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World Hepatitis Day 2017: Local Health Departments Move Toward Elimination
World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28 to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and influence real...
Jul 28, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss
International Ransomware Campaign Impacting Healthcare and Public Health Sector...
The U.S. government is aware of an international ransomware campaign that may be affecting Healthcare and Public Health Sector assets...
Jun 28, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
Connecting Community Data for Population Health: Supporting Use of EHR Data for...
By Bree Allen, MPH, SHINE Fellow, Office of Health IT, Minnesota Department of Health; Karen Soderberg, MS, Research Scientist, Office...
Jun 22, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Improving the Health of Communities by Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Today
By Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) The local...
May 04, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Member Spotlight: Health Department Director Jeff Kuhr Provides His Insights on...
Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health...
Apr 10, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Embracing the Community Chief Health Strategist Framework: A Q&A with NACCHO...
Interview by Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, is Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge...
Apr 06, 2017 | NacchoVoice
The Disaster Divide: Opportunities for Rebuilding Communities
By Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO Think back to the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina. Those tragic images of...
Jan 31, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Communicating the Impact of the PHEP Program
By Sarah Getachew, NACCHO Program Analyst In response to the 2001 anthrax and 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Centers for Disease Control...
Nov 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
World Hepatitis Day 2017: Local Health Departments Move Toward EliminationWorld Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28 to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and influence real change. Viral hepatitis is a major global health threat with around 240 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and up to 150 million people living with chronic hepatitis C […] Jul 28, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss |
International Ransomware Campaign Impacting Healthcare and Public Health Sector (UPDATED)The U.S. government is aware of an international ransomware campaign that may be affecting Healthcare and Public Health Sector assets in addition to other Sectors. The Critical Infrastructure Program within the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has provided the following information and resources. Please feel free to share this information with your health […] Jun 28, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
Connecting Community Data for Population Health: Supporting Use of EHR Data for Community Health AssessmentsBy Bree Allen, MPH, SHINE Fellow, Office of Health IT, Minnesota Department of Health; Karen Soderberg, MS, Research Scientist, Office of Health IT, Minnesota Department of Health; and Marty Laventure, PhD, Director, Office of Health IT, Minnesota Department of Health This article is a supplement to the Spring 2017 issue of NACCHO Exchange, which focuses […] Jun 22, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Improving the Health of Communities by Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce TodayBy Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) The local health department (LHD) workforce is the backbone of the nation’s public health infrastructure. While healthcare issues have historically overshadowed the public health tenets of prevention and population health, LHD leaders and staff are truly on […] May 04, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Member Spotlight: Health Department Director Jeff Kuhr Provides His Insights on Changes in Public Health and Shares the Value of NACCHO’s Advocacy WorkInterview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Jeff Kuhr, PhD, Director of the Mesa County Health Department in Grand Junction, CO. He has served on many boards and committees, including the current NACCHO […] Apr 10, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Embracing the Community Chief Health Strategist Framework: A Q&A with NACCHO President Claude-Alix JacobInterview by Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, is Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) and the 2016–2017 NACCHO President. Jacob is a long-standing and dedicated member of NACCHO and has served on a variety of different advisory groups including the Annual Conference Workgroup, the Health Equity […] Apr 06, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
The Disaster Divide: Opportunities for Rebuilding CommunitiesBy Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO Think back to the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina. Those tragic images of high waters and despair. Broken levees. Survivors desperately searching to find missing relatives while struggling to reach higher ground. Victims stranded on rooftops waiting to be airlifted to safety. The chaotic overcrowding of temporary […] Jan 31, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Communicating the Impact of the PHEP ProgramBy Sarah Getachew, NACCHO Program Analyst In response to the 2001 anthrax and 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response created the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program. The initiative aims to improve the daily capacity of state and local agencies to monitor and […] Nov 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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