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Barren River District Health Department Partners with Western Kentucky University...
By Alyson Jordan, MPA, Communications Specialist, NACCHO To strategize how to increase vaccination rates for human papillomavirus...
May 28, 2015 | NacchoVoice
NACCHO Launches Hepatitis C Educational Series during Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month
By Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst, HIV/STI/HCV, NACCHO May is Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness that close to...
May 08, 2015 | NacchoVoice
National Infant Immunization Week Highlights the Importance of Vaccination for a...
National Infant Immunization Week, April 18-25, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from...
Apr 22, 2015 | Admin
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – March Report
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 24. The call kicked-off with...
Apr 07, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Epidemiology and Surveillance Training Courses Available
A number of new training courses in public health surveillance and epidemiology are available now to help public health professionals...
Mar 23, 2015 | Guest Author
New Article Encourages Preparedness Professionals to Gain Skills, Not Stuff
In a new article authored for Domestic Preparedness, Andrew Roszak, senior director for environmental health, pandemic preparedness,...
Mar 12, 2015 | Katie Regan
MRC Project December Report
NACCHO staff held the MRC Volunteer Core Competencies meeting on December 11-12 in Arlington, VA to review the status of the revised...
Dec 30, 2014 | Admin
NACCHO Preparedness Brief: Year in Review
Happy holidays and happy new year to all of our members and readers! NACCHO’s preparedness staff would like to take a few moments to...
Dec 30, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Barren River District Health Department Partners with Western Kentucky University for HPV Prevention EffortsBy Alyson Jordan, MPA, Communications Specialist, NACCHO To strategize how to increase vaccination rates for human papillomavirus (HPV), NACCHO worked with the Barren River District Health Department (KY) to host an action planning meeting on April 30 and May 1. This meeting is one of ten action planning meetings with local health departments (LHDs) selected […] May 28, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
NACCHO Launches Hepatitis C Educational Series during Viral Hepatitis Awareness MonthBy Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst, HIV/STI/HCV, NACCHO May is Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness that close to 5 million Americans are infected with chronic viral hepatitis (B and C) and that it is the leading cause of liver cancer and liver transplant in the United States.1 Local health departments play an […] May 08, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
National Infant Immunization Week Highlights the Importance of Vaccination for a Resilient CommunityNational Infant Immunization Week, April 18-25, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy and resilient communities. Hundreds of communities across the United States have joined together to celebrate the critical role vaccination plays... Apr 22, 2015 | Admin |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – March ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on March 24. The call kicked-off with workgroup members discussing a model practice that was submitted to NACCHO and assigned to the workgroup for review. NACCHO’s Model Practice Program honors and recognizes outstanding local health practices from across the nation and shares and […] Apr 07, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
Epidemiology and Surveillance Training Courses AvailableA number of new training courses in public health surveillance and epidemiology are available now to help public health professionals ensure their continued knowledge and expertise in disease control and prevention measures. Public health professionals are constantly faced with epidemics and disease outbreaks, both infectious and noninfectious, acute and chronic; officials in all state, county,... Mar 23, 2015 | Guest Author |
New Article Encourages Preparedness Professionals to Gain Skills, Not StuffIn a new article authored for Domestic Preparedness, Andrew Roszak, senior director for environmental health, pandemic preparedness, and catastrophic response at NACCHO, encourages preparedness professionals to stop measuring their readiness by the amount of stuff stockpiled, and to instead measure it by capacity to recognize triggers, activate systems, and perform essential tasks. Additionally,... Mar 12, 2015 | Katie Regan |
MRC Project December ReportNACCHO staff held the MRC Volunteer Core Competencies meeting on December 11-12 in Arlington, VA to review the status of the revised MRC core competencies. Staff also completed reviews for the 2014-2015 NACCHO MRC Awards, and will announce this year’s award winners the first week in January. NACCHO finalized the survey questions for the 2015 Network Profile […] Dec 30, 2014 | Admin |
NACCHO Preparedness Brief: Year in ReviewHappy holidays and happy new year to all of our members and readers! NACCHO’s preparedness staff would like to take a few moments to reflect upon the past year and the issues of greatest importance to our readership. As we look back at the top ten most popular featured articles, some strong themes emerge regarding […] Dec 30, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
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