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Mental Health Among People with Disabilities: Local Health Departments Can Promote...
By Evelyn Arana, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. In...
May 30, 2017 | NacchoVoice
New HHS Blog: Zika and Pregnancy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a blog titled, “Zika and Pregnancy: Protecting Babies,...
May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Seeking Input: Disability Data in Community Health Assessments
The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is seeking success stories from local health departments (LHDs) on ways the disability...
Apr 27, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Archived Webinar: Healthy Communities – An Assessment and Implementation Framework...
The New York State Disability and Health Program in partnership with the SUNY Albany School of Public Health released a recording of...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Fact Sheet: Disability Stigma and Your Patients
The University of Washington Healthy Aging Rehabilitation Research Training Center has released a fact sheet entitled, “Disability...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Vital Signs: Arthritis in America
This month’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs Report addresses how arthritis affects millions of adults in...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
March is National Nutrition Month!
This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month® is “Put Your Best Fork Forward.” This month is a great way to promote messages...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Webinar Recording: Emergency Preparedness for People with Hearing Loss
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is offering free access to an archived recording of its previously hosted webinar...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice features NACCHO Health and...
NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program was recently highlighted in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. The article,...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Mental Health Among People with Disabilities: Local Health Departments Can Promote Awareness on Dual DiagnosisBy Evelyn Arana, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. In recognition of May’s Mental Health Month, organizations and people across the US are raising awareness for mental health. NACCHO joins the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mental Health America, and other organizations nationwide in recognizing the importance […] May 30, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
New HHS Blog: Zika and PregnancyThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a blog titled, “Zika and Pregnancy: Protecting Babies, Protecting Yourself.” The article is written by Dr. Margaret Honein, Birth Defects Branch Chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), and Co-lead of the Pregnancy […] May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Seeking Input: Disability Data in Community Health AssessmentsThe NACCHO Health and Disability Program is seeking success stories from local health departments (LHDs) on ways the disability community has been highlighted as a part of community health assessments and/or community health improvement plans. These stories will be used to create a “best practices” resource designed to encourage LHDs to engage individuals with disabilities […] Apr 27, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Archived Webinar: Healthy Communities – An Assessment and Implementation Framework to Achieve Inclusion of Persons with DisabilityThe New York State Disability and Health Program in partnership with the SUNY Albany School of Public Health released a recording of their March 2016 webcast, “Healthy Communities: An Assessment and Implementation Framework to Achieve Inclusion of Persons with Disability.” During the webcast, featured presenter, Yochai Eisenberg, MUPP, from the Center on Health Promotion Research for […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Fact Sheet: Disability Stigma and Your PatientsThe University of Washington Healthy Aging Rehabilitation Research Training Center has released a fact sheet entitled, “Disability Stigma and Your Patients.” This fact sheet is designed as a guide for health care providers on how to have respectful, stigma-free interactions with their patients. Local health officials are encouraged to share this fact sheet among their […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Vital Signs: Arthritis in AmericaThis month’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs Report addresses how arthritis affects millions of adults in the United States. About 54 million adults reported that their doctor had diagnosed them with arthritis, and is one of the leading cause of disability. The report presents the latest findings on the effects of arthritis […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
March is National Nutrition Month!This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month® is “Put Your Best Fork Forward.” This month is a great way to promote messages about healthy eating in your community. Health.gov has developed a National Nutrition Month Promo Kit to help promote National Nutrition Month as well as the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The Centers for […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Webinar Recording: Emergency Preparedness for People with Hearing LossThe Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is offering free access to an archived recording of its previously hosted webinar discussing strategies and resources to support individuals with hearing impairment during an emergency. Webinar presenters Lisa Hamlin, HLAA Director of Public Policy and Scott Smight, CEP, PFT, Captain/Paramedic share the latest on emergency access as well […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice features NACCHO Health and Disability ProgramNACCHO’s Health and Disability Program was recently highlighted in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. The article, is titled “NACCHO’s Baseline Assessment of Disability Inclusion Within Local Health Department,” and reviews the results of a 2014 baseline assessment. The assessment was conducted to increase understanding related to local health officials’ knowledge... Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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