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Ending Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s...

New pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to...

Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Climate Change

    Building Public Health Capacity for Climate Action

    The theme for this year’s World Environmental Health Day, celebrated on Sept. 26, calls for unified action among the global...

    Sep 26, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Climate Change

    Session Recordings from Climate Change and Public Health Conference

    On Sept. 21, 2019, the West Virginia University College of Law Center for Energy and Sustainable Development hosted a Climate Change...

    Sep 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Climate Change, Water Quality

    WHO Guide on Creating Healthy Environments

    This new guide from the World Health Organization (WHO) presents an overview of actions that can be taken by various actors – and the...

    Sep 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    • Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ Health Course

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a new online course, Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ Heath, with continuing education credit provided by the CDC. The free course includes sections on: Health effects Lifestages and populations at greater risk of experiencing health effects Air […]

    Nov 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change

    2019 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

    The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is a comprehensive yearly analysis tracking the impact of climate change on human health across 41 indicators. The report also projects the health benefits that would come from meeting the Paris Agreement targets, and the health harms of business as usual. The project is a collaboration of […]

    Nov 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change

    CDC Celebrating 10 years of Climate and Health Program

    CDC’s Climate and Health Program is celebrating 10 years of supporting state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies as they prepare for the continuing health impacts of a changing climate. In 2019 the program provided communities with new resources, tools, and peer-reviewed publications addressing the impacts of climate hazards.

    Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Climate and Health Fact Sheet on Storms and Sea Level

    Physicians for Social Responsibility released a fact sheet on how climate worsens extreme weather. As ocean and air temperatures rise, the delicate balance of climate, weather events and life is disrupted. Human health suffers as a result.

    Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Influenza

    Ending Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s Outbreaks, and the Health Impacts of Climate Change

    New pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to address today’s pandemics, tomorrow’s outbreaks, and the health impacts of climate change.

    Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Climate Change

    Building Public Health Capacity for Climate Action

    The theme for this year’s World Environmental Health Day, celebrated on Sept. 26, calls for unified action among the global environmental health community to tackle climate change.

    Sep 26, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change

    Session Recordings from Climate Change and Public Health Conference

    On Sept. 21, 2019, the West Virginia University College of Law Center for Energy and Sustainable Development hosted a Climate Change and Public Health Conference. At this free public educational program, attendees heard and discussed presentations from experts in the field of climate change and public health.

    Sep 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change, Water Quality

    WHO Guide on Creating Healthy Environments

    This new guide from the World Health Organization (WHO) presents an overview of actions that can be taken by various actors – and the support that is being offered by WHO – to create healthier environments, including in priority settings such as workplaces, cities, dwellings, health care facilities, and emergency settings.

    Sep 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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    Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Performance Improvement, Workforce Development

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

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

    Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

    Partnerships

    Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

    Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

    Mar 08, 2024

    Tools & Resources, Brain Health, Healthy Aging, Healthy Living & Prevention

    New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into Health Improvement Planning: The...

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...

    Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

    Opportunity

    Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

    Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

    Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted

    Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...

    Oct 16, 2023

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