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NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination Rates
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...
Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Comprehensive Cancer Control Implementation at the Local Level
Would your work be enhanced by implementing strategies to leverage community resources for cancer prevention, early detection, and...
Aug 18, 2017 | Melanie Ruhe
NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and Outreach
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...
Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin
The Truth about Mold: Preventing Summertime Risks and Beyond
Mold is a common household nuisance and is found both inside and outside in varying amounts. For some people, mold and its spores...
Aug 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of...
Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated Infections
It is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new...
Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum
NIAM Blog Series: Breaking Down Barriers to Access to Increase Immunization Rates
Every August, local health departments throughout the country participate in National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to spread...
Aug 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
World Hepatitis Day 2017: Local Health Departments Move Toward Elimination
World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28 to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and influence real...
Jul 28, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss
Linking Data Systems for Faster Flu Responses in the County of San Diego
With another flu season come and gone, the summer season is a prime opportunity to make improvements and prepare for the next year’s...
Jul 24, 2017 | Sara Chang
NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination RatesThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. This week’s NIAM Blog Series post takes us to Florida, where high rates of human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers and low HPV vaccination rates led the Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) […] Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Comprehensive Cancer Control Implementation at the Local LevelWould your work be enhanced by implementing strategies to leverage community resources for cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment? Could cancer outcomes in your community be improved through partnerships that focus on promoting healthy lifestyles, ensuring access to screenings and diagnostic technologies, and improving the quality of treatment and support services to enhance... Aug 18, 2017 | Melanie Ruhe |
NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and OutreachThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Linda Baker, RN, Public Health Nurse at the Orange County (NY) Health Department, discusses how her local health department is working to improve immunization rates in their adult population. As a […] Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin |
The Truth about Mold: Preventing Summertime Risks and BeyondMold is a common household nuisance and is found both inside and outside in varying amounts. For some people, mold and its spores cause very few problems, while for others it can be devastating—even life threatening. In the U.S., there are over two million children with chronic and other serious conditions that are at higher […] Aug 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal ImmunizationThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Carrie Harter, MPH, Director of Disease Control at the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee), discusses the importance of immunizations during pregnancy and the role of local health […] Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin |
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated InfectionsIt is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new antibiotics, or the spread of an infection within a healthcare facility. In fact, antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have come to be widely recognized issues that must be […] Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum |
NIAM Blog Series: Breaking Down Barriers to Access to Increase Immunization RatesEvery August, local health departments throughout the country participate in National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to spread awareness of the importance of vaccines across the lifespan. Throughout this month, NACCHO’s NIAM Blog Series will highlight local health department efforts to improve immunization rates in their communities. This week, we spoke with Patricia Hall, BSN, RN, […] Aug 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
World Hepatitis Day 2017: Local Health Departments Move Toward EliminationWorld Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28 to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and influence real change. Viral hepatitis is a major global health threat with around 240 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and up to 150 million people living with chronic hepatitis C […] Jul 28, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss |
Linking Data Systems for Faster Flu Responses in the County of San DiegoWith another flu season come and gone, the summer season is a prime opportunity to make improvements and prepare for the next year’s response. As such, NACCHO staff took time to speak with Applied Public Health Informatics Fellow Robyn Matthews, MPH, to learn about her project to improve public health response to influenza by leveraging […] Jul 24, 2017 | Sara Chang |
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