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amfAR just published a new analysis in Health Affairs blog that displays how many substance abuse facilities nationally offer HIV...
Oct 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Capacity for Health, a national project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide free training and capacity...
Oct 05, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog. On September 12-14, the Centers for...
NACCHO’s Injury and Violence Prevention team, along with support from CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention, is sharing five stories...
Oct 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
National Public Radio published an article on why there may be a perceived increase in foodborne illness outbreaks. According to the...
Oct 01, 2018 | Amy Chang
Education is the first step to understanding the social determinants of health and making on impact on health outcomes. Our team...
Sep 26, 2018 | Alyson Jordan
Live Well Madera County’s Community Health Improvement Plan goals will focus exclusively on upstream preventative intervention. In...
Visitors to Yosemite National Park might have seen her ⎯ a young woman working as a housekeeper at one of the hotels catering to the...
Every weekday around noon, local residents, workers, high school students, and visitors to Mariposa County head to the parking areas...
amfAR just published a new analysis in Health Affairs blog that displays how many substance abuse facilities nationally offer HIV testing or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) testing, based upon data from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Below are some key findings from the analysis: HIV testing availability in substance use facilities. Only 28% of facilities test for HIV...
Capacity for Health, a national project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide free training and capacity building to organizations involved in HIV prevention services, with support from the Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services (UCHAPS), is offering a FREE two-day training for new and potential HIV prevention program managers. This […]
This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog. On September 12-14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a pandemic influenza functional exercise in response to a fictional influenza pandemic with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners. The National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)...
NACCHO’s Injury and Violence Prevention team, along with support from CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention, is sharing five stories of health departments engaged in projects based on the the Essentials for Childhood Framework. The framework calls for creating safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for all children, with the aim to prevent child abuse and […]
National Public Radio published an article on why there may be a perceived increase in foodborne illness outbreaks. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the increase may be due to the improved ability to identify outbreaks due to new information technologies and laboratory techniques. In addition, the public is hearing about product recalls […]
Education is the first step to understanding the social determinants of health and making on impact on health outcomes. Our team developed a presentation to take to professionals and key stakeholders in our community to demonstrate and provide tools to identify and subsequently address the social determinants of health.
Live Well Madera County’s Community Health Improvement Plan goals will focus exclusively on upstream preventative intervention. In addition to CHIP goals to address the two strategic priorities, diabetes and obesity and child abuse and neglect, the over 25 Live Well partners agreed the CHIP will incorporate Health in All Policies approaches in their agency practices.
Visitors to Yosemite National Park might have seen her ⎯ a young woman working as a housekeeper at one of the hotels catering to the thousands of tourists who stream through Mariposa County every year.
Every weekday around noon, local residents, workers, high school students, and visitors to Mariposa County head to the parking areas near the Mariposa History Museum in search of their favorite street food. The local food truck culture attracts people of all ages and walks of life, drawn by the aromas of two taco trucks and a hamburger joint on wheels.
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