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Leveraging Existing Resources to Achieve Breastfeeding Equity
By Emily Bernard, IBCLC, NACCHO Consultant; Barb Hawkins Palmer, KCHD, Executive Director of Healthy Kent; Bonita Agee, Strong...
Jan 18, 2018 | NacchoVoice
2017 LHD of the Year Award Winners Bridge the Gap between Clinical Medicine and...
By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation work tirelessly for the...
Jan 02, 2018 | NacchoVoice
Story From the Field: Children’s Home Society of Florida
By Shannon Currie, MSL, Community School Director, Children’s Home Society of Florida and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, LDN, IBCLC, Lead...
Dec 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Meet NACCHO’s 2017–2018 Health and Disability Fellows
This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements. The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the...
Nov 10, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Two Local Health Departments Awarded Funding to Fight Congenital Syphilis
The below information was originally included within a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Centers for Disease Control and...
Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Leveraging Existing Resources to Achieve Breastfeeding EquityBy Emily Bernard, IBCLC, NACCHO Consultant; Barb Hawkins Palmer, KCHD, Executive Director of Healthy Kent; Bonita Agee, Strong Beginnings, Education Coordinator; Teresa Branson, KCHD, Deputy Administrative Health Officer; and Chelsey Saari, KCHD, Project Director for Population Health & Accreditation Coordinator Synopsis Recognizing there was significant racial inequity in breastfeeding among... Jan 18, 2018 | NacchoVoice |
2017 LHD of the Year Award Winners Bridge the Gap between Clinical Medicine and Population HealthBy Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation work tirelessly for the betterment of health, equity, and security for all people in their communities. Today, LHDs must develop strategic partnerships with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders that hold the power and resources to influence population health. NACCHO’s Local Health... Jan 02, 2018 | NacchoVoice |
Story From the Field: Children’s Home Society of FloridaBy Shannon Currie, MSL, Community School Director, Children’s Home Society of Florida and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, LDN, IBCLC, Lead Program Analyst, Breastfeeding Project, Safe, Healthy and Resilient Communities, NACCHO Meeting Teen Moms Where They Are: An Innovative School-based Breastfeeding Program Children’s Home Society and Commonsense Childbirth engaged the community of Pine Hills from... Dec 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Meet NACCHO’s 2017–2018 Health and Disability FellowsThis story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements. The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2017-18 cohort of Health and Disability fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable opportunity for graduate students pursing degrees in public health to receive hands-on experience in the health and disability field. The […] Nov 10, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Two Local Health Departments Awarded Funding to Fight Congenital SyphilisThe below information was originally included within a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Congenital syphilis (CS) has become an alarming problem that urgently requires awareness, attention, and action. Data from the most recent STD Surveillance Report found that the number of CS cases spiked for the fourth year […] Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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