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CDC Webinar Series: Sustaining Zika Response
This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a webinar series to help state and local public health...
Mar 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Prevent to Protect: January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month
By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst, Health and Disability Every four and half minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the...
Jan 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Digital Toolkit: Zika 2.0
As the Zika virus continues to spread locally in the United States, there may be a growing amount of pregnant women contracting the...
Oct 25, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Updates Zika Interim Response Plan for CONUS & Hawaii
On September 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an updated version of CDC’s Zika Interim Response Plan...
Oct 04, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Nomination Deadline Extended: Friends of NCBDDD Executive Committee
The Friends of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) is currently seeking nominations for its...
Sep 21, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Celebrating 26 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
July 26, 2016 marks nearly three decades since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) first went into effect, twenty-six years ago...
Jul 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Zika Action Plan Summit: Lessons for Local Health Departments
On April 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted the Zika Action Plan Summit to convene state, local, and tribal...
Apr 14, 2016 | Christina Baum
CDC Provides New Statistics on the Prevalence of Disability in Children
By Erin Linden, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow New findings were published on March 11, 2016 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality...
Apr 04, 2016 | Guest Author
CDC Webinar Series: Sustaining Zika ResponseThis month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a webinar series to help state and local public health departments sustain Zika preparedness and response activities in 2017. The series is a follow-up to CDC’s recent overview call on sustaining Zika response, which provided high-level updates (e.g., successes, lessons learned, challenges, recommendations) on each... Mar 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Prevent to Protect: January is National Birth Defects Prevention MonthBy Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst, Health and Disability Every four and half minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States. In an effort to address this serious public health issue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrates National Birth Defects Prevention Month every January. This year’s theme […] Jan 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Digital Toolkit: Zika 2.0As the Zika virus continues to spread locally in the United States, there may be a growing amount of pregnant women contracting the virus. It is essential that public health practitioners understand the spectrum of needs that babies born with Zika may experience. The Public Health is for Everyone toolkit, a collection of resources to […] Oct 25, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Updates Zika Interim Response Plan for CONUS & HawaiiOn September 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an updated version of CDC’s Zika Interim Response Plan for the continental United States (CONUS) and Hawaii. The September 30 plan replaces the plan posted July 31. Notable updates include: Revised guidance to ensure blood safety and availability, reflecting recommendations issued by the […] Oct 04, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Nomination Deadline Extended: Friends of NCBDDD Executive CommitteeThe Friends of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) is currently seeking nominations for its 2017-2018 Executive Committee, including Chair, Vice Chair, and two Member at Large positions. Executive committee members provide leadership and support to the Friends of NCBDDD objectives, which include: Serve as a conduit between participant organizations and... Sep 21, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Celebrating 26 Years of the Americans with Disabilities ActJuly 26, 2016 marks nearly three decades since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) first went into effect, twenty-six years ago on the exact same date. This historic civil rights legislation made discrimination against individuals with disabilities illegal across the nation. In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO urges local […] Jul 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Zika Action Plan Summit: Lessons for Local Health DepartmentsOn April 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted the Zika Action Plan Summit to convene state, local, and tribal representatives to improve Zika preparedness and response in the United States. Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, Executive Director, and Dr. Oscar Alleyne, Senior Adviser for Public Health Programs, attended on behalf of NACCHO. I spoke […] Apr 14, 2016 | Christina Baum |
CDC Provides New Statistics on the Prevalence of Disability in ChildrenBy Erin Linden, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow New findings were published on March 11, 2016 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that indicates significant associations of early childhood mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders (MBDDs) with socio-demographic factors and environmental influences. The report relies on statistics collected as part of the 2011-2012... Apr 04, 2016 | Guest Author |
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