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By Erin Vinoski Thomas, MPH, CHES, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO Many women with disabilities want to experience pregnancy....
Mar 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the eighth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Vital Signs on HIV transmission in the United States at each stage...
Mar 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released the Vector Control Tools & Resources Toolkit, which provides tools...
Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
During emergencies, water utilities, healthcare facilities, nursing homes, public health agencies, primacy agencies and local...
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) announced that child care providers and other early learning facilities can...
World TB Day on Sunday, March 24, commemorates the discovery of the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium and aims to raise awareness about the...
Mar 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
National HIV Testing Week US (NHTWUS), which will take place June 21-27, 2019, is a commitment to building a network of community...
The Community Health Worker Role on the HIV Care Continuum fact sheet offers a definition of community health worker (CHW), lists...
By Erin Vinoski Thomas, MPH, CHES, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO Many women with disabilities want to experience pregnancy. Pregnancy rates among women with disabilities have grown in recent years and are similar to pregnancy rates of women without disabilities in the same age and income groups.[1,2] Despite these statistics, women with disabilities remain at heightened risk […]
Note: This is the eighth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. March 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, In our community in Ohio there is currently a concern regarding a groundwater development project and the potential depletion of the aquifer that serves the community. We are looking for […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Vital Signs on HIV transmission in the United States at each stage of HIV care. The results provide powerful evidence that increasing the number of people with HIV who are in care and virally suppressed is key to eliminating new HIV infections in our […]
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released the Vector Control Tools & Resources Toolkit, which provides tools and resources for program improvement activities that are in line with the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services form the framework used to evaluate the...
During emergencies, water utilities, healthcare facilities, nursing homes, public health agencies, primacy agencies and local emergency managers should work together to minimize detrimental impacts to public health caused by disruptions in drinking water and wastewater services. Early planning and communications are vital. Facilities such as hospitals need safe drinking water to care for...
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) announced that child care providers and other early learning facilities can now apply online to become Eco-Healthy Child Care® endorsed. CEHN also upgraded their website to include a map of endorsed facilities making it easier for families to find an Eco-Healthy Child Care® early learning facility within their local community. […]
World TB Day on Sunday, March 24, commemorates the discovery of the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium and aims to raise awareness about the global impact of TB. This year’s theme, “It’s time,” urges global leaders to take action to address TB and advance towards TB elimination. Local health departments are key stakeholders in the prevention and […]
National HIV Testing Week US (NHTWUS), which will take place June 21-27, 2019, is a commitment to building a network of community partners to help more individuals become aware of their HIV status and to encourage those who know their HIV status and are not in care to start a discussion with a healthcare provider […]
The Community Health Worker Role on the HIV Care Continuum fact sheet offers a definition of community health worker (CHW), lists other titles by which CHWs are referred, describes how CHWs enhance HIV care teams, and identifies CHW roles and how they can be performed across the HIV care continuum. Boston University Center for Innovation […]
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