The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
By Erin Polich, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Boston Public Health Commission Editor’s...
Apr 05, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Climate change jeopardizes public health. From extreme heat to flash flooding to increased spread of vector-borne diseases, the...
Feb 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The NRDC has released four state-level issue briefs on the health impacts of climate change, from heat-related illnesses to air...
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
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is offering a funding opportunity to develop and amplify the evidence around a set of approaches...
Jan 07, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is now accepting abstracts for APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo. The theme of...
Dec 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released...
Dec 14, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate, is a report that was established to provide an independent, global...
Coursera is offering a free online course from Johns Hopkins University on Protecting Public Health in a Changing Climate: A Primer...
Nov 28, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
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 […]
Climate change jeopardizes public health. From extreme heat to flash flooding to increased spread of vector-borne diseases, the effects of climate change are some of the most pervasive threats local health departments are facing. To mitigate the health effects of climate change, NACCHO, with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offered […]
The NRDC has released four state-level issue briefs on the health impacts of climate change, from heat-related illnesses to air quality issues, food and water contamination, traumatic injuries, threats to mental health, and infectious diseases. The briefs focus on California, Colorado, Michigan, and Virginia. Read more.
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 […]
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is offering a funding opportunity to develop and amplify the evidence around a set of approaches that improve community health and well-being and advance health equity, while also addressing climate change adaptation or mitigation. Eligible, local approaches can focus on one or more of a range of determinants of health—including, […]
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is now accepting abstracts for APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo. The theme of the meeting is Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the theme and current and emerging public health issues. Abstracts are due February 19-23, depending on […]
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a call for applications for a new funding opportunity to support environmental public health departments engaged in climate and health initiatives. NEHA will offer two grants of up to $10,000 each to support state, local or tribal […]
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, […]
Coursera is offering a free online course from Johns Hopkins University on Protecting Public Health in a Changing Climate: A Primer for City, Local, and Regional Action. The main message of the course is that public health must “lean in” and become a more central player in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Because climate-related health […]
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