op-ed in defense of the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) – and its role in supporting vaccinations – as a critical component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As Dr. Morita highlights, “This fund directs federal dollars to […] Mar 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
The Unnecessary Cost of Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesSafe, effective, life-saving – the benefits of vaccines for protecting public health are numerous and robust. Yet, in the U.S., there continues to be a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles and mumps. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a record number of measles cases (667) in 2014, followed by a large, […] Mar 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Cancer Disparities Among People with Disabilities: How Local Health Departments Can HelpBy Evelyn Arana, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow In recognition of February’s World Cancer Day, Evelyn Arana, one of two NACCHO Health and Disability Fellows, took some time to discuss the intersection between cancer, disability, and public health. Currently completing her doctoral dissertation on how to lower barriers related to cancer screening for women with […] Mar 02, 2017 | Guest Author |
Now Hiring: CDC Division of STD Prevention Seeks Medical DirectorThe Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Prevention (DSTDP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the only federal program that supports STD prevention and control by state and local health departments. The Program Development and Quality Improvement Branch (PDQIB) is responsible for several critical areas of DSTDP’s work to provide national leadership, […] Mar 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Releases New Radon ResourcesAt the culmination of January’s Radon Action Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new resources to fight the nation’s second leading cause of lung cancer, contributing to over 20,000 deaths annually. These include a radon-focused webpage and a customizable communication toolkit. The website includes key information and resources on what individuals... Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of DefenseThis week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens in events that debunk myths about drugs and alcohol, NACCHO is instead taking this opportunity to provide a sneak-peek into our Winter NACCHO Exchange issue, “On the Frontlines: Local Public Health versus America’s Opioid […] Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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