Taking a Regional Approach to Statewide Preparedness and Response

Emerging and evolving threats like Ebola and Zika continue to demonstrate how infectious disease transcends jurisdictional boundaries,...

May 09, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • The Capital City Food Truck Convention Hosts Workshop on Regulatory Best Practices

    Mobile food units are one of the hottest topics and challenges facing local food regulatory programs across the nation. The second...

    Mar 24, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VA

    On December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public...

    Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner

  • Integrating Hepatitis Services into HIV Programs: NACCHO Shares the Local Health...

    On September 10-13, the 19th Annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) was held in Washington, DC. USCA brings together public...

    Oct 06, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

  • EPA Sets Limits for Toxic Pollutants Released into Waterways

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week imposed new standards for mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic pollutants...

    Oct 02, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • Taking a Regional Approach to Statewide Preparedness and Response

    Emerging and evolving threats like Ebola and Zika continue to demonstrate how infectious disease transcends jurisdictional boundaries, organizational silos, and job descriptions. In response to this reality, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is joining a diverse group of stakeholders across the state to enhance preparedness for high-consequence infectious diseases. From McAllen...

    May 09, 2016 | Sara Chang

    The Capital City Food Truck Convention Hosts Workshop on Regulatory Best Practices

    Mobile food units are one of the hottest topics and challenges facing local food regulatory programs across the nation. The second annual Capital City Food Truck Convention, sponsored by the DC, Maryland, and Virginia Food Truck Association, brought together the metropolitan region’s food truck owners, industry purveyors and service providers, and regulators March 12-13. The […]

    Mar 24, 2016 | Amy Chang

    NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VA

    On December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI), Creating Community Change Consulting, and the Richmond City Health District, conducted Richmond, Virginia’s first Health in All Policies Workshop. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a change in the systems that determine […]

    Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner

    Integrating Hepatitis Services into HIV Programs: NACCHO Shares the Local Health Department Perspective at USCA

    On September 10-13, the 19th Annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) was held in Washington, DC. USCA brings together public health workers, advocates, policy makers, and people living with HIV to share strategies and ideas for how to tackle the HIV epidemic. The conference theme, “The numbers don’t lie: It’s time to end disparities,” […]

    Oct 06, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

    EPA Sets Limits for Toxic Pollutants Released into Waterways

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week imposed new standards for mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic pollutants discharged into the nation’s rivers and streams from electric power plants. These are the first national limits on pollutants from coal-fired steam electricity plants. The new rule is estimated to remove 1.4 billion pounds per year of […]

    Oct 02, 2015 | Katie Regan

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