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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

  • 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

  • USDA, EPA Set Nation’s First Food Waste Reduction Goals

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced the United States’...

    Sep 17, 2015 | Katie Regan

    • Tools & Resources, Climate Change, Rural and Frontier Health

    Increasing Rural Resilience to Climate Change: A Resource Roundup for Health Departments

    This blog can give rural LHDs several approaches to increasing current capacity or establishing new baseline activities that may help staff respond to the health impacts of climate change.

    Mar 09, 2023

    Press Release, Social Determinants of Health

    Public Health Groups Invest in National Evaluation of Social Determinants of Health

    NACCHO and ASTHO have selected 42 community multi-sector partnerships/coalitions across the country to receive over $2 million as a part of the Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting Further Faster evaluation program.

    Feb 11, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    NACCHO Observes Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials observes Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (SHAAD) on August 20, 2020.

    Aug 20, 2020 | Latisia Grant

    Food Safety & Inspection, Healthy Living & Prevention, Recommendations

    Local Health Department Incentivizes the Reduction of Food Waste

    Why would an environmental health division’s food safety regulatory program be interested in discounting license fees for food waste diversion activities? Food waste diversion can reduce food insecurity by redirecting food to combat hunger locally.

    Aug 13, 2020 | Guest Author

    Climate Change, Food Safety & Inspection, Influenza, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    2018 Forces of Change Survey Report

    NACCHO released the 2018 Forces of Change report highlighting new findings on the forces that are affecting the nation’s local health departments (LHDs). Results show that although the economic situation is slowly improving for many LHDs, workforce capacity challenges persist. One-third of LHDs reported experiencing job losses in 2017. LHDs also faced with challenges associated […]

    Nov 02, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Community Health, Food Safety & Inspection, Healthy Living & Prevention, Policy

    Local Government as Health Champions: The Wake County Healthy Community Initiative

    Note: This was originally posted on the Healthy Places by Design blog. By Tim Schwantes, Project Officer, Healthy Places by Design During a time when public confidence in government is low, six municipalities in Wake County, NC, have demonstrated that local governments can still have a profound effect on their communities’ health. In fact, healthy […]

    Oct 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    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

    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 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

    USDA, EPA Set Nation’s First Food Waste Reduction Goals

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50% reduction by 2030. The effort is in partnership with charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and local, state, and tribal governments. A reduction in food waste...

    Sep 17, 2015 | Katie Regan

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    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

    Opportunity

    Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

    Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

    Community Engagement

    It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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    Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

    COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

    COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

    Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

    COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

    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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