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Leveraging Existing Resources to Achieve Breastfeeding Equity

By Emily Bernard, IBCLC, NACCHO Consultant; Barb Hawkins Palmer, KCHD, Executive Director of Healthy Kent; Bonita Agee, Strong...

Jan 18, 2018 | NacchoVoice

  • 2017 LHD of the Year Award Winners Bridge the Gap between Clinical Medicine and...

    By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation work tirelessly for the...

    Jan 02, 2018 | NacchoVoice

  • Story From the Field: Children’s Home Society of Florida

    By Shannon Currie, MSL, Community School Director, Children’s Home Society of Florida and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, LDN, IBCLC, Lead...

    Dec 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice

  • Breastfeeding, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    Laying the Infrastructure for Breastfeeding Partnerships in Lee County

    By Emily Bernard, IBCLC, NACCHO consultant in collaboration with Carol Lawrence, PhD, MS, BSN, RNC-OB and Lori Riddle, Lori H. Riddle,...

    Nov 13, 2017 | NacchoVoice

    • Breastfeeding, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Success Story

    Dakota County Public Health Builds on Breastfeeding Program to Create Rapid-Referral System

    Dakota County Public Health Department (DCPHD) in Minnesota, a 2017 NACCHO Model Practice awardee, built upon their comprehensive breastfeeding program and implemented a rapid referral system to expand access to critical lactation care to low-income families. Through the Reducing Breastfeeding Disparities through Peer and Professional Support grant, DCPHD increased participation by 68% in...

    Mar 13, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier

    Vector Control

    The Local Health Department Response to the Zika Virus: Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead

    By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas Local health departments (LHDs) have been on the front lines of responding to the Zika virus since its emergence as a public health threat in the United States (U.S.) more than two years ago. The virus, […]

    Mar 09, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Breastfeeding, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Success Story

    Integrating breastfeeding peer support into the hospital setting for improved continuity of care

    Feb 20, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier

    Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month: The Importance of Maternal Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections transmitted from mother to baby. Prenatal infections include bacterial or viral illnesses that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or during the delivery process. The incidence of prenatal infection depends on the causative […]

    Feb 15, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Vector Control

    MMWR: 2016 Zika Birth Defects Surveillance

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) describing 2016 Zika Birth Defects Surveillance data. This is the first report on the prevalence in the US states and territories of birth defects potentially related to Zika virus infection during pregnancy since the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas began. In partnership […]

    Jan 25, 2018

    Leveraging Existing Resources to Achieve Breastfeeding Equity

    By Emily Bernard, IBCLC, NACCHO Consultant; Barb Hawkins Palmer, KCHD, Executive Director of Healthy Kent; Bonita Agee, Strong Beginnings, Education Coordinator; Teresa Branson, KCHD, Deputy Administrative Health Officer; and Chelsey Saari, KCHD, Project Director for Population Health & Accreditation Coordinator Synopsis Recognizing there was significant racial inequity in breastfeeding among...

    Jan 18, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    2017 LHD of the Year Award Winners Bridge the Gap between Clinical Medicine and Population Health

    By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation work tirelessly for the betterment of health, equity, and security for all people in their communities. Today, LHDs must develop strategic partnerships with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders that hold the power and resources to influence population health. NACCHO’s Local Health...

    Jan 02, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Story From the Field: Children’s Home Society of Florida

    By Shannon Currie, MSL, Community School Director, Children’s Home Society of Florida and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, LDN, IBCLC, Lead Program Analyst, Breastfeeding Project, Safe, Healthy and Resilient Communities, NACCHO Meeting Teen Moms Where They Are: An Innovative School-based Breastfeeding Program Children’s Home Society and Commonsense Childbirth engaged the community of Pine Hills from...

    Dec 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice

    Breastfeeding, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    Laying the Infrastructure for Breastfeeding Partnerships in Lee County

    By Emily Bernard, IBCLC, NACCHO consultant in collaboration with Carol Lawrence, PhD, MS, BSN, RNC-OB and Lori Riddle, Lori H. Riddle, RD, LD/N, CLC  Florida DOH and Lee Health Synopsis The Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH Lee) worked alongside three hospitals during NACCHO’s Reducing Breastfeeding Disparities through Peer and Professional Support project. […]

    Nov 13, 2017 | NacchoVoice

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

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

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