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National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest Nation
National Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for...
Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Newly Released: NACCHO Policy Statements on Environmental Health
NACCHO recently released three policy statements on topics related to environmental and community health, now available on our...
Mar 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
The Unnecessary Cost of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Safe, effective, life-saving – the benefits of vaccines for protecting public health are numerous and robust. Yet, in the U.S., there...
Mar 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Albany, New York
By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern The third and final story for our three-part blog series highlighting...
Aug 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Cook County, Illinois
By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Last week, Ingham County Health Department was featured as one of the...
Aug 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Lansing, Michigan
By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Lead Poisoning: Still an American Burden There are 24 million homes...
Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Infant Immunization Week—Making it Matter at the Local Level
By Nancy Messonnier, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and...
Apr 18, 2016 | Guest Author
New Study Links Childhood Lead Exposure to Sleep Problems
A new research study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing shows that lead exposure in early childhood is associated...
Dec 08, 2015 | Katie Regan
Take Action During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
October 25-31 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, an awareness week dedicated to ensuring that homes are safe, families take...
Oct 27, 2015 | Katie Regan
National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest NationNational Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for communities across the United States to reflect on the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. More importantly, NPHW serves as an excellent reminder of why public health exists: to […] Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Newly Released: NACCHO Policy Statements on Environmental HealthNACCHO recently released three policy statements on topics related to environmental and community health, now available on our Advocacy webpage. These include one new policy statement on Transportation and Health, along with two updated statements on Childhood Lead Poisoning and Healthy Community Design. Click on each of the links below to view these statements or […] Mar 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
The Unnecessary Cost of Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesSafe, effective, life-saving – the benefits of vaccines for protecting public health are numerous and robust. Yet, in the U.S., there continues to be a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles and mumps. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a record number of measles cases (667) in 2014, followed by a large, […] Mar 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Albany, New YorkBy Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern The third and final story for our three-part blog series highlighting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)‘s Lead Hazard Reduction (LHRD) awardees takes us to Albany County, New York. Similar to both the health departments serving Lansing (MI) and Cook County (IL), the Albany County Health Department... Aug 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Cook County, IllinoisBy Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Last week, Ingham County Health Department was featured as one of the 15 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) awardees for our three-part blog series highlighting this impactful grant. Created by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this funding aims to support communities to identify and reduce […] Aug 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Lansing, MichiganBy Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Lead Poisoning: Still an American Burden There are 24 million homes in the United States that contain deteriorated lead-based paint and elevated levels of lead-based dust and four million of those households contain children. As a direct result, approximately 535,000 children between ages one and five have blood lead […] Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Infant Immunization Week—Making it Matter at the Local LevelBy Nancy Messonnier, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to promote the benefits of immunizations and to improve the health of children two years old or younger, and is taking place April 16-23, 2016. Since 1994, […] Apr 18, 2016 | Guest Author |
New Study Links Childhood Lead Exposure to Sleep ProblemsA new research study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing shows that lead exposure in early childhood is associated with an increased risk for sleeping problems and excessive daytime sleepiness in later childhood. This is the first longitudinal, population-based study to investigate early lead exposure’s link to sleep problems. The findings will be […] Dec 08, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Take Action During National Lead Poisoning Prevention WeekOctober 25-31 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, an awareness week dedicated to ensuring that homes are safe, families take precautions, and communities are educated about the dangers of lead. Children in particular are susceptible to lead poisoning and this year’s theme is “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future.” Childhood lead poisoning is considered the most... Oct 27, 2015 | Katie Regan |
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