Health in All Policies Makes Headway in Tampa, FL

By Allison Nguyen, MPH, CHES, Community Engagement Coordinator Florida Department of Health, Hillsborough County Health in All...

Dec 12, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Announcing Sixth Cohort in NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards

    Made possible through a new cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), NACCHO is pleased to announce the...

    Dec 02, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • CDC: 2015 HIV Surveillance Report

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released the 2015 HIV Surveillance...

    Nov 30, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI)...

    Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local...

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of...

    Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria,...

    Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • 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

  • Preventing the Next Flint: Fighting Lead Poisoning at Home

    This Year’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week is Vital After state officials switched the Flint, Michigan, water source...

    Oct 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Infographic: Syndromic Surveillance in Local Health Departments

    In 2015, with funding support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and in partnership with the International...

    Oct 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Health in All Policies Makes Headway in Tampa, FL

    By Allison Nguyen, MPH, CHES, Community Engagement Coordinator Florida Department of Health, Hillsborough County Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a cross-sector collaborative approach that incorporates health, sustainability, and equity into decision making by government agencies. When I joined the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) in January 2015, I was...

    Dec 12, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Announcing Sixth Cohort in NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards

    Made possible through a new cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), NACCHO is pleased to announce the sixth participant cohort for its Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards. The peer mentorship program provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA’s Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory...

    Dec 02, 2016 | Amy Chang

    CDC: 2015 HIV Surveillance Report

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released the 2015 HIV Surveillance Report, which includes detailed information about diagnosed HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas. Together with supplemental reports and analyses published throughout the year, the report provides federal agencies, health departments, nonprofit...

    Nov 30, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) recently released the preliminary findings of Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access – a comprehensive assessment of state Medicaid programs’ discriminatory restrictions on curative treatments for hepatitis C, the nation’s deadliest blood-borne disease. The full...

    Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 2)

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local health departments can play a role in protecting communities from this public health threat. In this final post, we provide additional cases of how local public health can serve as a key partner in the […]

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of Disease Surveillance

    Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi – is a growing threat to human health and an increasingly critical component of the Global Health Security Agenda. This blog series will explore monitoring and measurement systems for antimicrobial use and resistance, the […]

    Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang

    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 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

    Preventing the Next Flint: Fighting Lead Poisoning at Home

    This Year’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week is Vital After state officials switched the Flint, Michigan, water source to the polluted Flint River, residents suffered from unprecedented levels of lead poisoning. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with numerous other organizations intervened to protect the health of thousands of families and children, who are...

    Oct 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Infographic: Syndromic Surveillance in Local Health Departments

    In 2015, with funding support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and in partnership with the International Society for Disease Surveillance and the NACCHO Biosurveillance Needs Assessment Survey (BNAS) Workgroup, NACCHO conducted a survey of 500 local health departments to assess the management and use of electronic syndromic surveillance (SyS) practice and identify...

    Oct 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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