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How Can You Protect Your Heart from Air Pollution?

In honor of American Heart Month in February, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is raising awareness of heart disease and its...

Feb 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

Tools & Resources, Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning, Healthy Aging, Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to Explore Healthy Aging Data through Community Health Improvement

NACCHO, in partnership with the Trust for America’s Health and with funding from The John A. Hartford Foundation, has developed a new resource to aid health departments and their partners understand and address healthy aging priorities through data collection and analysis.

Jun 20, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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Informatics, Rural Health

Harnessing the Power of Rural to Create a Healthier Future for All of Us

National Rural Health Day offers an opportunity to celebrate the power of rural by highlighting the unique health care challenges facing rural America and the many efforts underway to address those disparities. Better data is an important first step toward evidence-based interventions that consider the multiple dimensions of health, and this blog post explores how NIH's All of Us Research Program...

Nov 17, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Tools & Resources, COVID-19, Food Safety & Inspection, Health in All Policies

COVID-19 & Environmental Health Resources: Holiday Season Guidelines and More

As part of the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO’s) work to support and serve 3,000 local health departments (LHDs) in the United States, NACCHO will be releasing a bi-weekly blog consisting of an up-to-date collection of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resources for our members working at the intersection of environmental health and COVID-19.

Oct 15, 2020 | Anu Varma

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EPA Webinar Highlights Progress, Challenges in Addressing Cardiovascular Health Impacts of Air Pollution

The EPA highlighted new research findings on the impacts of air quality on cardiovascular health in a webinar, “Air Quality and Healthy Hearts: Progress and Remaining Challenges,” on May 28th, 2020. The webinar addressed public health officials, cardiologists and other medical professionals interested in learning more about the effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure on their patients...

Jun 15, 2020 | Guest Author

Extreme Weather

Using the Wildfire Guide to Reduce your City and County’s Smoke Exposure Risk

October is Healthy Lung Month and a good time to think about ways NACCHO members and their partners can protect the health of the public from the impacts of wildfire smoke.

Oct 22, 2019 | Guest Author

Food Safety & Inspection

FDA’s Updated Approach for Including Added Sugar on Nutrition Labels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the following statement on September 6, 2018 from DA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.: Advancing better nutrition is one of my top priorities and implementing the update to the iconic Nutrition Facts label—the first overhaul in 20 years–is a key part of that commitment. We’re already seeing the […]

Sep 10, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

All of Us, Leadership, Policy

Health on the Hill 2018: Connecting Public Health Leaders to Policymakers

As part of continued efforts to inform policymakers of the critical role that local health departments play in keeping our communities healthy and safe, NACCHO hosted Health on the Hill in Washington, DC. On February 28, more than 45 public health officials, state association leaders, and Big Cities Health Coalition members from across the nation convened […]

Apr 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Air Quality

What Health Professionals Should Know About the Cardiovascular Risk of Air Pollution  

By Wayne E. Cascio, MD, FACC, Acting Director, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US EPA, and Janet Wright, MD, FACC, Executive Director, Million Hearts initiative Every day health care professionals are on the front lines educating their patients, communities and the general public about ways to reduce mortality and morbidity from heart disease […]

Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

How Can You Protect Your Heart from Air Pollution?

In honor of American Heart Month in February, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is raising awareness of heart disease and its link to air pollution and other environmental factors as a partner in Million Hearts, a national initiative to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Visit the EPA’s Healthy Heart Toolkit for resources, news, and events […]

Feb 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

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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

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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

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Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

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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

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BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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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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