NACCHO Launches Fracking Project with Associated Webpage and Resources

By Nick Oschman, former NACCHO Environmental Health Intern NACCHO has launched a new webpage to support its project on hydraulic...

Nov 23, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Abstracts Open for NACCHO Annual 2016

    The NACCHO Annual Conference Workgroup is seeking sharing session abstracts for the 2016 NACCHO Annual Conference, July 19-21 in...

    Oct 29, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • GIS and Local Health Departments: Supporting Environmental Health at the Community...

    It is impossible to separate health and place. This simple truth forms the basis of all understanding in modern environmental health....

    Oct 13, 2015 | Chris Mills

  • 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

  • Environmental Health and Accreditation in Indian River County, FL

    By Julianne Price, Environmental Health Coordinator, Florida Department of Health in Indian River County Environmental health...

    Sep 15, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • Adaptive Leadership and Public Health

    Local health officials and their staff are exploring innovative partnerships with other agencies in health care and identifying new...

    Aug 19, 2015 | Kate Drezner

  • NACCHO Launches Fracking Project with Associated Webpage and Resources

    By Nick Oschman, former NACCHO Environmental Health Intern NACCHO has launched a new webpage to support its project on hydraulic fracturing—colloquially called fracking—and provide local health departments with the tools, resources, and education they need to protect the health of their communities. Resources will focus on the role local health departments play in fracking education, legislation,...

    Nov 23, 2015 | Guest Author

    Abstracts Open for NACCHO Annual 2016

    The NACCHO Annual Conference Workgroup is seeking sharing session abstracts for the 2016 NACCHO Annual Conference, July 19-21 in Phoenix. The conference theme is “Cultivating a Culture of Health Equity.” The conference committee welcomes abstract submissions that address all aspects of public health, including public health practice, infrastructure, and foundational capabilities,...

    Oct 29, 2015 | Katie Regan

    GIS and Local Health Departments: Supporting Environmental Health at the Community Level

    It is impossible to separate health and place. This simple truth forms the basis of all understanding in modern environmental health. Local health departments working in the environmental health field should ensure they are well-versed in the tools that highlight the hazards, threats, and peculiarities particular to their communities; in particular, they should be familiar […]

    Oct 13, 2015 | Chris Mills

    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

    Environmental Health and Accreditation in Indian River County, FL

    By Julianne Price, Environmental Health Coordinator, Florida Department of Health in Indian River County Environmental health professionals who don’t have a seat at their local table for accreditation efforts should pull up a chair and join the group. For many years, the environmental health profession has held fast to the roots of enforcement and regulation. […]

    Sep 15, 2015 | Katie Regan

    Adaptive Leadership and Public Health

    Local health officials and their staff are exploring innovative partnerships with other agencies in health care and identifying new ways of operating within and influencing the economic and social conditions of our health system. Such work demands a new kind of leadership – a transition from our typical spheres of influence and authority to mobilizing […]

    Aug 19, 2015 | Kate Drezner

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