The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The National Center for Healthy Housing, in collaboration with the National Environmental Health Association, the National Association...
Nov 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This was originally posted on the Healthy Places by Design blog. By Tim Schwantes, Project Officer, Healthy Places by Design...
Oct 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Rachel Lynch, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Exposure to asbestos particles is the only known cause of mesothelioma cancer, a rare...
Sep 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Wednesday, September 12 to...
Sep 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
By Karin Valentine Goins, MPH, Program Director, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical...
Sep 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Common Ground Health conducted a health impact assessment on the bike share program in Rochester, NY to analyze the impact on resident...
Aug 28, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Health Impact in Five Years (HI-5) community-wide approaches can improve health in the places where we live, learn, work, and play....
Aug 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Democracy Collaborative released a new report called Community Control of Land and Housing. Here is a summary of the report from...
This slide deck from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) includes talking points to help public health professionals...
Aug 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Center for Healthy Housing, in collaboration with the National Environmental Health Association, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, is offering a new funding opportunity for local governmental agencies housing their jurisdiction’s childhood lead prevention programs (i.e., local health...
Note: This was originally posted on the Healthy Places by Design blog. By Tim Schwantes, Project Officer, Healthy Places by Design During a time when public confidence in government is low, six municipalities in Wake County, NC, have demonstrated that local governments can still have a profound effect on their communities’ health. In fact, healthy […]
By Rachel Lynch, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Exposure to asbestos particles is the only known cause of mesothelioma cancer, a rare disease that impacts some 3,000 Americans each year. September 26th is Mesothelioma Awareness Day, the perfect opportunity to discuss what asbestos is and who is most at risk of mesothelioma cancer. The History of Asbestos […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Wednesday, September 12 to coordinate 24/7 all CDC activities for public health needs before, during, and after Hurricane Florence, including the deployment of resources and personnel, as requested. CDC staff expects to offer specific assistance that includes recommendations for: General and...
By Karin Valentine Goins, MPH, Program Director, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series covering the Capabilities for Public Health Agency Involvement in Land Use and Transportation Decision Making to Increase Active Transportation Opportunity from the UMass Worcester Prevention...
Common Ground Health conducted a health impact assessment on the bike share program in Rochester, NY to analyze the impact on resident health and any barriers to access. The HIA recommended installing new bike stations in areas with higher rates of chronic disease, as well as increasing accessibility for low-income populations by expanding membership plans and […]
Health Impact in Five Years (HI-5) community-wide approaches can improve health in the places where we live, learn, work, and play. Introducing or expanding public transportation is a HI-5 intervention that helps people reach everyday destinations, such as jobs, schools, healthy food outlets and healthcare facilities, safely and reliably. New HI-5 stories from Public Health Innovators […]
The Democracy Collaborative released a new report called Community Control of Land and Housing. Here is a summary of the report from the Democracy Collaborative: A historical legacy of displacement and exclusion, firmly rooted in racism and discriminatory public policy, has fundamentally restricted access to land and housing and shaped ownership dynamics, particularly for people […]
This slide deck from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) includes talking points to help public health professionals and community leaders spread the word about the Built Environment (BE) Active resources to promote and increase physical activity in their communities. Increased collaboration within and across sectors to connect activity-friendly routes with everyday destinations...
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