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Public Health Departments Use Social Media for Education and Monitoring

This article from iHealth Beat outlines how local health departments (LHDs) have been using social media to keep the public informed...

Dec 12, 2013 | Admin

  • mHealth Summit Poster Presentation

    For the third year, NACCHO staff will attend the mHealth Summit (Dec. 8-11, 2013), the world’s largest mobile health event in the...

    Dec 10, 2013 | Sara Rubin

  • Risk Communications and Information Sharing November Report

    Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its...

    Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • Food Safety: An Important Message During the Holidays

    ‘Twas the holiday season, and all through the states, turkeys were roasted and being put upon plates. People often talk about the...

    Nov 26, 2013 | Naomi Rennard

  • Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities

    In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three...

    Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • Infectious Disease, Informatics, Social Determinants of Health

    Syndromic Surveillance: The Boston Experience

    Nov 07, 2013 | Guest Author

  • Grants for Hurricane Sandy Recovery Research to Benefit Hard Hit Communities

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $8 million in grants to nine grant recipients to support...

    Oct 28, 2013 | Frances Bevington

  • Injury and Violence Prevention, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Social Determinants of Health

    Always Buckle Up Children in the Backseat

    The Madison County Health Department promotes the Always Buckle up Children in the Backseat program through education.

    Oct 18, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Injury and Violence Prevention, Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Social Determinants of Health

    Alex’s Story

    For Alex’s parents, rural Ohio seemed like the perfect location to raise a family. In its rolling hills and vast farmland laid the...

    Oct 18, 2013 | Guest Author

    • Public Health Departments Use Social Media for Education and Monitoring

    This article from iHealth Beat outlines how local health departments (LHDs) have been using social media to keep the public informed about medical outbreaks and disasters, as well as to increase health awareness and encourage behavior change. NACCHO’s senior researcher Jan Wilhoit discusses the results from the upcoming National Profile of Local Health Departments, which shows […]

    Dec 12, 2013 | Admin

    mHealth Summit Poster Presentation

    For the third year, NACCHO staff will attend the mHealth Summit (Dec. 8-11, 2013), the world’s largest mobile health event in the world that brings together providers, leaders, influencers and visionaries in wireless and mobile health technologies. As NACCHO looks to build mHealth programs for local health departments (LHDs) and provide technical assistance to our […]

    Dec 10, 2013 | Sara Rubin

    Risk Communications and Information Sharing November Report

    Chair: Meredith Li-Vollmer; Staff: Frances Bevington and Sara Rubin The Risk Communications and Information Sharing workgroup held its monthly conference call on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Prior to the call, the group had gathered risk communications resources for possible inclusion in a NACCHO toolkit. The group discussed the resources that were collected and identified a […]

    Dec 04, 2013 | Frances Bevington

    Food Safety: An Important Message During the Holidays

    ‘Twas the holiday season, and all through the states, turkeys were roasted and being put upon plates. People often talk about the secret rub their grandmother uses on her Thanksgiving turkey. People do not, however, always talk about the ways grandma ensured her rub did not contaminate the potatoes. It is the holiday season, and […]

    Nov 26, 2013 | Naomi Rennard

    Partnerships and Volunteers Critical to Resilient Rural Communities

    In recognition of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21, NACCHO interviewed Denise Bingham, RN MSN, Director of Nursing, at Three Rivers District Health Department in Kentucky about the unique preparedness needs of rural communities. In addition to her work at Three Rivers, Denise is on the Kentucky Department of Public Health Emergency Rapid Response Team and […]

    Nov 21, 2013 | Frances Bevington

    Infectious Disease, Informatics, Social Determinants of Health

    Syndromic Surveillance: The Boston Experience

    Nov 07, 2013 | Guest Author

    Grants for Hurricane Sandy Recovery Research to Benefit Hard Hit Communities

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $8 million in grants to nine grant recipients to support research to aid long-term recovery in areas hard hit by Hurricane Sandy. This is the first time HHS has funded research to support long-term recovery efforts needed by local communities. Research will focus […]

    Oct 28, 2013 | Frances Bevington

    Injury and Violence Prevention, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Social Determinants of Health

    Always Buckle Up Children in the Backseat

    The Madison County Health Department promotes the Always Buckle up Children in the Backseat program through education.

    Oct 18, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    Injury and Violence Prevention, Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Social Determinants of Health

    Alex’s Story

    For Alex’s parents, rural Ohio seemed like the perfect location to raise a family. In its rolling hills and vast farmland laid the safety and security of a small town setting. The schools were filled with neighbors’ children and residents did not think twice about leaving the doors to their homes unlocked. That is, until their teenage son became an opiate addict.

    Oct 18, 2013 | Guest Author

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