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Three Steps to Help Local Health Departments Prevent New Cases of Diabetes
By Camillia Easley, MPH, Program Analyst, Healthy Communities/Chronic Disease, NACCHO, and Brandie Adams-Piphus, MPH, Senior Program...
Mar 24, 2015 | NacchoVoice
NACCHO Funds 43 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Award
by Tahlia Gousse, Senior Program Analyst, Public Health Preparedness and Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public Health Preparedness...
Mar 18, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse
How Local Health Departments are Helping Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
By Camillia M. Easley, MPH, Program Analyst, Healthy Communities/Chronic Disease, NACCHO February is American Heart Month, an...
Feb 10, 2015 | NacchoVoice
New CDC Toolkit Aims to Improve Community Health with Greenspaces
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a new Parks and Trails Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Toolkit,...
Jan 08, 2015 | Katie Regan
Tulalip Tribes MRC Dedicates New Healthy Walking Trail through NACCHO’s MRC...
On July 15, the Tulalip Tribes MRC (WA) celebrated the groundbreaking of their new healthy walking trail, made possible through...
Jul 25, 2014 | Admin
2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously Estimated
The modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the...
Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown
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
Three Steps to Help Local Health Departments Prevent New Cases of DiabetesBy Camillia Easley, MPH, Program Analyst, Healthy Communities/Chronic Disease, NACCHO, and Brandie Adams-Piphus, MPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO March 24 is Diabetes Alert Day, an opportunity for local health departments (LHDs) to raise awareness about diabetes prevention. Nearly 29 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes and nearly 86 million American adults […] Mar 24, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
NACCHO Funds 43 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Awardby Tahlia Gousse, Senior Program Analyst, Public Health Preparedness and Katie Roulston, Program Associate, Public Health Preparedness NACCHO, in partnership with the Division of Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC), has selected 43 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units to receive 2014-2015 NACCHO MRC Challenge Awards. More than 175 MRC units across the country applied for […] Mar 18, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse |
How Local Health Departments are Helping Prevent Cardiovascular DiseaseBy Camillia M. Easley, MPH, Program Analyst, Healthy Communities/Chronic Disease, NACCHO February is American Heart Month, an opportunity for local health departments (LHDs) to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) control and prevention. While cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death among men and women, certain populations are... Feb 10, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
New CDC Toolkit Aims to Improve Community Health with GreenspacesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a new Parks and Trails Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Toolkit, which aims to encourage outdoor activity by helping communities create parks with expanded health benefits. According to CDC data, less than 30% of U.S. youth get the recommended 60 minutes of aerobic activity per day, […] Jan 08, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Tulalip Tribes MRC Dedicates New Healthy Walking Trail through NACCHO’s MRC Challenge AwardOn July 15, the Tulalip Tribes MRC (WA) celebrated the groundbreaking of their new healthy walking trail, made possible through NACCHO’s 2013 MRC Challenge Award. Representatives from NACCHO attended the groundbreaking of the trail and stayed to learn about the tribes’ diabetes prevention efforts. For the 2013 Challenge Award, the Tulalip Tribes MRC, in partnership […] Jul 25, 2014 | Admin |
2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously EstimatedThe modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the response was excessive. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) study analyzing the global mortality of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic contradicted this previous mortality estimate. The new study published in PLoS Medicine found mortality rates may […] Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
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 |
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