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How Can You Protect Your Heart from Air Pollution?

In honor of American Heart Month in February, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is raising awareness of heart disease and its...

Feb 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • NACCHO Report: Local Health Departments Prepare for the Health Impacts of Climate...

    By: Anita Desikan, Former NACCHO Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO The National Association of...

    Oct 30, 2017 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith

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    Annual Air Quality Report from EPA

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report on air quality, tracking the country’s progress in improving air quality since the passage of the Clean Air Act. The report, “Our Nation’s Air: Status and Trends Through 2017,” documents the considerable improvements in air quality across America over more than 45 years. Between 1990 […]

    Aug 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Air Quality, Chronic Disease

    New Study Links Air Pollution and Diabetes

    A recent article from Route Fifty reports on a study from The Lancet Planetary Health linking air pollution from cars and trucks to diabetes. According to the study, air pollution was responsible for 14% of diabetes cases globally in 2016. Read the article.

    Jul 10, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Climate Change

    Essential Actions for Climate Resilience in Local Health Departments

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of defense against a myriad of threats to their communities. One of the most pervasive and all-encompassing threats LHDs currently face is climate change. Climate change jeopardizes public health in many ways: Extreme heat (i.e., more frequent, more intense, and longer lasting heat) heightens the risk […]

    Jun 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Air Quality

    2018 “State of the Air” Report

    The American Lung Association released its 19th annual “State of the Air” report, which gives an update on the two most widespread outdoor air pollutants, ozone pollution and particle pollution. The 2018 report found that 41.4 percent of American lived in counties with unhealthful levels of either ozone or particle pollution in 2014 – 2016. Learn more.

    May 10, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Air Quality, Emergency Response

    Assessment of Community Awareness and Practices Concerning Indoor Air Pollutants — Madison County, Alabama, June 2017

    This article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) that the Alabama Department of Public Health conducted focusing on indoor air pollutants in seven neighborhoods in Madison County, Alabama, where a large percentage of homes were built before...

    Apr 20, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Air Quality

    EPA’s New Online Smoke Ready Toolbox for Wildland Fires

    Smoke from wildfires in the southern plains spread this weekend through areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri. Wildfires produce air pollution that can impact people’s health and other aspects of daily life. The increased frequency and intensity of wildfires in the United States are adversely affecting air quality and putting more people at […]

    Apr 16, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Air Quality

    What Health Professionals Should Know About the Cardiovascular Risk of Air Pollution  

    By Wayne E. Cascio, MD, FACC, Acting Director, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US EPA, and Janet Wright, MD, FACC, Executive Director, Million Hearts initiative Every day health care professionals are on the front lines educating their patients, communities and the general public about ways to reduce mortality and morbidity from heart disease […]

    Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    How Can You Protect Your Heart from Air Pollution?

    In honor of American Heart Month in February, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is raising awareness of heart disease and its link to air pollution and other environmental factors as a partner in Million Hearts, a national initiative to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Visit the EPA’s Healthy Heart Toolkit for resources, news, and events […]

    Feb 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    NACCHO Report: Local Health Departments Prepare for the Health Impacts of Climate Change

    By: Anita Desikan, Former NACCHO Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) develops and manages projects related to climate change through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The goal of these projects is to increase the knowledge of local […]

    Oct 30, 2017 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith

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    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

    Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

    The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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