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The Perfect Storm: Climate Change and Zika Virus Disease
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Mar 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable MRC Teams: An Interview with...
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Lisa...
Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Don’t Miss NACCHO Annual 2016
Every year, local health department professionals gather at NACCHO Annual to share opportunities and challenges, learn how to adopt...
Feb 29, 2016 | Admin
NACCHO Releases 2015 Annual Report
NACCHO has released its 2015 Annual Report, which focuses on the association’s considerable accomplishments last year. Among its...
Feb 16, 2016 | NacchoVoice
New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin,...
Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan
Just Say Hi: Communicating Effectively with People Who Have Disabilities
By Meredith Williams, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow This fall, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation launched its Just Say Hi campaign...
Feb 10, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Increasing Influenza Activity Reported
So far this year, influenza activity on a national scale has been relatively low, keeping it out of the mainstream media and in the...
Feb 03, 2016 | Christina Baum
The Perfect Storm: Climate Change and Zika Virus DiseaseThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Andrea Grenadier, Communications Specialist, NACCHO If you were writing a popular novel designed to terrify, you could hardly come up with a better plot device than introducing Zika virus disease. A perfect storm of a... Mar 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable MRC Teams: An Interview with Lisa Vajgrt-SmithThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Lisa Vajgrt-Smith, Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator, Contra Costa Medical Reserve Corps, previews her session, “Strategic Planning and Training for Deploying Capable Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) teams: Our Valley Fire Response.” At this session, Lisa will be […] Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Don’t Miss NACCHO Annual 2016Every year, local health department professionals gather at NACCHO Annual to share opportunities and challenges, learn how to adopt best practices, engage with federal and local partners, and gain insights from public health experts. This year, NACCHO Annual will be July 19-21 in Phoenix and early bird registration rates are available until June 9. Why […] Feb 29, 2016 | Admin |
NACCHO Releases 2015 Annual ReportNACCHO has released its 2015 Annual Report, which focuses on the association’s considerable accomplishments last year. Among its achievements, NACCHO increased membership, expanded program funding, and advocated vigorously on behalf of its members. It produced 100 publications, hosted 14 workshops, created 43 webinars, and provided 1,000 hours of one-on-one technical assistance to local health... Feb 16, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species DiscoveredThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, have reported a new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease in humans. The new species, Borrelia mayonii, has been identified in blacklegged ticks in at least two counties in northwestern Wisconsin, though […] Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Just Say Hi: Communicating Effectively with People Who Have DisabilitiesBy Meredith Williams, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow This fall, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation launched its Just Say Hi campaign to address the discomfort and hesitation many people feel when first attempting to communicate with people who have disabilities. Many local health departments face a similar uncertainty when attempting to communicate with people who have […] Feb 10, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Increasing Influenza Activity ReportedSo far this year, influenza activity on a national scale has been relatively low, keeping it out of the mainstream media and in the back of the mind of most Americans. But local health department flu activities are ongoing, and cases of severe influenza are increasing. California, Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina reported widespread flu […] Feb 03, 2016 | Christina Baum |
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