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Recently Released: Food Recovery Report
Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report...
Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
Webcast Recording: Lead Contamination Beyond Flint
A video recording of last month’s live webcast titled “Led Contamination Beyond Flint: Drinking Water and Children’s...
May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Infant Immunization Week 2017: Power to Protect
From April 22-29, 2017, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)....
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
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
APA Announces Planners4Health Program
The American Planning Association (APA) recently announced recipients of grant funding for its Planners4Health Program. The non-profit...
Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
New MMWRs Address Disparities in HIV Diagnosis and Outcomes in Blacks
A study published last week in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR),...
Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Resources: Social Determinants of Health in HIV Prevention and Care
The Capacity Building Assistance Provider Network (CPN) recently developed a video and a flyer in an effort to increase the capacity...
Feb 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Call for Abstracts: 2017 National Sexual Health Conference
Sexual Health is a critical issue in the United States, cutting across the fields of public health, reproductive health, disease...
Jan 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Report: Social Determinants of Health & HIV Outcomes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on social determinants of health (SDH) and select HIV...
Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Recently Released: Food Recovery ReportHarvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report titled, Don’t Waste, Donate: Enhancing Food Donations Through Federal Policy. The report addresses a troubling disconnect between the approximate 62.5 million tons of annual food waste in the U.S., and the 42.2 million of Americans who simultaneously face food... Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Webcast Recording: Lead Contamination Beyond FlintA video recording of last month’s live webcast titled “Led Contamination Beyond Flint: Drinking Water and Children’s Health,” is now available online. Hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Forum and the Huffington Post, this open forum engaged several public health experts in a discussion on safekeeping American water supplies. Featured speakers... May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Infant Immunization Week 2017: Power to ProtectFrom April 22-29, 2017, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). Established in 1994, NIIW is an opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities. Throughout this week, NACCHO will focus... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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 |
APA Announces Planners4Health ProgramThe American Planning Association (APA) recently announced recipients of grant funding for its Planners4Health Program. The non-profit is providing $1.5 million to 28 of its state chapters in an effort to continue creating stronger, healthier communities. The purpose of this six month initiative is to create stronger coordination between planners and public health professionals at the […] Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New MMWRs Address Disparities in HIV Diagnosis and Outcomes in BlacksA study published last week in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), “Changes in the Disparity of HIV Diagnosis Rates Among Black Women—United States, 2010-2014,” suggests that the disparity in HIV diagnosis rates for black women, compared to Hispanic/Latina and white women, may be decreasing, a good sign […] Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Resources: Social Determinants of Health in HIV Prevention and CareThe Capacity Building Assistance Provider Network (CPN) recently developed a video and a flyer in an effort to increase the capacity of the HIV-prevention workforce to address social determinants of health as it relates to and affects HIV prevention and care service delivery. Social determinants of health can create implicit and explicit barriers to HIV prevention and care, […] Feb 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Call for Abstracts: 2017 National Sexual Health ConferenceSexual Health is a critical issue in the United States, cutting across the fields of public health, reproductive health, disease prevention, clinical care, policy, advocacy, health equity, and the social determinants of health. The 2017 National Sexual Health Conference will share information, innovations, and advances in sexual health and develop conversations about supporting healthy sexuality... Jan 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Report: Social Determinants of Health & HIV OutcomesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on social determinants of health (SDH) and select HIV outcomes. This report is one of the first county-level, multi-jurisdictional analyses to examine SDH and linkage to HIV medical care, retention in HIV medical care, and HIV viral suppression. SDH are overlapping social structures […] Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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