The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
APHA launched the Center for Climate, Health and Equity to lead public health efforts to inspire action on climate and health, advance...
May 09, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
To support healthcare providers during the current multi-state measles outbreak, CDC has developed a digital toolkit with products for...
May 06, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
A recent article in Food Safety Magazine describes the daily efforts of state and local environmental public health officials to...
May 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Tina Yuen and Patrick Glass, ChangeLab Solutions Complete streets is the concept of designing streets so that all people—no matter...
Apr 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Erin Polich, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Boston Public Health Commission Editor’s...
Apr 05, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). From April 27-May 4, 2019, NIIW will highlight the...
Mar 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) announced a new funding opportunity to help communities build local capacity and...
Feb 21, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Build Healthy Places Network released the Principles for Building Healthy and Prosperous Communities. The five principles emerged...
Feb 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO’s Forces of Change survey examines the impact of the changing public health landscape on local health department (LHD) budgets,...
Feb 12, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
APHA launched the Center for Climate, Health and Equity to lead public health efforts to inspire action on climate and health, advance policy and galvanize the field to address climate change. With a long-standing commitment to climate as a health issue, APHA’s center applies a health equity lens to help shape climate policy, engagement and […]
To support healthcare providers during the current multi-state measles outbreak, CDC has developed a digital toolkit with products for you and your patients about vaccines and measles. These products include accurate, science-based evidence that we hope can help you counter misinformation about measles and MMR vaccine. You are the most trusted source of information when your patients have...
A recent article in Food Safety Magazine describes the daily efforts of state and local environmental public health officials to investigate localized foodborne illness outbreaks. While these smaller outbreaks do not always garner significant media attention, investigating them is still very important to keeping communities safe and healthy. Many health officials are pioneering innovative...
By Tina Yuen and Patrick Glass, ChangeLab Solutions Complete streets is the concept of designing streets so that all people—no matter if they’re walking, bicycling, using public transportation, driving, or mobility impaired—can safely and easily get where they’re going. Complete streets improve health, safety, and economic opportunities for communities. Neighborhood Differences Picture your...
By Erin Polich, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Boston Public Health Commission Editor’s Note: In January 2019, NACCHO awarded the Boston Public Health Commission and the Marquette County Health Department with grants to support ongoing climate change and health adaptation initiatives. The blog post below highlights Boston’s work in honor of […]
This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). From April 27-May 4, 2019, NIIW will highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities throughout the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes the important...
The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) announced a new funding opportunity to help communities build local capacity and advance evidence-based lead poisoning prevention efforts: 2019 Lead Poisoning Prevention Grants: Equipping Communities for Action through the National Lead Poisoning Prevention Network. NCHH invites communities to apply for a bundled award of coaching and support over...
The Build Healthy Places Network released the Principles for Building Healthy and Prosperous Communities. The five principles emerged from a cross-sector review of value statements, mission statements, and principles of organizations in the field. The Network put out a survey of proposed principles and collected feedback from across the country. The values in these Principles […]
NACCHO’s Forces of Change survey examines the impact of the changing public health landscape on local health department (LHD) budgets, programs, and workforce. Forces of Change enables NACCHO to respond rapidly to emerging issues; by learning more about the trends affecting local health departments, we can develop and improve upon programs that support the work […]
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PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...
Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross
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