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NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is accepting applications through Jan. 31, 2020 for its Health and Disability Technical...
Nov 08, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will hold a public meeting on October 21, 2019, to hear from a broad...
Sep 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
With support from the National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability (NCHPAD), NACCHO is pleased to announce an open...
Sep 11, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will hold a public meeting on September 27, 2019, to give interested parties...
Aug 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
On June 11, 2019, NACCHO and the National Center for Health, Physical Activity, and Disability (NCHPAD) co-presented a webinar on how...
Jun 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Erin Vinoski Thomas, MPH, CHES, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO; and Chloe Vercruysse, MBA This post originally ran in NACCHO...
Jun 14, 2019 | NacchoVoice
By TraciAnn Hoglind, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow Visualize this: You are at the hospital for a medical procedure. The doctor...
May 14, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Erin Polich, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Boston Public Health Commission Editor’s...
Apr 05, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Erin Vinoski Thomas, MPH, CHES, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO Many women with disabilities want to experience pregnancy....
Mar 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is accepting applications through Jan. 31, 2020 for its Health and Disability Technical Assistance Program. This initiative is designed to support local health departments seeking to increase inclusivity and accessibility for people with disabilities in their programs, products, and services. NACCHO welcomes technical assistance requests about the inclusion...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will hold a public meeting on October 21, 2019, to hear from a broad cross-section of stakeholders on a modern approach, called “A New Era of Smarter Food Safety,” that the agency is planning to take to strengthen its protection of the food supply.
With support from the National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability (NCHPAD), NACCHO is pleased to announce an open funding opportunity for local health departments to include people with disabilities in their community health assessment (CHA) and/or community health improvement plan (CHIP) efforts using the MAPP framework.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will hold a public meeting on September 27, 2019, to give interested parties an opportunity to discuss FDA’s effort to modernize food standards of identity and to provide information about changes the FDA could make to existing standards of identity. FDA is particularly interested in changes that could […]
On June 11, 2019, NACCHO and the National Center for Health, Physical Activity, and Disability (NCHPAD) co-presented a webinar on how to include people with disabilities in the Mobilizing through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) strategic framework. Attendees learned how to support disability inclusion efforts among their community health assessments and development of community health...
By Erin Vinoski Thomas, MPH, CHES, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO; and Chloe Vercruysse, MBA This post originally ran in NACCHO Essential Elements blog. People experiencing homelessness lack sustainable access to housing and instead turn to emergency shelters, transitional housing, or places not meant for overnight residence. In the Unites States on a single night […]
By TraciAnn Hoglind, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow Visualize this: You are at the hospital for a medical procedure. The doctor comes in, snaps the gloves on, and speaks to you. You don’t hear a thing. The doctor is ready to start the procedure, and you are unable to communicate. The doctor is now examining […]
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 […]
By Erin Vinoski Thomas, MPH, CHES, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO Many women with disabilities want to experience pregnancy. Pregnancy rates among women with disabilities have grown in recent years and are similar to pregnancy rates of women without disabilities in the same age and income groups.[1,2] Despite these statistics, women with disabilities remain at heightened risk […]
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Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.
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Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
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The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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