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Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our...
On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report...
Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author
NACCHO Releases National Assessment on Disability Awareness in Local Health...
“National Assessment of the Knowledge, Awareness, and Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Local Health Departments’...
Dec 22, 2014 | Katie Regan
NACCHO Announces Fourth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program
NACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of a fourth cohort of participants in its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program. The...
Dec 19, 2014 | Katie Regan
NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health...
NACCHO was honored to be invited by the White House to discuss its Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities...
Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Rising Number of Chikungunya Cases Pose Significant U.S. Public Health Threat
by Andrew Roszak, JDA, MPA, Senior Director, and Lisa Brown, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and...
Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Safe Storage of Firearms Prevents Suicide
By Tony Gomez, BS, RS, Manager, Violence and Injury Prevention, Public Health Seattle & King County; Clinical Faculty Instructor,...
Dec 15, 2014 | NacchoVoice
TIME Names the Ebola Fighters as Person of the Year
TIME announced on December 10 that its 2014 Person of the Year is “The Ebola Fighters,” acknowledging the risk,...
Dec 12, 2014 | Admin
Local Health Official Interview: Winifred M. Holland of the Florida Department of...
Winifred M. Holland, MPH, MA, LMHC, Health Officer, Florida Department of Health in Clay County, has spent more than 30 years in...
Dec 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice
CDC Offers Preparedness Training for Local Health Departments
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) has announced its SNS...
Dec 11, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our ReadinessOn December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014. The report looks at states across ten criteria related to fighting infectious disease such as increasing or maintaining funding, vaccinating at least half of the population six months […] Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Releases National Assessment on Disability Awareness in Local Health Departments“National Assessment of the Knowledge, Awareness, and Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Local Health Departments’ Public Health Practices,” a new NACCHO research brief, analyzes a survey of local health departments conducted to explore and better understand the ways they include people with disabilities in their programs, products, and services. Approximately 56 million... Dec 22, 2014 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO Announces Fourth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship ProgramNACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of a fourth cohort of participants in its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program. The peer mentorship program provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). Developed by the U.S. Food and […] Dec 19, 2014 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health Facilities Prepare for Climate ChangeNACCHO was honored to be invited by the White House to discuss its Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities Initiative. NACCHO and local health departments across the country applaud the White House for leading this effort to ensure that people have access to the health care they need and for recognizing that climate change […] Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Rising Number of Chikungunya Cases Pose Significant U.S. Public Health Threatby Andrew Roszak, JDA, MPA, Senior Director, and Lisa Brown, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response The end of the year is fast approaching and people across the country are focused on shopping, cold weather, and holiday celebrations. As Christmas trees are going up and snowstorms are already battering much of […] Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Safe Storage of Firearms Prevents SuicideBy Tony Gomez, BS, RS, Manager, Violence and Injury Prevention, Public Health Seattle & King County; Clinical Faculty Instructor, University of Washington, School of Public Health There is an urgent public health need to reduce suicide rates in the United States. There were 40,600 suicides in 2012, making suicide the tenth leading cause of death.1 […] Dec 15, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
TIME Names the Ebola Fighters as Person of the YearTIME announced on December 10 that its 2014 Person of the Year is “The Ebola Fighters,” acknowledging the risk, persistence, and sacrifice of the health professionals in West Africa who have been working tirelessly for months to end the Ebola outbreak. TIME emphasized the extreme risk that these people are experiencing; the flaws in the […] Dec 12, 2014 | Admin |
Local Health Official Interview: Winifred M. Holland of the Florida Department of Health in Clay CountyWinifred M. Holland, MPH, MA, LMHC, Health Officer, Florida Department of Health in Clay County, has spent more than 30 years in public health. In this interview, Holland discusses her career path, the challenges of maintaining the fiscal viability of her LHD, and the rewards of working on teen pregnancy prevention programs. Please tell us […] Dec 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
CDC Offers Preparedness Training for Local Health DepartmentsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) has announced its SNS Preparedness Course and Mass Antibiotic Dispensing Train-the-Trainer (MADT) course schedules for federal fiscal year 2014-2015. The SNS Preparedness course is a 3-day “blended” course using self-paced learning, virtually-led classrooms, and in-person training to provide... Dec 11, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
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