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Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for Everyone

The National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among...

Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • CDC Career Opportunity: Associate Director for Health Equity

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks exceptional candidates for the position of Health Scientist to serve as the...

    Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Framing the Dialogue on Race to Address Health Equity

    Local health departments have a shared understanding that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age impact...

    Apr 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

    • Webinar, Health Equity & Social Justice, Health in All Policies

    Health in All Policies (HiAP) Webinar Recording: Cross-sector Collaboration to Implement HiAP

    NACCHO is hosting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) webinar series for local health departments. The goal of the webinar series is to provide an open, informal space for dialogue and peer-to-peer sharing about challenges and best practices. The webinars take place on the second Wednesday of the month, and each month has a different […]

    Jul 02, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Health Equity & Social Justice, Health in All Policies, Success Story

    Health in All Policies Success Story: Boston Public Health Commission

    NACCHO released a Health in All Policies success story from the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). The goal of BHPC’s Health Equity in All Policies initiative, led by the BPHC Office of Health Equity, is to better equip city departments to address racial justice and health equity issues within their sectors. Read more.

    Jun 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    All of Us, Health Equity & Social Justice, Health in All Policies

    National Minority Health Month: Build Equitable Communities with Complete Streets

    By Tina Yuen and Patrick Glass, ChangeLab Solutions Complete streets is the concept of designing streets so that all people—no matter if they’re walking, bicycling, using public transportation, driving, or mobility impaired—can safely and easily get where they’re going. Complete streets improve health, safety, and economic opportunities for communities. Neighborhood Differences Picture your...

    Apr 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Health Equity & Social Justice, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Policy

    The Effect of Parental Incarceration on Children’s Health: Lessons Learned from a Health Impact Assessment

    By: Judi Jennings, Special Project Director, Louisville, KY The Special Project recently completed a health impact assessment (HIA) demonstrating how public health leaders, artists and criminal justice reformers can work together to assess how parental incarceration harms children’s health. The HIA and health equity framework proved to be important tools for proposed policy change; art and...

    Sep 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    All of Us, Communications & Public Relations, Training

    Apply: W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network

    The Center for Creative Leadership, with the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), is seeking applicants for the next class of the WKKF Community Leadership Network – an innovative fellowship program for local leaders to connect, grow and lead transformational change on behalf of children, families and communities. I’m reaching out to organizations I […]

    Sep 04, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    All of Us, Health & Disability

    National Minority Health Month: The Double Burden for Minorities with Disabilities

    By Kirsten Donato, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow In April, organizations and people across the United States are bringing awareness to National Minority Health Month. NACCHO recognizes the challenges in minority health, especially as inequities continue to increase. Racial and ethnic minorities already face adverse circumstances, but minorities with disabilities experience additional...

    Apr 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for Everyone

    The National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among health care organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health worked with NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) to develop a toolkit to help organizations implement the National CLAS Standards. The toolkit...

    Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    CDC Career Opportunity: Associate Director for Health Equity

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks exceptional candidates for the position of Health Scientist to serve as the Associate Director for Health Equity in the Office of Health Equity (OHE), in the Office of the Director, in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). As a leader […]

    Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Framing the Dialogue on Race to Address Health Equity

    Local health departments have a shared understanding that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age impact their health. But often, the root causes of these social determinants of health are not addressed in all programs or policies. In an effort to bring about action toward a “stronger, more healthful, and […]

    Apr 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

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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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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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    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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