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Initial 2013 Profile Study Shows Slow Economic Rebound at Local Health Departments
By Sarah Newman, MPH, Research and Evaluation Analyst, NACCHO NACCHO periodically surveys a representative sample of America’s 2,800...
Sep 11, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Integrating Extreme Weather Events into Preparedness Planning
Authors: Resham Patel, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Stacy Hosler, MSPH, Program Analyst; Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO In 2011...
Sep 08, 2013 | Resham Patel
Alliance for Health Reform Briefing
Date: August 15, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Alliance for Health Reform hosted...
Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington
MERS-CoV: Preparing Locally for a Global Concern
By Leah Moriarty, Public Health Preparedness Intern, NACCHO The Johnson County (KS) Department of Health and Environment, along with...
Aug 05, 2013 | NacchoVoice
LHDs and the YMCA: Partnering to Prevent Diabetes
By Iris Tiongco, Program Associate, NACCHO YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities...
Jun 26, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Lessons for LHDs
This is part two of a two-part interview with Terry Allan, RS, MPH, Health Commissioner, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, and current...
May 23, 2013 | NacchoVoice
The Profile Study at Work
By Carolyn Leep, Senior Director of Research and Evaluation, NACCHO Ever wonder what NACCHO does with data from that Profile survey...
May 01, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Four Tips for Building Partnerships before Disaster Strikes
By Sara Rubin, MPH, MA, Program Analyst, NACCHO Hurricane Sandy left more than 100 dead and millions without power across much of the...
Apr 23, 2013 | NacchoVoice
ACHIEVE Chronicles: Eliminating Food Deserts One Gas Station at a Time
By Vicky Bass, Program Analyst, NACCHO This is the second post in the ACHIEVE Chronicles, a series about Action Communities for...
Apr 17, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Initial 2013 Profile Study Shows Slow Economic Rebound at Local Health DepartmentsBy Sarah Newman, MPH, Research and Evaluation Analyst, NACCHO NACCHO periodically surveys a representative sample of America’s 2,800 local health departments (LHDs) to measure the impact of the economic recession on LHDs. This year, we included questions regarding budget cuts, job losses, and program reductions as a part of the 2013 National Profile of Local […] Sep 11, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Integrating Extreme Weather Events into Preparedness PlanningAuthors: Resham Patel, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Stacy Hosler, MSPH, Program Analyst; Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO In 2011 and 2012, the United States experienced 25 extreme weather events—storms, floods, droughts, heat waves, and wildfires—that each caused at least $1 billion in damages.[1] These events resulted in a total price tag of over $174 billion […] Sep 08, 2013 | Resham Patel |
Alliance for Health Reform BriefingDate: August 15, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Alliance for Health Reform hosted a congressional briefing on “Public Health Preparedness: Are We Ready for Disaster?” Panelists included, Georges Benjamin (American Public Health Association), Ali Khan (CDC), and Jack Herrmann. Jack highlighted major disasters since 9/11 and the role preparedness... Sep 05, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
MERS-CoV: Preparing Locally for a Global ConcernBy Leah Moriarty, Public Health Preparedness Intern, NACCHO The Johnson County (KS) Department of Health and Environment, along with other local health departments (LHDs), is spreading the word about a virus with a 50 percent case fatality ratio, but which has not yet reached the United States. The virus, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), […] Aug 05, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
LHDs and the YMCA: Partnering to Prevent DiabetesBy Iris Tiongco, Program Associate, NACCHO YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, received the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Health Care Innovation Award. As an award recipient, Y-USA will undertake a three-year project to deliver its Diabetes Prevention Program... Jun 26, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Lessons for LHDsThis is part two of a two-part interview with Terry Allan, RS, MPH, Health Commissioner, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, and current NACCHO president. Cuyahoga County Board of Health serves a population of approximately 855,000 in the greater Cleveland area. In part one, Allan described how his health department built a successful collaboration that has […] May 23, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
The Profile Study at WorkBy Carolyn Leep, Senior Director of Research and Evaluation, NACCHO Ever wonder what NACCHO does with data from that Profile survey that took you so long to complete? From January through March, approximately 2,000 local health departments (LHDs) completed the National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) survey. Profile is a comprehensive (read “long”) survey […] May 01, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Four Tips for Building Partnerships before Disaster StrikesBy Sara Rubin, MPH, MA, Program Analyst, NACCHO Hurricane Sandy left more than 100 dead and millions without power across much of the Northeast, and as far west as Michigan, last October. While many examples have come before it, Hurricane Sandy is the latest catastrophe to prove that disasters know no borders and present new […] Apr 23, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
ACHIEVE Chronicles: Eliminating Food Deserts One Gas Station at a TimeBy Vicky Bass, Program Analyst, NACCHO This is the second post in the ACHIEVE Chronicles, a series about Action Communities for Health, Innovation and EnVironmental changE (ACHIEVE). ACHIEVE is a collaboration among the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several national organizations, including NACCHO, to provide funding, technical assistance, and training to 149 communities […] Apr 17, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
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