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IBM Health Corps Opportunity to Address Health Disparities

IBM Health Corps, a pro bono service that focuses on bringing data, design, and technology to address health disparities around the...

Jan 24, 2018 | Christina Baum

  • NACCHO Report: Local Health Departments Prepare for the Health Impacts of Climate...

    By: Anita Desikan, Former NACCHO Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO The National Association of...

    Oct 30, 2017 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith

  • World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity,...

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

    • Press Release, Climate Change, Food Safety & Inspection, National Environmental Public Health Tracking

    The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change

    The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate, is a report that was established to provide an independent, global monitoring system dedicated to tracking the health dimensions of the impacts of, and the response to, climate change. The Lancet Countdown’s 2018 report tracks 41 indicators across five key domains in health and climate change, […]

    Dec 14, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Press Release, Climate Change

    Fourth National Climate Assessment

    On November 23, 2018, the U.S. Global Change Research Program released the Fourth National Climate Assessment. The National Climate Assessment is a congressionally-mandated report released at least every four years on what the past, present, and future of climate change means for the United States. The report is produced by 13 federal agencies comprising the U.S. […]

    Nov 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Air Quality

    Environmental Toxin Poses Occupational Health Risk

    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 […]

    Sep 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Emergency Response, Health Equity & Social Justice, Health in All Policies, Policy

    Planning and Evaluating a Healthy Community: HiAP in Chatham, NC

    By Mike Zelek, MPH, Division Director, Health Promotion and Policy, Chatham County Public Health Department Planning for public health seems to be all the rage these days, with public health practitioners engaging partners from a range of sectors in hopes of finally making progress on those hard-to-change issues like obesity. At the Chatham County Public Health […]

    Jul 17, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Climate Change

    Essential Actions for Climate Resilience in Local Health Departments

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of defense against a myriad of threats to their communities. One of the most pervasive and all-encompassing threats LHDs currently face is climate change. Climate change jeopardizes public health in many ways: Extreme heat (i.e., more frequent, more intense, and longer lasting heat) heightens the risk […]

    Jun 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    All of Us, Climate Change, Water Quality

    Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Messages for Summer Safety

    The summer months present a unique set of environmental health challenges for practitioners to consider. Climbing temperatures awaken a host of public health vectors (animals and insects that can transmit diseases to humans). Public pools reopen, with children flocking to splash around in—and, most likely, swallow—water that local health departments must ensure is adequately chlorinated. […]

    May 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    IBM Health Corps Opportunity to Address Health Disparities

    IBM Health Corps, a pro bono service that focuses on bringing data, design, and technology to address health disparities around the world, is calling for proposals from organizations interested in tackling heath disparities in the areas of cancer and health workforce strengthening. The application deadline is February 13, 2018. Visit the application page to learn […]

    Jan 24, 2018 | Christina Baum

    NACCHO Report: Local Health Departments Prepare for the Health Impacts of Climate Change

    By: Anita Desikan, Former NACCHO Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) develops and manages projects related to climate change through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The goal of these projects is to increase the knowledge of local […]

    Oct 30, 2017 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith

    World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the United States, climate change poses a serious threat to food systems and the people who rely on them. Unusual rain […]

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

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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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