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By Hollis Russinof, Manager, Campaign for Dental Health, American Academy of Pediatrics Community water fluoridation (CWF) is one of...
Oct 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Since August 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has seen an increased number of people across the United...
Oct 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The 2018 County Health Rankings report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population...
Jun 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Kristen Mertz, MD, MPH, Allegheny County Health Department, Pennsylvania This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Stories from...
Jun 04, 2018 | NacchoVoice
By E. Oscar Alleyne, DrPH, MPH, Senior Advisor for Public Health Programs, NACCHO The following is an excerpt from the winter issue of...
May 24, 2018 | NacchoVoice
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an article in PLOS One about a new rabies test that can more easily and...
May 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
By Justin Cutler, Recreation Services Manager, City of Westminster, CO On National ParkRx Day this Sunday, April 29th, communities...
Apr 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
In a recently released report, CDC data show that in 2016, a total of 5,168 noncongenital Zika virus disease cases were reported from...
Mar 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
A newly released study of local jurisdictions developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in...
By Hollis Russinof, Manager, Campaign for Dental Health, American Academy of Pediatrics Community water fluoridation (CWF) is one of the most important public health measures practiced in the U.S. today that is not administered by public health departments. Instead, it is our colleagues working in water utilities, large and small, who perform this important work. The American […]
Since August 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has seen an increased number of people across the United States with Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). AFM is a rare condition affecting a person’s nervous system, specifically the spinal cord, causing weakness in one or more limbs. AFM or neurologic conditions like it have […]
The 2018 County Health Rankings report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute brings to light health gaps persisting not only by place, but also among racial and ethnic groups. These gaps are largely the result of differences in opportunities in the places where we live, including education, […]
By Kristen Mertz, MD, MPH, Allegheny County Health Department, Pennsylvania This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Stories from the Field. Overuse and misuse of antibiotics contribute to the growing problem of antibiotic resistant organisms, which are estimated to cause over 20,000 deaths each year in the United States. Bacteria that were once easy to treat are […]
By E. Oscar Alleyne, DrPH, MPH, Senior Advisor for Public Health Programs, NACCHO The following is an excerpt from the winter issue of NACCHO Exchange. Introduction Historically, America’s public health and healthcare systems have worked in isolation from one another. But as our nation continues to face complex and cross-cutting threats to population health, it […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an article in PLOS One about a new rabies test that can more easily and precisely diagnose rabies infection in animals suspected of having rabies. With this new test, people exposed to potentially rabid animals may not have to undergo the month-long regimen of shots to make […]
By Justin Cutler, Recreation Services Manager, City of Westminster, CO On National ParkRx Day this Sunday, April 29th, communities across the country will celebrate in local and national parks with events such as Walk with a Doc, Zumba in the Park, and Tai Chi to recognize the impact parks have on our health, particularly in […]
In a recently released report, CDC data show that in 2016, a total of 5,168 noncongenital Zika virus disease cases were reported from U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Most cases, 4,897 (95%) were in travelers returning from Zika virus-affected areas; 224 cases were acquired through presumed local mosquitoborne transmission; and 47 (1%) were […]
A newly released study of local jurisdictions developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), discovered that while local health departments have responded diligently to Zika outbreaks in their communities and...
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