September 21-25 is SepticSmart Week

September 21-25 marks the third annual SepticSmart Week, an awareness event supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Sep 21, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • USDA, EPA Set Nation’s First Food Waste Reduction Goals

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced the United States’...

    Sep 17, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • 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

  • New Funding Opportunity for Improving Health Equity

    The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and The Pew Charitable Trusts, has issued a...

    Sep 03, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

  • National Immunization Survey-Teen Shows Lagging HPV Vaccination Rates

    On July 30, CDC released the results of the National Immunization Survey—Teen module, providing important information about the state...

    Aug 26, 2015 | Kate Heyer

  • NACCHO Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Ryan White CARE Act

    This past Tuesday, August 18, marked the 25th anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. It was...

    Aug 21, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

  • 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

  • Addressing the Public Health Threat of Climate Change

    August 3rd was an historic day for the health of the United States as the White House announced the Clean Power Plan to tackle the...

    Aug 19, 2015 | Lisa Brown

  • New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project

    The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of...

    Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

  • September 21-25 is SepticSmart Week

    September 21-25 marks the third annual SepticSmart Week, an awareness event supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). SepticSmart Week outreach activities encourage homeowners and communities to care for and maintain their septic systems. Nearly one-fifth of all American households depend on septic systems to treat their wastewater. Failure to maintain a septic system […]

    Sep 21, 2015 | Katie Regan

    USDA, EPA Set Nation’s First Food Waste Reduction Goals

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50% reduction by 2030. The effort is in partnership with charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and local, state, and tribal governments. A reduction in food waste...

    Sep 17, 2015 | Katie Regan

    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

    New Funding Opportunity for Improving Health Equity

    The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and The Pew Charitable Trusts, has issued a Call for Proposals (CFP) to target factors outside of the health care sector as a means for improving health equity in seven Southern and Appalachian states: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West […]

    Sep 03, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

    National Immunization Survey-Teen Shows Lagging HPV Vaccination Rates

    On July 30, CDC released the results of the National Immunization Survey—Teen module, providing important information about the state of adolescent immunization coverage in the United States. The survey, conducted via phone with additional follow up with providers to confirm individuals’ immunization history, showed that progress has been made in increasing coverage for all three […]

    Aug 26, 2015 | Kate Heyer

    NACCHO Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Ryan White CARE Act

    This past Tuesday, August 18, marked the 25th anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. It was a day to reflect on the passion that inspired the legislation, purpose that continues to drive the program, and excellence in health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS. It was also a day for […]

    Aug 21, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

    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

    Addressing the Public Health Threat of Climate Change

    August 3rd was an historic day for the health of the United States as the White House announced the Clean Power Plan to tackle the effects of climate change. The Clean Power Plan establishes the first-ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants. Climate change is transforming the landscape of public health by altering the […]

    Aug 19, 2015 | Lisa Brown

    New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project

    The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a tool for evidence-based policy making to improve health and health equity. The senior associate will also help evaluate the effectiveness of HIA as a tool for […]

    Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

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