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

  • The Model Aquatic Health Code Network Celebrates One Year: Bringing Health and...

    This month marks one year since NACCHO, together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Model Aquatic...

    Mar 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Call for Nominations: Association of Immunization Managers Awards

    Each year, the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) presents awards to its members in recognition of their outstanding...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Hog Roast Outbreaks Highlight Efforts to Strengthen Public Health Partnerships

    By William Lanier, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Senior Epidemiologist, Karen Becker, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Director of Applied Epidemiology, and...

    Sep 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Lansing, Michigan

    By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Lead Poisoning: Still an American Burden There are 24 million homes...

    Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • The Health Impact Assessment: Building Environmental Health Capacity

    By Sandra Whitehead, PhD, Director of Program and Partnership Development, National Environmental Health Association  More and more,...

    Jul 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • A Call to Action: Prepare for Climate Change

    By Paul Biedrzycki, MPH, MBA, CIH, Director of Disease Control and Environmental Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department...

    Jun 15, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New Fact Sheet: Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network

    The purpose of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network is to raise awareness about and increase the use of the MAHC, an extensive...

    Jun 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Happy Healthy and Safe Swimming Week!

    The twelfth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 23–29. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial...

    May 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • 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 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

    The Model Aquatic Health Code Network Celebrates One Year: Bringing Health and Safety to a Pool Near You

    This month marks one year since NACCHO, together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network. Established to improve safety standards across U.S. public pools, waterparks, and spas, the joint initiative promotes the implementation of the MAHC among state and local health departments. First introduced by […]

    Mar 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Call for Nominations: Association of Immunization Managers Awards

    Each year, the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) presents awards to its members in recognition of their outstanding initiatives, service, dedication, and leadership. Eligible candidates must be program managers from one of the 64 city, state, or territorial immunization programs directly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Immunization...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Hog Roast Outbreaks Highlight Efforts to Strengthen Public Health Partnerships

    By William Lanier, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Senior Epidemiologist, Karen Becker, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Director of Applied Epidemiology, and Gabrielle Johnston, MPH, Public Affairs Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service September highlights two important and interrelated public health issues, with National Food Safety Education Month and National Farm Safety...

    Sep 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Lansing, Michigan

    By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Lead Poisoning: Still an American Burden There are 24 million homes in the United States that contain deteriorated lead-based paint and elevated levels of lead-based dust and four million of those households contain children. As a direct result, approximately 535,000 children between ages one and five have blood lead […]

    Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    The Health Impact Assessment: Building Environmental Health Capacity

    By Sandra Whitehead, PhD, Director of Program and Partnership Development, National Environmental Health Association  More and more, local health departments (LHDs) are being forced to cut their environmental health programs. This pattern is caused by shrinking budgets and further compounded by limited understanding of the value of the environmental health field and the roles of its […]

    Jul 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    A Call to Action: Prepare for Climate Change

    By Paul Biedrzycki, MPH, MBA, CIH, Director of Disease Control and Environmental Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department Regardless of the current political debates on the existence of climate change, there is mounting and compelling scientific evidence that not only indicates climate change is occurring, but also predicts significant health risks, especially for vulnerable populations....

    Jun 15, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New Fact Sheet: Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network

    The purpose of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network is to raise awareness about and increase the use of the MAHC, an extensive resource developed by the CDC, state and local public health partners, and aquatics professionals. The MAHC provides science- and best practices-based guidance on decreasing the risk of recreational water illness, drowning, and […]

    Jun 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Happy Healthy and Safe Swimming Week!

    The twelfth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 23–29. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial Day–—the swim season kickoff–—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promotes tips, resources, and guidelines for swimmers, parents of young swimmers, and aquatic professionals to put health and safety first when […]

    May 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

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