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NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is excited to announce the release of the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and...
Feb 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), in collaboration with the Office of the Assistant...
Feb 07, 2019 | Shannon Davis
NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public...
Jan 28, 2019 | NacchoVoice
In December 12, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released...
Dec 12, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
To coincide with National Influenza Vaccination Week, the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) and Families Fighting Flu...
Dec 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) published a new online toolkit developed to increase awareness about the...
Nov 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published...
Nov 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Oct 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO recently published a follow-up to a 2014 assessment looking at practices, awareness, and inclusion of people with disabilities...
Aug 29, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is excited to announce the release of the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) Resource Guide for Disability Inclusion. The purpose of this resource guide is to provide guidance on how the MAPP process can be inclusive of people with disabilities. The guide gives health departments the tools […]
NACCHO and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), in collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Administration for Community Living, are pleased to announce the launch of the Capacity-Building Toolkit for Including Aging and Disability Networks in Emergency Planning (‘Capacity-Building Toolkit’).
NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Damon Chaplin, MBA, Health Director of the New Bedford Health Department in Massachusetts. Below he shares how community partners have come together to address the growing opioid epidemic and discusses how the accreditation […]
In December 12, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released a Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) Analysis Tool as an enhancement to the Youth Online data analysis tool that provides users with easy access to data on health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes […]
To coincide with National Influenza Vaccination Week, the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) and Families Fighting Flu released resources to help promote and communicate the importance of flu vaccination. Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF): Investment in Immunization 2011-2017: Explains the areas of immunization that PPHF grants have supported; grant amounts and impact of the...
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) published a new online toolkit developed to increase awareness about the dangers of influenza in U.S. adults with chronic health conditions and the importance of annual vaccination. As you know, influenza (flu) is a contagious and potentially deadly virus that can result in serious complications for individuals living […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published draft guidance created to help farmers meet the requirements of the Produce Safety Rule. The draft guidance, entitled “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption: Draft Guidance for […]
NACCHO recently published a follow-up to a 2014 assessment looking at practices, awareness, and inclusion of people with disabilities in local health departments’ public health practices. The 2014 baseline assessment results indicated that LHDs may lack awareness of the people with disabilities in their jurisdictions and have poor knowledge of health disparities affecting people with...
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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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NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...
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