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National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health Departments
February 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow,...
Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird
Abstracts Open: CityMatCH MCH Leadership Conference & Healthy Start Convention
The 2017 CityMatCH MCH Leadership Conference & Healthy Start Convention, Creating Harmony: Every Voice Counts, is an opportunity...
Feb 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Prevent to Protect: January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month
By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst, Health and Disability Every four and half minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the...
Jan 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Highlights Significant Contributions in the Fight against Zika in 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) to highlight...
Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Virtual Training: Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals
CDC and partners recently announced a new virtual training, Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals (VCEHP), which...
Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HRSA Resource: Caring for Infants and Children Affected by Zika Virus
The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) created a resource guide to support states and communities with the health...
Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Celebrate the Inaugural One Health Day on November 3!
One Health, while not a new topic, is increasingly gaining traction as the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental...
Oct 31, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New Resource: Building Support for Environmental Health at the Federal Level
A coalition of diverse public health agencies including NACCHO partnered to design a new document titled Investing in a Robust...
Oct 25, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Digital Toolkit: Zika 2.0
As the Zika virus continues to spread locally in the United States, there may be a growing amount of pregnant women contracting the...
Oct 25, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health DepartmentsFebruary 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood product donation. The day also serves as a reminder of the nearly 120,000 individuals who are on the national organ transplant waiting list, and of the sobering reality that, on average, 22 […] Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird |
Abstracts Open: CityMatCH MCH Leadership Conference & Healthy Start ConventionThe 2017 CityMatCH MCH Leadership Conference & Healthy Start Convention, Creating Harmony: Every Voice Counts, is an opportunity for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) professionals nationwide to network, share successes, enhance knowledge, and generate new ideas for protecting and promoting the health of urban women, children and families. The conference is now accepting abstracts for oral or... Feb 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Prevent to Protect: January is National Birth Defects Prevention MonthBy Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst, Health and Disability Every four and half minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States. In an effort to address this serious public health issue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrates National Birth Defects Prevention Month every January. This year’s theme […] Jan 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Highlights Significant Contributions in the Fight against Zika in 2016The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) to highlight CDC’s contributions towards the fight against Zika virus in 2016. The report provides a detailed timeline of response events enacted worldwide, as well as details the 10 critical contributions towards addressing the Zika virus. Some of […] Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Virtual Training: Vector Control for Environmental Health ProfessionalsCDC and partners recently announced a new virtual training, Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals (VCEHP), which focuses on using integrated pest management (IPM) to control vectors that spread pathogens, including Zika virus. Nine in ten pilot testers said they would recommend this training to a colleague. Register today! The training is: Free and Flexible: Take the courses you... Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HRSA Resource: Caring for Infants and Children Affected by Zika VirusThe Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) created a resource guide to support states and communities with the health needs of infants and children affected by Zika Virus. The guide includes information on supporting a system of care for children with special health care needs as well as interim guidance from the Centers for Disease […] Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Celebrate the Inaugural One Health Day on November 3!One Health, while not a new topic, is increasingly gaining traction as the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health continues to emerge. Following the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak – which may have spread from bush meat and contact with bats – and now Zika, which is primarily spread to people by mosquitoes, it may come […] Oct 31, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New Resource: Building Support for Environmental Health at the Federal LevelA coalition of diverse public health agencies including NACCHO partnered to design a new document titled Investing in a Robust Environmental Health System. This resource is a valuable tool for public health officials advocating for the value and the need of investment in environmental health services, especially when addressing either local, state or federal decision […] Oct 25, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Digital Toolkit: Zika 2.0As the Zika virus continues to spread locally in the United States, there may be a growing amount of pregnant women contracting the virus. It is essential that public health practitioners understand the spectrum of needs that babies born with Zika may experience. The Public Health is for Everyone toolkit, a collection of resources to […] Oct 25, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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