Meet NACCHO’s 2017-2018 Health and Disability Fellows

The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2017-18 cohort of Health and Disability fellows. NACCHO’s Health...

Oct 23, 2017 | Sara Lyons

  • Providing lactation services in 20 rural counties in KS

    LAACT Action provides prenatal breastfeeding education and lactation consultations for mothers throughout 20 counties in Central &...

    Oct 20, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

  • Member Spotlight: DeKalb County Health Director Sandra Ford Discusses Her...

    Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health...

    Oct 15, 2017 | NacchoVoice

  • Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report

    Increasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to...

    Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss

  • NIAM Blog Series 2017: Increasing Immunization through School-Located Clinics

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...

    Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination Rates

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...

    Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and Outreach

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...

    Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin

  • NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of...

    Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin

  • NIAM Blog Series: Breaking Down Barriers to Access to Increase Immunization Rates

    Every August, local health departments throughout the country participate in National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to spread...

    Aug 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Meet NACCHO’s 2017-2018 Health and Disability Fellows

    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 fellowship includes providing support to local health departments […]

    Oct 23, 2017 | Sara Lyons

    Providing lactation services in 20 rural counties in KS

    LAACT Action provides prenatal breastfeeding education and lactation consultations for mothers throughout 20 counties in Central & Western Kansas with no cost sharing. Through a 3 year grant awarded by the Kansas Health Foundation, this project provides much needed assistance to mothers in rural settings with otherwise limited access to local support or lactation services.

    Oct 20, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

    Member Spotlight: DeKalb County Health Director Sandra Ford Discusses Her Department’s Wellness Policy and Highlights Successes from the MORE Moms Program

    Interview 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 Sandra Ford, MD, MBA, FAAP, District Health Director and CEO of District 3, Unit 5 DeKalb County Board of Health in Georgia. She is also a […]

    Oct 15, 2017 | NacchoVoice

    Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report

    Increasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to address persistent challenges and emerging threats. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance Report, 2016. For a third year in a row, rates […]

    Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss

    NIAM Blog Series 2017: Increasing Immunization through School-Located Clinics

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this week’s post, we sat down with Denver Public Health’s (DPH’s) Alejandra Santisteban, MPH, ‎Program Assistant for the Immunizations Program, to discuss DPH’s in-school immunization program. Tell us about...

    Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination Rates

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. This week’s NIAM Blog Series post takes us to Florida, where high rates of human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers and low HPV vaccination rates led the Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) […]

    Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and Outreach

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Linda Baker, RN, Public Health Nurse at the Orange County (NY) Health Department, discusses how her local health department is working to improve immunization rates in their adult population. As a […]

    Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin

    NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Carrie Harter, MPH, Director of Disease Control at the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee), discusses the importance of immunizations during pregnancy and the role of local health […]

    Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin

    NIAM Blog Series: Breaking Down Barriers to Access to Increase Immunization Rates

    Every August, local health departments throughout the country participate in National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to spread awareness of the importance of vaccines across the lifespan. Throughout this month, NACCHO’s NIAM Blog Series will highlight local health department efforts to improve immunization rates in their communities. This week, we spoke with Patricia Hall, BSN, RN, […]

    Aug 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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