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NIDA and NACCHO Help Teens Shatter the Myths about Drugs and Drug Abuse

By Brian Marquis, Public Liaison Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Injury and...

Jun 17, 2014 | NacchoVoice

  • Lancaster County: From Injury to Prevention

    This NACCHO Stories From the Field Video explores the Safe Kids Program in Lincoln/Lancaster County, NE and the collaboration between...

    Mar 13, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

  • Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public Health

    NACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed...

    Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick

  • Making the Case for Local Injury and Violence Prevention

    By Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Violence and Injury Prevention, NACCHO The following is adapted from a guide NACCHO...

    Nov 13, 2013 | NacchoVoice

  • 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, Drug Overdose Prevention, 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

  • Fit and Fall Proof

    Having trouble getting in and out of a car because the legs are feeling weak? Having trouble carrying groceries because the arms are...

    Aug 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Injury and Violence Prevention, Drug Overdose Prevention

    Hope

    I work closely with community partners to create formats that will hopefully open the eyes of individuals to the realities of...

    Aug 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Injury and Violence Prevention, Social Determinants of Health

    Operation Safe Kids

    Aug 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    • NIDA and NACCHO Help Teens Shatter the Myths about Drugs and Drug Abuse

    By Brian Marquis, Public Liaison Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO Monitoring the Future, an ongoing study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the University of Michigan, found that many teens are not aware of the serious risks drugs and […]

    Jun 17, 2014 | NacchoVoice

    Lancaster County: From Injury to Prevention

    This NACCHO Stories From the Field Video explores the Safe Kids Program in Lincoln/Lancaster County, NE and the collaboration between state and local partners. Jason Kerkman tells his story of how a spinal cord injury led him to a career in injury prevention.

    Mar 13, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

    Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public Health

    NACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed to succeed as leaders. This year, NACCHO hosted a week long closing workshop for the program “graduates” that gave participants an opportunity to come to Washington, DC for in-person trainings in subjects such as strategic […]

    Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick

    Making the Case for Local Injury and Violence Prevention

    By Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Violence and Injury Prevention, NACCHO The following is adapted from a guide NACCHO recently published to help LHDs communicate with local, state, and national decision-makers and stakeholders. View the guide. Local health departments (LHDs) play an important role in coordinating the broader public health system’s efforts to address […]

    Nov 13, 2013 | NacchoVoice

    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, Drug Overdose Prevention, 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

    Fit and Fall Proof

    Having trouble getting in and out of a car because the legs are feeling weak? Having trouble carrying groceries because the arms are not as strong as they once were? You could be losing functional mobility. You could be at risk of falling.

    Aug 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    Injury and Violence Prevention, Drug Overdose Prevention

    Hope

    I work closely with community partners to create formats that will hopefully open the eyes of individuals to the realities of prescription drug abuse while empowering them to consider choices that can be made to avoid addiction.

    Aug 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    Injury and Violence Prevention, Social Determinants of Health

    Operation Safe Kids

    Aug 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

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    Press Release, Partnerships

    NACCHO and Metopio Announce Partnership to Empower Local Health Departments with...

    The partnership will help local health departments access data insights to improve the health across the country.

    Apr 01, 2025

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    Emergency Response, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Partnerships, Training

    Announcing NACCHO’s 2024-2025 Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of...

    The VLC will cross-train health department professionals on integrating MCH considerations into emergency planning.

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    Community Health, COVID-19, Immunization, Influenza

    Libraries: A Community Hub for Vaccine Education and Awareness - Van Buren/Cass...

    The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.

    Nov 18, 2024 | Clarissa Montes

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    Emergency Response, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Opportunity, Training

    Now Recruiting for NACCHO's Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of MCH...

    New opportunity designed to cross-train maternal and child health and emergency preparedness and response professionals.

    Nov 14, 2024 | Elana Filipos

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    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

    May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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