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Institute of Medicine Releases Report: “Eliminating the Public Health Problem of...
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has released the report,...
Apr 11, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
CDC Celebrates PulseNet’s 20th Anniversary
PulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a...
Mar 19, 2016 | Katie Regan
NACCHO Food Safety Leader’s List
Join the NACCHO Food Safety Leader’s List! As NACCHO Food Safety Leaders, you have the opportunity to provide input on...
Mar 02, 2016 | Amy Chang
Prevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute Discuss ‘Portfolio of...
Prevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. have released a commentary discussing how wellness, safety, and...
Feb 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
Referral System Implementation Kit
Connections for Student Success, a project by CAI aimed at increasing access to sexual health services in schools and communities,...
Feb 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What...
By Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection...
Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author
NACCHO Launches Newly Designed Website
NACCHO launched its newly designed website to make its rich array of resources and information more accessible to its members,...
Feb 02, 2016 | Katie Regan
NACCHO, ASTHO Release Joint Statement on the Lead Contamination Crisis in Flint, MI
The lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan touches on almost every aspect in the daily life of a health department: lead poisoning,...
Feb 02, 2016 | Katie Regan
Institute of Medicine Releases Report: “Eliminating the Public Health Problem of Hepatitis B and C in the United States”The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has released the report, “Eliminating the Public Health Problem of Hepatitis B and C in the United States,” which explores the barriers that must be overcome to eliminate hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the United States. Commissioned by the Office of Minority Health […] Apr 11, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
CDC Celebrates PulseNet’s 20th AnniversaryPulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a billion dollars every year, according to a study released in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine today. In comparison, the network costs public health agencies about $7 million a year to run. Launched in 1996, […] Mar 19, 2016 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO Food Safety Leader’s ListJoin the NACCHO Food Safety Leader’s List! As NACCHO Food Safety Leaders, you have the opportunity to provide input on NACCHO’s food safety positions and advocacy efforts that help to shape policy at local health departments across the nation. You will also receive pertinent updates on food safety news, outbreaks, policy updates, events, and calls […] Mar 02, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Prevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute Discuss ‘Portfolio of Strategies’ Approach to Improving HealthPrevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. have released a commentary discussing how wellness, safety, and equity are best achieved when multiple sectors align and use a portfolio of strategies. These synergistic interventions compound into true population health improvement for communities—creating a greater effect than with sectors’ individual efforts. California’s... Feb 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
Referral System Implementation KitConnections for Student Success, a project by CAI aimed at increasing access to sexual health services in schools and communities, produced the Referral System Implementation Kit to provide a framework for developing and implementing a referral system to connect youth to school or community-based sexual health services. This framework can also be used to establish a […] Feb 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What Local Health Departments Can DoBy Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection in a pregnant woman poses a serious risk to her infant at birth. Without post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), approximately 40% of infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers in the United States will develop chronic hepatitis B infection, approximately one-fourth... Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Launches Newly Designed WebsiteNACCHO launched its newly designed website to make its rich array of resources and information more accessible to its members, partners, and visitors in enhancing population health. The new site’s functionality will also allow NACCHO to drive member engagement, maximize retention rates, and increase organizational relevancy. NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH said, “Completion... Feb 02, 2016 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO, ASTHO Release Joint Statement on the Lead Contamination Crisis in Flint, MIThe lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan touches on almost every aspect in the daily life of a health department: lead poisoning, water quality, health equity, reproductive health, and other social, political, and environmental impacts. This crisis underscores the basic fundamental need to have safe food, air, and water. As always, the role of our […] Feb 02, 2016 | Katie Regan |
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