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Celebrate the Inaugural One Health Day on November 3!
One Health, while not a new topic, is increasingly gaining traction as the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental...
Oct 31, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New Fact Sheet: Inclusive & Accessible Communication
In an effort to promote inclusive and accessible communication at local health departments (LHDs) and partner agencies, NACCHO created...
Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship Program
By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst The NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development...
Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Infection Prevention and Healthcare Quality Training in a Criminal Justice...
This week, October 16-22, marks both International Infection Prevention Week and Healthcare Quality Week. Infection prevention is both...
Oct 18, 2016 | Christina Baum
NASTAD Launches Platforms to Elevate Standard of Healthcare for Black Gay Men and MSM
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) recently announced the official launch of His Health and Well...
Oct 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Funding Opportunity: Health Is Power Campaign – Promoting Sexual Health among...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support from the CDC Division of STD Prevention, is...
Oct 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Cook County Launches “Fight the Bite” Campaign to Combat Zika
Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation continue to respond to and brace for cases of Zika. Although the mosquitoes that...
Oct 10, 2016 | Erin Laird
The CIFOR Toolkit: A Powerful Training Resource Advancing Foodborne Outbreak Response
By Scott E. Holmes, REHS, MS, Environmental Public Health Manager, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department What do you get when you...
Oct 06, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Resource Roundup: 2016 World Environmental Health Day – Fighting Second and...
Each year, the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) hosts World Environmental Health Day to encourage global...
Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Celebrate the Inaugural One Health Day on November 3!One Health, while not a new topic, is increasingly gaining traction as the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health continues to emerge. Following the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak – which may have spread from bush meat and contact with bats – and now Zika, which is primarily spread to people by mosquitoes, it may come […] Oct 31, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New Fact Sheet: Inclusive & Accessible CommunicationIn an effort to promote inclusive and accessible communication at local health departments (LHDs) and partner agencies, NACCHO created a new fact sheet. titled Five Steps for Inclusive Communication: Engaging People with Disabilities (accessible via the NACCHO bookstore). This resource provides five action steps for LHDs to ensure that accessibility and inclusion are agency-wide priorities when... Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship ProgramBy Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst The NACCHO Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development opportunity for graduate level students and recent alumni interested getting hands on experience in the public health disability field. Last year’s fellows along with NACCHO Health and DIsability leadership staff are pictured on the right, presenting their... Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Infection Prevention and Healthcare Quality Training in a Criminal Justice Healthcare Setting: The Work of El Paso County Public HealthThis week, October 16-22, marks both International Infection Prevention Week and Healthcare Quality Week. Infection prevention is both a means and an end to the work healthcare quality professionals do to manage risks, reduce mortality and incident rates, and, most importantly, protect patient safety. To explore local public health efforts to “Break the Chain of Infection,” NACCHO... Oct 18, 2016 | Christina Baum |
NASTAD Launches Platforms to Elevate Standard of Healthcare for Black Gay Men and MSMThe National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) recently announced the official launch of His Health and Well Versed, two new online platforms focused on elevating the standard of healthcare for Black gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM). HisHealth.org is a dynamic training website that provides expert-led continuing education […] Oct 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Funding Opportunity: Health Is Power Campaign – Promoting Sexual Health among Heterosexual African American MenThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support from the CDC Division of STD Prevention, is pleased to announce this new funding opportunity to participate in a demonstration site project to implement and evaluate Health Is Power. Health Is Power is designed to promote positive sexual health behaviors among young heterosexual […] Oct 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Cook County Launches “Fight the Bite” Campaign to Combat ZikaLocal health departments (LHDs) across the nation continue to respond to and brace for cases of Zika. Although the mosquitoes that carry Zika do not thrive in Cook County, Illinois, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is taking a proactive role in raising awareness about the virus among residents. Through a campaign launched […] Oct 10, 2016 | Erin Laird |
The CIFOR Toolkit: A Powerful Training Resource Advancing Foodborne Outbreak ResponseBy Scott E. Holmes, REHS, MS, Environmental Public Health Manager, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department What do you get when you bring together over 60 public health professionals specializing in environmental health, epidemiology, and laboratory sciences, representing 15 different local and state agencies to discuss how to improve foodborne outbreak response in Nebraska? A major “reboot”... Oct 06, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Resource Roundup: 2016 World Environmental Health Day – Fighting Second and Third-Hand SmokeEach year, the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) hosts World Environmental Health Day to encourage global recognition of critical environmental health issues. Past themes have focused on raising awareness about protecting children’s environmental health, addressing environmental health inequalities, and preparing for emerging environmental health risks and challenges.... Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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