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Winter 2018 NACCHO Exchange: Bridging Local Public Health and Healthcare

In the latest issue of NACCHO Exchange, local health departments from around the nation discuss how they are connecting public health...

Jan 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • APA: Healthy Communities Policy Guide

    The American Planning Association (APA) Healthy Communities Policy Guide identifies policy ideas for local, state, and federally...

    Jan 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 4

    This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...

    Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018

    The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is...

    Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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    Promoting Health Equity Through Health in all Policies Programs: A Health Law Perspective

    This blog post from the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School reviews recent research from five states on health in all policies (HiAP) and health equity programs, looking at how HiAP efforts are developed, structured, and implemented, as well as the intersection of those efforts with public health law. Read the blog post here. The […]

    Aug 29, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Emergency Response, Health Equity & Social Justice, Health in All Policies, Policy

    Planning and Evaluating a Healthy Community: HiAP in Chatham, NC

    By Mike Zelek, MPH, Division Director, Health Promotion and Policy, Chatham County Public Health Department Planning for public health seems to be all the rage these days, with public health practitioners engaging partners from a range of sectors in hopes of finally making progress on those hard-to-change issues like obesity. At the Chatham County Public Health […]

    Jul 17, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning, Health Equity & Social Justice, Health in All Policies

    Request for Proposal: Addressing Health and Equity through Comprehensive Plans

    The American Planning Association (APA) is working with the Health Impact Project (HIP) to help planners use comprehensive plans for addressing issues related to health and equity. At least three communities will be selected to receive training and coaching on social determinants of health, health equity, and APA’s Comprehensive Plan Standards for Sustaining Places. Apply […]

    Jun 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Health Equity & Social Justice, Health in All Policies

    Examining Whether the Health-In-All-Policies Approach Promotes Health Equity

    A new article in Health Affairs examines whether the health-in-all-policies approach promotes health equity. Here is the abstract: “Scholars and public health advocates have expressed optimism about the potential for the health-in-all-policies approach to address social disparities in health, but little research has been done on whether it promotes health equity in practice. Based on...

    May 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change, Food Safety & Inspection, Health & Disability, Health Equity & Social Justice

    Does Ending Plastic Pollution Mean the End of Plastic Straws?

    For the last 5,000 years, people around the world have been sipping their drinks out of straws. Only recently have straws come under serious debate. The gold and lapis straws of the ancient Sumerians evolved over the millennia into the plastic straws ubiquitous in restaurants, coffee shops, and bars today. According to one group’s estimate, […]

    Apr 19, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Winter 2018 NACCHO Exchange: Bridging Local Public Health and Healthcare

    In the latest issue of NACCHO Exchange, local health departments from around the nation discuss how they are connecting public health and healthcare to improve population health. The issue includes the following articles: BUILD Health Challenge: Using Multi-Sector Community Partnerships to Improve Community Health Integrating Routine Chlamydia Screening into Primary Care Practices...

    Jan 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    APA: Healthy Communities Policy Guide

    The American Planning Association (APA) Healthy Communities Policy Guide identifies policy ideas for local, state, and federally elected officials aimed at improving community health and quality of living through planning. APA believes “healthy communities” are places where all individuals have access to healthy built, social, economic, and natural environments that give them the...

    Jan 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 4

    This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders...

    Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018

    The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is “Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health.”  The conference provides attendees the opportunity to share the latest research and ideas, network, and test their assumptions about the issues and topics […]

    Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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