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Fact Sheet on Public Health and School Nurse Collaboration
School nurses are an integral part of public health, especially when it comes to children and families. By collaborating with school...
May 11, 2016 | Nyana Quashie
Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health...
By Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an...
Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author
Just Released: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 13th...
Just Released: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 13th Edition, “The Pink Book” E-Book offers up-to-date...
Dec 02, 2015 | Kate Drezner
Apply Now to Attend an Immunization Champions, Advocates, and Mentors Academy in 2016
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the opportunity to prepare healthcare professionals to become...
Dec 02, 2015 | Kate Drezner
Free Online HPV Vaccine CEU Course
Cardea Services is offering a free, hour-long continuing education course for recommending the HPV vaccine to adolescents and their...
Oct 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Webinar Series
Two upcoming webinars, one for managers and directors of local and state environmental and public health departments (the decision...
Sep 14, 2015 | Katie Regan
Ten Local Health Departments Share Their Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates
NACCHO’s human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention project supports local health departments as they identify and prepare to implement...
Jul 20, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Fact Sheet on Public Health and School Nurse CollaborationSchool nurses are an integral part of public health, especially when it comes to children and families. By collaborating with school nurses, state and local health departments can improve school health services, and can better address population health. For example, nurses have a central role in disease surveillance, disease prevention, wellness, and even health policy. […] May 11, 2016 | Nyana Quashie |
Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health WorkforceBy Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an integral part of the public health workforce. Originally established in the field of STD prevention, DIS have increasingly been utilized in other program areas such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, and HIV linkage and re-engagement in care. During times of public... Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author |
Just Released: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 13th Edition “The Pink Book” E-BookJust Released: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 13th Edition, “The Pink Book” E-Book offers up-to-date information on vaccine-preventable diseases and recommendations for your training and professional development needs. Developed by the CDC and distributed through the Public Health Foundation, “The Pink Book” E-Book provides the most current, comprehensive, and... Dec 02, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
Apply Now to Attend an Immunization Champions, Advocates, and Mentors Academy in 2016The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the opportunity to prepare healthcare professionals to become immunization champions in their organizations. The ICAMP Academy—a multidisciplinary leadership component of GSA’s Immunization Champions, Advocates, and Mentors Program (ICAMP)—is set for four offerings in 2016, which include the following: February 15-16 in Los... Dec 02, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
Free Online HPV Vaccine CEU CourseCardea Services is offering a free, hour-long continuing education course for recommending the HPV vaccine to adolescents and their parents entitled, “You are the Key to HPV Cancer Prevention.” The course helps providers frame the HPV vaccine conversation, encourages providers to make a strong vaccination recommendation, and offers responses to parents’ most common questions. Designed... Oct 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Webinar SeriesTwo upcoming webinars, one for managers and directors of local and state environmental and public health departments (the decision makers) and one for public health professionals responsible for the investigation and control of foodborne diseases and outbreaks (the worker bees), will describe the CIFOR Guidelines, Toolkit, and other available resources to improve foodborne disease outbreak... Sep 14, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Ten Local Health Departments Share Their Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination RatesNACCHO’s human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention project supports local health departments as they identify and prepare to implement strategies to improve HPV vaccination rates. HPV is the leading cause of cervical and several other types of cancers. However, vaccination rates remain low despite the availability of an HPV vaccine. NACCHO’s award supports ten local health departments […] Jul 20, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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